873. When did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist? A. Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night before He died. Q. 874. Who were present when our Lord instituted the Holy ...

and that to receive in faith the gift of his Eucharist is to receive the Lord himself." 1340. "By celebrating the Last Supper with his apostles in the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gave the ...

This exploration traces the origins of the Christian Eucharist, showing how it evolved not from a single event like the Last Supper but from broader Greco-Roman banquet traditions. Early Christian ...

Ministers Windsor Archie, Ray Young, James J. Bolton and Joshua Rieff say the Last Supper set the pattern for the church communion, or Eucharist, ceremonies of eating unleavened bread and drinking ...

What does it commemorate? Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, which Christians consider the institution of Holy Eucharist, also known as the Lord’s supper or communion. It is described ...

The Last Supper is a new movie depicting the ultimate ... about the idea of expanding such an important moment of the Eucharist,” Borrelli told CNA. “People go to church all the time, they ...

Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is observed on April 17th, 2025. This day remembers the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples.

End of carousel In the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper, Jesus shares bread and wine with his disciples and instructs them to eat and drink in his memory — the basis for the Eucharist ...