You're there in the green but just lumped with all the other Protestants of the Reformation era.
Ya, we have soooooo much in common.
Which Lutherans?
From Wiki:
The doctrine of consubstantiation is often held in contrast to the doctrine of transubstantiation. While some Lutherans use the term "consubstantiation" to describe their doctrine, many reject it as not accurately reflecting the eucharistic doctrine of Martin Luther, the sacramental union
Most, if not all, would reject the notion of Consubstantiation. Wiki is open source so opinions that are not always right can creep in. Consubstantiation is usually used in a derogatory way against our theology by either Catholics or those who deny the real presence. Transubstantiation is rejected by Lutherans because Scripture speaks of the Eucharist variously as Christ's body and blood and as bread and wine; Transubstantiation takes bread and wine out of the equation. Likewise, opponents of the Biblical "Sacramental Union" (remember the Bible talks of both body and blood, and bread and wine) seem to need to quantify everything; and "consubstantiation" puts restrictions on the mysterious and miraculous presence of Christ's very body and blood.
Consecrate that's the word for it. The Priest Consecrates the bread and wine and it becomes the body and blood
In Lutheranism and in the Episcopal church it is after the blessing of the bread and wine (that blessing is usually a recitation of Christ's words of institution at the last supper. We Lutherans (conservative Lutherans at least) do not believe as do the Catholics, you seem to realize, but we do see the miraculous partaking in Christ's actual body and blood as we partake of real bread and real wine...quite different I know, but the blessing is key.
Actually, it is the "Verba"; and while we do not know exactly when nor how Christ's very body and blood becomes present, we do know that it is within the context of the Mass. Nor do we know when or even if the elements cease to be Christ's body and blood; therefore, consecrated elements that remain are either consumed by the Pastor/deacon/elder after all have communed; or are stored in a place, kept apart from those elements that had not been consecrated; usually in the Sacristy, but sometimes in a tabernacle. Because we do not know, these reserved elements are not used to take communion the sick and shut-ins. It is our custom therefore, that the Pastor will celebrate Mass in a hospital rooms or the homes of the sick and the shut-ins; so that the Eucharist is always distributed within the context of the Mass.
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