Why do Catholics emphasize the Eucharist so much? We believe that Jesus Christ is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Eucharist. This belief is rooted in Scripture and affirmed by the early Church. At the Last Supper, Jesus said: “This is my body… this is my blood” (Luke 22:19–20; Matt 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24). He didn’t say it represents or symbolizes His Body, He said “This is.” St. Paul affirms this literal understanding: “Whoever eats… unworthily will be guilty of the body