The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

""340 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.is My blood, who shall ever :doubt, saying This ipnot His blood? He once at Cana turned waterinto wine, which is akin to blood ;and is He undeserving of belief, when He turned wine intoblood ? He seems to be arguing with modern unbelief.St. John Chrysostom, who died in the beginningof the fifth century, preaching on the Eucharist,says If thou wert indeed :incorporeal,He wouldhave delivered to thee those same incorporeal giftswithout covering. But since the soul is united tothe body, He delivers to thee in things perceptibleto the senses, the things to be apprehended bythe understanding. How many nowadays say:*Would that we could look upon His (Jesus )form, His figure, His raiment, His shoes. Lo 1"thou seest Him, touchest Him, eatest Him.St. Augnstine (fifth century), addressing thenewly-baptized, says: "I promised you a discoursewherein I would explain the sacrament of theLord d table, which sacrament you even now behold,and of which you were last night made partakers.You ought to know what you have received. Thebread which you see on the altar, after being sanctifiedby the word of God, is the body of Christ.That chalice, after being sanctified by the word of*God, is the blood of Christ."Eut why multiply authorities? At the present1See Faith of Catholics, Vol. II.