The Eucharistic Table

Here is what happens when the bread turns into the Body: the texture of the bread remains bread and the make-up of the wine remains wine. But the Body of Jesus will appear mysteriously in it in a real sense. The same real sense as he is present in the communities and in His Church.

Jesus' presence in the Eucharist is a mystery. The most beautiful mystery of our faith. This is the teaching of the Church. This presence is the same, the presence of the Lord Jesus, in the communities and in the Church itself. How could this be a different presence if the Lord is One? (Shema, Israel...) 

About the mystical presence of the Lord in the Eucharist: 

1386 In the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom the faithful pray in the same spirit: "O Son of God, bring me into communion today with your mystical supper."

About the unity of the Mystical Body: 

1396 The unity of the Mystical Body: the Eucharist makes the Church. Those who receive the Eucharist are united more closely to Christ. Through it Christ unites them to all the faithful in one body - the Church. (...) "If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord." 

About the sacraments:

1374 The mode of Christ's presence under the Eucharistic species is unique. It raises the Eucharist above all the sacraments.

(The Catechism of the Catholic Church)

Jesus' presence in the Eucharist is a mystery. It is true, it is the teaching of the Church. St. John Chrysostom tells us to pray: "O Son of God, bring me into communion today with your mystical supper." (1386)

Jesus is present in the Eucharist in a real sense. The Catechism adds "which is not intended to exclude the other types of presence as if they could not be 'real' too". (1374) The protestants do not acknowledge the real presence.

The uniqueness of the presence in the Eucharist is unique among the sacraments. That is what 1374 says.

This presence of the Lord extends to the communities and to the Church proper through the Mystical Body (1396). We are members of the Mystical Body and experience the same Lord, who is One.

"If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord." (1396) The  table of the Lord is the Eucharistic table.

Discernment of the General Instructions

When a bishop allows the Way to work under its jurisdiction, then the same bishop consents to the faith life and the practices of the Way. So we do not need special permission from the local bishop or the Archbishop in this case, to participate in and follow our celebrations. The Way celebrates the Eucharist in the exact same manner in every country of the wide earth.

Our practice in the Way has been existing for quite some time. Whoever wants to change this, has the burden of proof. Otherwise we follow our practice.There is no secret teaching on the Eucharist. We not only profess the teaching of the Church, but even make it more popular among the faithful. The same goes for transubstantiation.

The Way follows the Magisterium and does not offer an interpretation of the Bible apart from the Church's teaching. We read the Bible and apply it to our daily life through discernment. It is in some sense "interpretation" but strictly along the lines of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Whatever official interpretation is given by the Church, it is maintained and enriched by community based discernment. We have to acknowledge that some Protestant denominations offer some interpretation of parts of the Bible that is not in conflict with the official teaching of the Catholic Church.

About the discernment of the General Instructions of the Roman Missal (GIRM): Some people try to make a lot out of the "as soon as" addition in GIRM regarding the reception and consumption of the Eucharistic Host. It reads: 

161. If Communion is given only under the species of bread, the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each, saying, The Body of Christ. The communicant replies, Amen, and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or, where this is allowed, in the hand, the choice lying with the communicant. As soon as the communicant receives the host, he or she consumes the whole of it.

Following the unity principle of the Catholic faithful, our discernment is that a community is one unit at the celebration of the Eucharist. Therefore we consume the Eucharistic Host as soon as the whole community has received it. This is 100% Catholic!  

For more information, please, read an extensive discussion of the issue at Diana's blog. Thanks.