Olly Stephens History of the Eucharist

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  • Period: 1 CE to 33

    The Origins Of Eucharist

    Church teaching places the Origins of the Eucharist in the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, at which he is believed to have taken bread and given it to his disciples, telling them to eat of it, because it was his body, and to have taken a cup and given it to his disciples, telling them to drink of it because it was the cup of the covenant in his blood.
  • 33

    Last Supper

    The Last Supper, was also known as the Passover meal is the final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
  • Period: 33 to

    The Eucharist

    History of the Eucharist
  • 150

    Rite is described

    St Justin writes a description of the Rite today.

  • The Symbols

    The symbols of the Eucharist are bread and wine, which are consumed, for which symbolizes the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Bread - Bread is a symbol of the Eucharist because it represents life. It is also a symbol because the breaking of the bread, was performed by Jesus so now we accept the bread as the body of Jesus.

  • Beliefs of the Eucharist

    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.