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Y11 Eucharist
Eucharist Key Words
Question | Answer |
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Last Supper | The meal that Jesus share d with his disciples on the night before he died. |
Eucharist | This means ‘Thanksgiving’. Sharing the bread and wine Christians give thanks for the death and resurrection of Jesus and for their relationship with God which has been made possible by Jesus’ sacrifice. |
Holy Communion | The word ‘communion’ means to take part in something as a group or family (fellowship). This title is used amongst Anglicans and the Free-Churches |
Mass | This title is used by Roman Catholics. The people receive the Body and Blood of Christ and then go out into the world and live the Christian message. |
Divine Liturgy | This title is used by the Orthodox Church. |
Breaking of Bread | An alternative name for Holy Communion. Also a name for the shared meal. Some Christians use this term. |
Lord’s supper | Baptists prefer to use this title. In the same way as the Disciples shared Jesus’ Last Supper, Christians today can share in the same meal in the spiritual presence of Jesus. |
Transubstantiation | This is the Roman Catholic belief that the bread and wine actually become the real presence of Christ (His Body and Blood). |
Consubstantiation | This is the belief that the bread and wine symbolise the body and blood of Christ and as a result Jesus is spiritually present at this time. |
Memorialism | The bread and wine do not change. They are symbols used to remember the Last Supper, when Jesus said ‘do this in memory of me’. |