ISB ~ 1 Corinthians 11 v26

you proclaim the Lord’s death:The separate Con

secration of bread and wine is a visible representation of Christ’s death, recalling how his blood was separated from his body on the Cross. until he comes: The liturgy awaits its fulfillment at the coming of Christ in glory. Anticipating his visible return as Judge (4:5), Christ makes an invisible return as Judge in the eucharistic meal itself (CCC 1402-05). This is why Paul stresses that unworthy reception of Communion brings judgment upon the perpetrators (1 Cor 11:29-32). In

his mind, the Eucharist is a sacrament, not of Christ’s absence, but of his real and holy presence.