CCF #4

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Originally Posted by MichaelDunphy If Christ's words shock you, that is a sign that you need to think more deeply about His words

Also, if Christ's words don't shock you, that is a sign that you need to think more deeply about His words.

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"The consecration is accomplished by the words and expressions of the Lord Jesus. Because, by all the other words spoken, praise is rendered to God, prayer is put up for the people, for kings, and others; but when the time comes for perfecting the sacrament, the priest uses no longer his own words, but the words of Christ. Therefore, it is Christ's words that perfect this sacrament." (St. Ambrose, De Sacram. iv)