Eucharist

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is a sign of Jesus' death, and how He gave himself up
for us, and how we experience Him through His body.

History of the Eucharist

The Eucharist is a Jewish Ritual of worship. It dates back to the
Last Supper, where Jesus celebrated a typical Jewish community meal with
His friends. Sharing a meal with family, (very important to the Jews) also
dates back to the Passover Meal. This is called the Liturgy of the
Eucharist, and the early Christians added Jewish synagogue service and then
became the Liturgy of the Word. 1
The Eucharist is a sacrament, and is also a ritual. It is a repeated
sacrament, and is the most frequently used among all sacraments. It is "a
way of remembering" and a daily reminder if God's love. 2 Jesus at the
Last Supper shared bread with us, and said "Do this in Memory of Me." This
is why we have bread, because it represents Jesus' body, and how He gave
Himself up for us. The first little while of the Church, the "Mass was
celebrated as a ...

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