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Holy Communion (Eucharist) refers to the consecrated bread and wine which become the body and blood of Christ. The Holy Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments in that Roman Catholics receive the very body; blood; soul and divinity of Jesus Christ which in turn, bring innumerable and precious graces.
This Do in Remembrance of MeMany religious groups celebrate many feasts like Christmas, Easter, Ash-Wednesday and many others in remembrance of Christ. What does The Bible say about these celebrations? Let us find out from the scriptures.
From Genesis through Malachi, nothing is said to be done in remembrance of Christ, but in the Gospels and in the Epistles, a feast is instituted to be done in Christ's remembrance and that is the Lord's Supper.
God sent Christ to die and deliver us from our sins. (Romans 5.8.) Before His death, He commanded His disciples to partake of the supper in His remembrance. (Matthew 26.26-28; Mark 14.22-25; Luke 22.14-19.) "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body.' And He took the cup, and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, 'Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26.26-28.) Note: All the four gospels give the same account, and in Luke 22.19, Jesus said, "This do in remembrance of me." Also, the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth concerning the Lord's Supper, when he heard they were partaking of it improperly. (1 Corinthians 11.20-34.) In verse 23 it reads: "For I have received from the Lord, that which I also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus Christ the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He brake it and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body which was broken for you. This do in remembrance of Me."
From this, we can see that Paul quoted what was already recorded in the gospels and is exactly what Christ told His disciples. In fact, apart from this supper, nothing else is said in the Bible to be done in Christ's remembrance. Neither Christmas or Easter is mentioned anywhere in the Bible as a memorial of our Lord. Any one or group of people who do this is/are pleasing men and not Jesus Christ.
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Taking your Holy Communion?
Catholics do not take communion, they receive communion.
Is it a sin not to take the communion?
It is not a sin to not take communion. The sin is to not attend mass. Most people do take communion when they come of age if they decide to continue with the religion.
What day can you take communion?
You can take communion any day even if you aren't Catholic.
Can c of e take communion at child's first communion?
Nobody can take Holy Communion in a Catholic Church, you may only receive Holy Communion from the priest, and then only if you have been baptized in the Catholic Church and previously made your first Confession and First Holy Communion. Bottom line? An Anglican may not take communion in a Catholic Church.
Do you have to be baptized to take communion?
Catholics do not 'take' communion, they 'receive' communion. Yes, you must be a baptized Catholic to receive communion in a Catholic Church. Also, you must have undergone instruction and received your First Holy Communion.
Do you take or make communion?
Receiving Communion means we are uniting with Christ. So the correct statement would be make communion with Christ.
What type of bread is used at holy communion?
it is called the host, it is the body of jesus christ it is given out when you do your communion. you take the bread when you had your communion.
Do apostolics take communion?
Some do and some don't if the apostolic church is a literal communion they do if they are a spiritual communion apostolic church then they don't.
What age do church of England children take communion?
In England the children take their first communion when they are roughly ten years old.
Why do you take a saints name at your First Communion?
Taking a saint's name at First Communion is a way to choose a patron saint to guide and inspire you on your spiritual journey. It is a tradition in the Catholic Church to adopt a saint's name as a symbol of faith and a reminder of their virtues to strive towards in one's own life.
What churches do not take holy communion?
Catholics do not TAKE Holy Communion, they may only RECEIVE it from a priest or a licensed Eucharistic Minister.
Do you have to be baptised to receive Communion in the United Methodist Church?
You do not have to be baptized to receive holy communion in the United Methodist Church. The only requirement is that you feel moved to take communion. This is called open communion.
