Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed...and when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said,"Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
-- Luke, 21:7, 14-20
Meditation: "Be convinced that this is not what nature has formed, but what the blessing has consecrated. The power of the blessing prevails over that of nature, because by the blessing nature itself is changed...Could not Christ's word, which can make from nothing what did not exist, change existing things into what they were not before? It is no less a feat to give things their original nature than to change their nature."
-- St. Ambrose, De Myst. 9,50;52: PL 16,405-407
Catechism of the Catholic Church,(1995); 1375, p.347
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