Editing Last Supper (section)

==Remembrances==
{{Main|Maundy Thursday}}
{{See also|Agape feast}}
[[Image:Simon ushakov last supper 1685.jpg|thumb|left|[[Simon Ushakov]]'s [[icon]] of the ''Mystical Supper'', 1685]]
The institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper is remembered by Roman Catholics as one of the [[Luminous Mysteries]] of the [[Rosary]], the First Station of a so-called [[Scriptural Way of the Cross#New Way of the Cross|New Way of the Cross]] and by Christians as the "inauguration of the [[New Covenant (theology)|New Covenant]]", mentioned by the prophet [[Jeremiah]], fulfilled at the last supper when Jesus "took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, 'Take; this is my body.' And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, 'This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.{{' "}}<ref>{{bibleverse|Mk.|14:22–24}}, {{bibleverse|Mt.|26:26–28}}, {{bibleverse|Lk.|22:19–20}}</ref> Other Christian groups consider the Bread and Wine remembrance to be a change to the [[Passover (Christian Holy Day)|Passover]] ceremony, as Jesus Christ has become "our Passover, sacrificed for us",<ref>{{bibleverse|1cor|5:7||1&nbsp;Cor.&nbsp;5:7}}</ref> and hold that partaking of the Passover Communion (or fellowship) is now the sign of the New Covenant, when properly understood by the practicing believer.

These meals evolved into more formal worship services and became codified as the [[Eucharist (Catholic Church)|Mass]] in the Catholic Church, and as the [[Divine Liturgy]] in the Eastern Orthodox Church; at these liturgies, Catholics and Eastern Orthodox celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist. The name "Eucharist" is from the Greek word ''εὐχαριστία'' (eucharistia) which means "thanksgiving".

[[Early Christianity]] observed a ritual meal known as the "[[agape feast]]"{{efn|name=FourLoves}} These "love feasts" were apparently a full meal, with each participant bringing food, and with the meal eaten in a common room. They were held on Sundays, which became known as the [[Lord's Day]], to recall the resurrection, the appearance of Christ to the disciples on the [[road to Emmaus]], the [[Doubting Thomas|appearance to Thomas]] and the [[Pentecost]] which all took place on Sundays after the Passion.