Rituals

By Darcy16
  • 100

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper, in Christianity, ritual commemoration of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples, at which according to tradition he gave them bread with the words, This is my body, and wine with the words, This is my blood.
  • 150

    Rite is Described

    St Justin writes the description of Rite.
  • 384

    Latin Language Altered

    Latin was now the Language of the liturgy
  • 1215

    Fourth Lateran Council

    Law was passed to give people the right to the lay people to receive communion at least one time in a calendar year
  • 1570

    Pope Pius the V

    Pope Pius published a roman missal that thoroughly explained the ritual of the Eucharist.

  • New Law

    Dedication to the blessed sacrament continued to shine, although people rarely received communion until 1910, when Pope Pius X permitted children who attained the age of maturity to receive holy communion and encouraged frequent communion by all the faithful.

  • The Early Church

    Church tradition teaches how the Eucharist began at the Last Supper. In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians he describes a Eucharist celebrated in connection with a common supper shared in the homes of the early Christians.