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 Yes; there are, 1. The visible sign, i.e., the appearances of bread and wine; 2. The invisible grace, i.e., Jesus Christ Himself, the Author and Dispenser of all graces; and 3. The institution by our Lord Jesus Christ.

3. "When did Jesus Christ institute this Sacrament? 

He instituted it at the Last Supper, the evening before His bitter Passion.

'''4. How did He institute it? '''

Jesus took bread, blessed it, and broke and gave it to His Disciples, saying, Take ye, and eat: this is my Body. After that, in like manner. He took the chalice with wine in it, blessed and gave it to His Disciples, saying, '''Drink ye all of this: this is my Blood. Do this for a commemoration of me.' (Short Hist. of Revealed Rel.'', 24).

'''5. What became of the bread and wine, when Jesus pronounced these words over them: ' This is my Body, this is my Blood '? '''

The bread was, in an invisible manner, changed into the true Body, and the wine into the true Blood, of Jesus Christ.

'''6. After these words of Christ, what did still remain of bread and wine? ''' Nothing but their species or appearances.

'''7. What is understood by the appearances of bread and wine? '''

All that which the senses perceive of bread and wine; as form, color, taste, smell, etc.

'''8. How do we know that with these words, ' This is my Body, this is my Blood,' Christ gave His true Body and His true Blood to the Apostles? '''

We know it—

1. Because Christ had long before promised to His disciples that He would give them His real Flesh to eat