Why do catholics celebrate the eucharist?

Answer 1

Catholics celebrate the the Eucharist to show that there appreciation and belief that Jesus did truly die for us on the cross to save us from our sins.Also catholics and many other christian denomination's eg.Evangelical, Anglican, Pentecostal believe that Jesus shed his blood for us and broke his body for us because he truly loves us.This is why we take the bread and wine which symbolises his body and blood. By Gabrielle James (age 12)

Answer2:The ceremony is the Eucharist-that part of the Catholic Mass when the priest says a blessing over the bread and wine and the congregation is invited to receive Christ in Holy Communion.* Pope Benedict XVI said that for Catholics, this ceremony is "the sum and summary of our faith." Not long ago, the church observed the "Year of the Eucharist" as part of an effort to "reawaken and increase eucharistic faith."

It is not hard to see why the Eucharist is viewed as miraculous. The key moment of the ceremony comes during the Eucharistic prayer. At that point, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "the power of the words and the action of Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit" make Jesus' body and blood "sacramentally present." The priest, after partaking of the bread and wine, invites the faithful to receive Communion, usually by eating only the bread, or the Host.

The Catholic Church teaches that the bread and the wine are miraculously transformed into the literal body and blood of Christ-a doctrine called transubstantiation. This teaching arose gradually, with the word first being defined and used officially in the 13th century. In the days of the Protestant Reformation, certain aspects of the Catholic Eucharist were called into question. Luther rejected the doctrine of transubstantiation in favor of consubstantiation. The distinction is subtle. Luther taught that the bread and the wine coexist with, rather than transform into, the flesh and blood of Jesus.

Answer 2

They celebrate and remember the Exodus.

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Another contributor refined the response:

Jews do not celebrate Easter. Jews celebrate Passover. The system that sets the

date for the occurrence of Easter happens to work out in such a way that Easter is

usually very close to Passover. That may have something to do with the fact that

Jesus and the disciples were observing the Passover just before the crucifixion.

But again, Jews do not celebrate Easter.

Answer 3

Because God commanded them (Leviticus ch.23).

Every one of them has as its purpose "remembering the Exodus from Egypt" (as stated in our prayers and the kiddush over wine). In addition, Passover is a Thanksgiving to God for the barley-harvest, Shavuoth is a thanksgiving to God for the wheat-harvest, and Sukkoth is a thanksgiving to God for the ingathering of grain.

Shavuoth also celebrates the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, and Sukkoth remembers God having protected us in the wilderness.

It may also be noted that it is instinctive and a moral and emotional need and imperative to celebrate in front of God every so often. This was Cain's motivation in making his offering in Genesis ch.4 without having been commanded.

Had God not given us the Torah-festivals listed above, we might instinctively seek out those of the Canaanites, which the Torah warns against (Exodus 34:15) immediately before listing the Jewish festivals (in the following verses).

Answer 4

As far as I know, the Eucharist is not recognized, celebrated, or commemorated in any way
in Judaism. If it were, I'm sure I would have seen my grandparents celebrating it, and my
parents and my Rabbis would certainly have educated me to do the same. But in my
synagogue, there is complete silence on the matter.

Answer 5

This is incorrect. The Eucharist is a Catholic religious rite; Judaism does not perform it or any similar rite, nor is the Eucharist in any way celebrated in Judaism.

Answer 6

Jews do not celebrate the Eucharist. They celebrate a ritual meal called The Passover in which God showed them His protection for the Jews.