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Eucharist
By:Steve Flores, Dave Cea, Kyle
Merrill, Salvador Meza, &
Michael Han
What does the Eucharist
Celebrate?
The Eucharist serves as a
reminder that God
nourishes us and loves us
unconditionally.
It also signifies the love
poured out to us giving
us new life.
The Eucharist got its
origin from a sacred
Jewish meal called Passover Seder Meal
“Passover Seder”
The Passover Seder was a ritual meal that Jews
celebrated when Moses was leading them out of Egypt.
It is a meal in which they give thanks to God for freeing
them from slavery.
Jesus used this meal and put new meaning into, he
identified the bread and wine. He made them symbolic
symbols of his own body and blood.
The bread symbolizes that Jesus’ body that is given to
us for nourishment and his blood that gives us new life.
The word Eucharist is derived from the Greek word of
“thanksgiving”
The Eucharist symbolizes how human
relationship should be, which is that we should
all be reconcile, we need to make peace, support
one another, and if needed give our life for
another person.
Jesus Christ although now in heaven is still
present with us when we receive the Eucharist
this is known as Real Presence.
How is he present with us?
Catholics says that Jesus is present in four ways:
The presiding priest who offers us Jesus