We are Catholic

Unlike Baptism, which is a one time event, Communion is a practice that is meant to be observed over and over throughout the life of a Christian. It is a holy time of worship when we corporately come together as one body to remember and celebrate what Christ did for us. We observe Communion
because the Lord told us to. We are to obey His commands:
“And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:24 When observing Communion we take time to examine ourselves:
“A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup” 1 Corinthians 11:28 In observing Communion we are proclaiming His death until He comes. It is, then, a statement of faith:
“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26 When we observe Communion we show our participation in the body of Christ. His life becomes our life and we become members of each other:
“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ?
And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
The night before Jesus died he spoke the words “This is my body, this is my blood…” Knowing that these words would be repeated though out history, Jesus must have put a lot of thought into those words. If Jesus had meant to teach Lutheranism, He would have said in a clear way, “this bread contains my body”, but he didn’t. If Jesus had meant to teach Evangelicalism, He would have said in a clear way, “this bread only represents my body”, but He didn’t… Jesus said it in the clearest way He could, “this is my body”.