Eucharist

• • Seen as thanksgiving of sacrifice from Jesus - "This is my body, which is given for you."
  • "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood will have eternal life." - compulsory, gospel sacrament
  • "Take and eat, this is my body." "Drink from it, all of you, this my blood."
• Significance of Eucharist:

  • Transubstantiation - Catholics believe during Eucharist, bread and wine transforms into actual flesh and blood of Christ
  • Commeration - some Christians believe Eucharist is re-enactment of Last Supper - bread and wine are emblems of Christ's sacrifice
  • Symbolism - Protestants believe bread and wine are symbolic and used to bring people together
  • Mystical - some Christians believe Jesus is mystically present in bread and wine
  • Consubstansiation - CoE Christians believe bread and wine contain Jesus' spiritual presence but is not transubstantiation
• Celebration of Eucharist:

  • Collection of money - represents people giving lives to God
  • Shaking hands - sign of peace
  • Consecration - bread and wine is made holy
  • Prayer to help suffering of others