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The '''Eucharist''', also called ''Holy Communion'', the ''Lord's Supper'', and other names, is a [[Christian]] [[sacrament]] or ordinance. It is celebrated in [[accordance]] with [[Jesus]]' instruction at the [[Last Supper]] as recorded in several [[books]] of the [[New Testament]], that his followers do in [[remembrance]] of Him as when he gave his [[disciples]] bread, saying, "This is my body", and gave them the cup, saying, "This is my blood".
There are different [[interpretations]] of the significance of the Eucharist, but according to the Encyclopedia Britannica "there is more of a [[consensus]] among [[Christians]] about the [[meaning]] of the Eucharist than would appear from the confessional [[debates]] over the sacramental [[presence]], the [[effects]] of the Eucharist, and the proper auspices under which it may be celebrated."
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Remembrance Supper''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Remembrance_Supper '''''this link'''''].</center>
The word Eucharist may refer not only to the [[rite]] but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or unfermented grape juice in some Protestant denominations), used in the rite. In this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist".
Eucharist, from [[Greek]] εὐχαριστία (''eucharistia''), means "thanksgiving". The verb εὐχαριστῶ, the usual [[word]] for "to thank" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] and the [[New Testament]], is found in the major [[texts]] concerning the [[Lord's Supper]], including the earliest:
*For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 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 11:23–24)
The [[Lord's Supper]] (Κυριακὸν δεῖπνον) derives from 1 Corinthians 11:20–21.
*When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.
[[Communion]] is a [[translation]]; other translations are "participation", "[[sharing]]", "fellowship" of the [[Greek]] κοινωνία (''koinōnía'') in 1 Corinthians 10:16. The King James Version has
*The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
==See also==
*'''''[[Establishing the Remembrance Supper]]'''''
[[Category: Religion]]
The '''Eucharist''', also called ''Holy Communion'', the ''Lord's Supper'', and other names, is a [[Christian]] [[sacrament]] or ordinance. It is celebrated in [[accordance]] with [[Jesus]]' instruction at the [[Last Supper]] as recorded in several [[books]] of the [[New Testament]], that his followers do in [[remembrance]] of Him as when he gave his [[disciples]] bread, saying, "This is my body", and gave them the cup, saying, "This is my blood".
There are different [[interpretations]] of the significance of the Eucharist, but according to the Encyclopedia Britannica "there is more of a [[consensus]] among [[Christians]] about the [[meaning]] of the Eucharist than would appear from the confessional [[debates]] over the sacramental [[presence]], the [[effects]] of the Eucharist, and the proper auspices under which it may be celebrated."
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Remembrance Supper''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Remembrance_Supper '''''this link'''''].</center>
The word Eucharist may refer not only to the [[rite]] but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or unfermented grape juice in some Protestant denominations), used in the rite. In this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist".
Eucharist, from [[Greek]] εὐχαριστία (''eucharistia''), means "thanksgiving". The verb εὐχαριστῶ, the usual [[word]] for "to thank" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] and the [[New Testament]], is found in the major [[texts]] concerning the [[Lord's Supper]], including the earliest:
*For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 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 11:23–24)
The [[Lord's Supper]] (Κυριακὸν δεῖπνον) derives from 1 Corinthians 11:20–21.
*When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.
[[Communion]] is a [[translation]]; other translations are "participation", "[[sharing]]", "fellowship" of the [[Greek]] κοινωνία (''koinōnía'') in 1 Corinthians 10:16. The King James Version has
*The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
==See also==
*'''''[[Establishing the Remembrance Supper]]'''''
[[Category: Religion]]
