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Jesus shares bread and wine with his apostles, which began the Christian ritual of Eucharist.
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Paul the Apostle relates "eating the bread and drinking the cup of the Lord" to the Last supper of Jesus.
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The main structure of the mass was set in place and the Eucharist was no longer undertaken in meals so that they could avoid abuses of the Eucharist, as well as to create a more prayerful setting.
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Constantine gave freedom to the Christians, and spent lots of money building basilicas for Eucharistic worship.
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They had to receive communion at least once a year, at Easter.
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The Church reaffirms Christs real presence in the Eucharistic food