What does the Eucharist symbolise?

Answer 1

If you are Catholic the Eucharist is not a symbol it does not symbolise. It is the true Body and Blood of Christ. But if you are not Catholic it only symbolizes the Body and Blood of Christ but is not the true Body and Blood of Christ. The Church refers to this as Transubstantiation (the substance changes from bread to the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of the Risen Christ) and it can only happen at the words of a validly ordained Priest of the Catholic Church with faculties.

Answer 2

Its not a symbol. It's the actual body and blood of Jesus. It shows Jesus' love that he left for us by humbly leaving himself in the form of bread and wine.

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Catholic AnswerIndeed, it does not symbolize anything. When Our Blessed Lord celebrated the first Eucharist on the night before His Passion at the Last Supper, He made His Passion, His Sacrifice of Himself on the Cross present, both its graces, and its reality, to His Disciples. Just as it does today. When you are at Mass watching the priest at the altar, you are witnessing the actual Crucifixion of Our Blessed Lord two thousand years ago on Calvary being made present in a unbloody manner, under the species of Bread and Wine, for you, in the here and now. This is a great mystery, but we have to remember that God is eternal, with Him there is no TIME. We are witnessing the Crucifixion from His Point of View in the Eucharist.

Answer 3

Roman Catholic answerThe Eucharist is the re-presentation of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on the altar, and His actual Body and Blood received in Holy Communion. It is the most sacred thing that any of us will ever have the chance to see in this life. To witness God coming to earth to die to save each one of us, and then to condescend to give Himself to us in Holy Communion is breathtaking. We must never approach this Blessed Sacrament unworthily or we risk condemnation. We must do everything in our power to approach worthily by making a good confession, and by spending some time in prayer before Mass.

Answer 4

Christ Giving His disciples His Body(in the Form of Bread) to eat, and His Blood(in the Form of Wine)to drink.

Answer 5

it celebrates the last supper with jesus