On the first Christmas, our Savior Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, which literally means the House of Bread. He was then laid in a feeding trough called manger. In the Eucharist, Jesus comes to us truly, really, and substantially, in the form of bread and wine. He gives himself to us to be partaken, for “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.” (Jn. 6, 54)
When God became man in the person of Jesus Christ, he took on all the features of humanity except sin. He was born as a child, grew through time and became an adult. He had all the appearances of a man – he had arms and legs, he had hairs on his head and skin, he had finger and toe nails, to name a few. He looked like a man for indeed, he was fully human. But he is also fully God.
Jesus comes to us in the Eucharist in the appearance of bread and wine. The bread and wine, even after transubstantiation, still have the appearances of bread and wine. They look, smell and taste like bread and wine. The accidents remain but the substance is changed. It truly is the Body and Blood of Christ.
God did it in his Incarnation. He does it every and all the time in the Eucharist. Needless to say, .
Bring your whole family. Invite your neighbors and friends. Celebrate Christmas in the Eucharistic Table.