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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 comprehension into the body, blood soul and divinity of Jesus. -
The Eucharist, also called holy communion, the sacrament, or the Lord's supper, is a kind of religious ritual in many Christian churches. It started when Jesus Christ told his followers to eat bread and drink wine in memory of him, at the Last Supper.
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Originally the Lord's Supper was celebrated as a full meal within the framework of the Sunday evening gathering. In the second half of the second century, the Eucharist, in a more modest form, was introduced into the morning gatherings on several days of the week, including on Sunday. -
The Eucharist symbolizes 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 symbolizes freedom from the slavery of sin and the promise of eternal life.
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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 comprehension into the body, blood soul and divinity of Jesus. -
The importance of wine in Catholicism centers on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Here, members of the church celebrate the Lord's Supper, replicating the exchange of bread and wine to symbolize Jesus' sacrifice for the redemption of sins. -
Later sources, Tertullian and the Apostolic Tradition, offer some details from around the year 200. Once the Church "went public" after the conversion of Constantine the Great in the second decade of the fourth century, it was clear that the Eucharist was established as a central part of Christian life.
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A descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel. one of a group considered by its members or by others as God's chosen people. -
Their descendants later returned and became known as the Jews. In the biblical account, the Israelites were the people chosen by God as the people of a special covenant, or agreement, according to which God would bless them and their descendants in exchange for their obedience to certain laws, customs, and attitudes.
