Eucharist

By zayle
  • 8000 BCE

    egyptian man invents bread

  • 1 BCE

    jesus was born

  • challice symbol
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    challice symbol

    Jesus used a cup or a chalice as the vessel for his Blood at the Last Supper.
  • 26

    last supper and origin of the eucharist

    jesus first broke bread and claimed it as his body and handed his disciples a cup saying it is his blood
  • 27

    jesus died

  • bread symbol
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    bread symbol

    Eucharistic bread is the staple food of the spiritual life. At the Last Supper, Jesus took a loaf of unleavened bread and said, “Take and eat, this is my body”
  • grape and wine symbol
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    grape and wine symbol

    Grapes are crushed into juice, the liquid fermented into wine, and wine was used by Jesus at the Last Supper to represent his Blood, the blood of the covenant, shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins
  • 150

    The fellowship dinner after Liturgy of the Eucharist was only held on special occasions

  • Period: 200 to 250

    meal was dropped completely

  • Period: 300 to 400

    A Roman treatise described how Christians honor Eucharist

  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Tent accepted one way for celebration of mass in western church

  • transitions of the Pius V Missal finally allowed for reasons of prayer and study

  • third edition of roman missal was published in latin