The Eucharist
Answer: Some Lutherans believe that Christ remains present in the Eucharist so long as the assembly is gathered. In other words, once the congregation has left, Christ is no longer present in the consecrated bread and wine. Other (more traditional, Catholic-leaning) Lutherans believe that Christ remains present after the congregation leaves and even reserve the Eucharist (as do Catholics and Orthodox) to be taken to those who are homebound. Catholics believe that Christ is present when the congregation leaves, and the Eucharist is treated with great reverence. The Catholic Church teaches that the presence of Christ remains so long as the consecrated bread remains bread; once it has deteriorated Christ is no longer present.
Jesus (a Jew) instituted the Eucharist the night before he died - Holy Thursday. It was not the Jewish people who instituted it.
There is no difference: the Last Supper was the first celebration of the Holy Eucharist. The Gospels are quite explicit in Christ's intention to institute and perform this sacrament that night. The Last Supper, however, was the last valid celebration of the Old Covenant Pasch, after which Christ instituted the new.
Anamnesis in the context of the Eucharist signifies the act of remembering and making present the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. It is a key part of the Eucharistic prayer where the faithful recall and participate in the saving work of Christ.
he instituted the holy eucharist in the celebration of the passover.
A Eucharist wafer is the body of Christ, who died for you.
This was never instituted by Jesus Christ but is a church custom that has developed since.
Christ is present in the liturgy in several significant ways: first, through the Eucharist, where He is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine. Second, in the Word of God, as the scriptures are proclaimed and interpreted within the gathering. Third, Christ is present in the assembly of the faithful, as they come together in His name. Lastly, He is present in the minister, who acts in the person of Christ during the sacraments and liturgical rites.
The Eucharist is the Body of Christ.
Catholics regard the Last Supper as the moment in which Christ instituted the Eucharist, the first mass. As all masses are a participation in the same sacrifice (Jesus Christ's sacrifice at Calvary), they are all in that sense a participation of the Lord's Supper.
When you receive the Eucharist, you remember that is is the Body and Blood of Christ, and Christ gave himself up for all of us.