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Jesus is identified with the Passover Lamb, and the eating of the lamb with the eating of Jesus' body, as Jesus says "For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
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In the act of the Apostles, the apostles and disciples celebrating the eucharist. On the first day of the week (Sunday), they gather to break bread
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On Wednesday the 1st of April, the Eucharist was born at the Last Supper. Jesus gave all of his disciples the 'body of Christ'.
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St Paul asserts that the eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ and there are consequences for those who partake in it unworthily.
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The first recorded use of communion in a church was found in Pauls letter to the Corinthians, he states phrases such as 'do this in memory of me and 'this cup is the new covenant in my blood which are similar to the words spoken today.
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The lords teaching of 12 apostles to the nations, the teaching mentions the importance of confessing ones sins before receiving communion and talk explicitly about the eucharist.
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From the middle of the first century the blessing of the bread and wine was separated form the meal. The bread and win were first consecrated in a prayer, which came to be called the Eucharistic prayer.
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To encourage people to receive the eucharist, it became obligatory for Catholics to receive communion at least once a year, at Easter time.
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Most Christians continue to participate in the ritual of Eucharist. The ritual has developed over many years but the core of it still continues to be demonstrated.
