What Happens At The Altar

As the priest raises the host and speaks the words, "This is my body," heaven and earth meet. It's a silent, mundane moment from the human perspective — a man speaking gentle words over bread and wine. But beneath the surface, something eternal occurs.
The priest doesn't do this in his own name; he does it in the person of Christ. His voice, hands, and breath are employed as instruments of the divine. The church around him falls silent — not out of ritual habit, but out of respect. The very words that Jesus spoke at the Last Supper are spoken through the centuries, transforming the ordinary into the holy.
What is simple to the eyes is, in fact, the greatest miracle we have ever seen. The altar becomes Calvary. The host and chalice do not hold symbols, but Christ Himself — present, living, and sacrificed for us.