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      • The Eucharist is a re-enactment of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest, and eventual crucifixion. At the meal Jesus ate bread and wine and instructed his disciples to do the same in memory of him.
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  2. The Continuation Of The Last Supper With Jesus. The Catholic Church traces the origins of the Eucharist to the very actions and words of Jesus Christ Himself as recorded in the three synoptic Gospels, the gospel of Saint John and as described by Saint Paul in the New Testament.

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    The Eucharist symbolises the new covenant given by God to his followers. The old covenant was the one given by God to Israel when he freed his people from slavery in Egypt. The new sacrament symbolises freedom from the slavery of sin and the promise of eternal life. According to the Synpotic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, the Eucharist was inst...

    Christians believe that the piece of bread that is "taken, blessed, broken and given" becomes the life of Jesus, the body of Christ. But they don't all mean the same thing by it, and some of the biggest disputes among Christians are about exactly what they do mean.

    Although all denominations recognise the importance of the Eucharist, they differ about its meaning. Roman Catholics believe that the bread and wine that is offered is the actual body and blood of Christ and another form of sacrifice. They believe that although the bread and wine physically remain the same, it is transformed beyond human comprehens...

    It's very easy to get stuck into complex arguments about what happens to the piece of bread; what exactly it turns into, and how. There's a risk that if people get stuck in an argument about magical changes in bread they'll forget that they are part of the ritual, and the way they respond to it is a vital part of the package. But you can get a grea...

    Christians regard a sacrament as an outward sign of an inward grace or as an enacted truth. But that's probably not much more helpful... Here's another definition: A sacrament is an an action made holy or special because of its believed ability to demonstrate a religious truth, or a truth about God. Think about it like this... if someone says "I lo...

  3. Feb 26, 2024 · We know that the Eucharist goes all the way back to Jesus and the Last Supper. And in the intervening 2,000 years, the Fathers of the Church and the saints have had much to say on this topic.

  4. Jun 19, 2023 · Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion or Lord’s Supper is a sanctioned ceremony of Jesus’ Last Supper with his apostles when he presented them bread saying, “This is my body,” and wine saying, “This is my blood.”

  5. We have the words of institution from Jesus Christ himself at the Last Supper: “Take and eat, this is my body” and “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood” (Matt. 26:26–28). This offering renews our unity with God.

  6. Our earliest account of the Last Supper, in 1 Cor 11 (written from Ephesus, AD c.55-56), does not say when the Last Supper took place in relation to Passover, only that it was in the night when he was handed over.

  7. Supper, THE LAST, the meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His Passion at which He instituted the Holy Eucharist. TIME.—The Evangelists and critics generally agree that the Last Supper was on a Thursday, that Christ suffered and died on Friday, and that He arose from the dead on Sunday. As to the day of the month there seems a ...

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