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The '''Eucharist''' (Grk: Thanksgiving) is the central [[Sacrament]] of the largest Christian churches.  It is served at every Mass of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and every Divine Liturgy of the [[Orthodox Church]].

The '''Eucharist''' (Grk: Thanksgiving) is the central [[Sacrament]] of the largest [[Christian]] churches.  It is served at every [[Mass]] of the Roman [[Catholic]] and Anglican churches, and every Divine Liturgy of the [[Orthodox Church]].

The rite itself varies depending on which church and which rite is being followed but this has been the case since the beginning of the Church.  In its most basic an unadorned form, the eucharist is very simple.  The 1st century A.D. manual called the Didache gives the following instructions:

The rite itself varies depending on which church and which rite is being followed but this has been the case since the beginning of the Church.  In its most basic an unadorned form, the eucharist is very simple.  The 1st century A.D. manual called the Didache gives the following instructions:

===The shared Theology and Practice of the Eucharist===

===The shared Theology and Practice of the Eucharist===

Commonly called in Protestant churches "the Lord's Supper" or Communion, this part of the Christian worship service centering on the "remembering of Christ" over the bread and the wine, as He commanded, is known in Orthodox and Catholic (Also Anglican) churches as the Eucharist. "Eucharist" coming from the Greek word meaning "giving thanks" is so called because the "centerpiece" of intent is being grateful to God for His gift of His Son Jesus and Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross for our sins. It also derives its name from the 3rd cup of wine drunk immediately after the Passover Seder dinner, in which Jesus instituted the Eucharist - called "the cup of Thanksgiving"..  

Commonly called in [[Protestant]] churches "the Lord's Supper" or [[Communion]], this part of the Christian worship service centering on the "remembering of Christ" over the bread and the wine, as He commanded, is known in Orthodox and Catholic (Also Anglican) churches as the Eucharist. "Eucharist" coming from the [[Greek]] word meaning "giving thanks" is so called because the "centerpiece" of intent is being grateful to God for His gift of His Son Jesus and Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross for our sins. It also derives its name from the 3rd cup of wine drunk immediately after the Passover Seder dinner, in which Jesus instituted the Eucharist - called "the cup of Thanksgiving"..  

The following is the basic eucharistic theology of all Catholic and Orthodox churces, East or West, Latin, Greek, or Aramaic.  

The following is the basic eucharistic [[theology]] of all Catholic and Orthodox churces, East or West, Latin, Greek, or Aramaic.  

The foreservice of the Eucharist, is Scripture readings according to a lectionary of Scripture.  This  practice came into the Church through the Synagogual reading of the Law of Moses (Torah) and the Prophets (Haftorah). Starting from the early Church, the "memoires of the Apostles', the Gospels, were added with the additions, as in the synagogue, of the recitation from the Psalms. In the early Church, but no longer, those who have not yet been baptized left the Church, and the Eucharist was celebrated by the baptized believers.

The foreservice of the Eucharist, is Scripture readings according to a lectionary of Scripture.  This  practice came into the Church through the Synagogual reading of the Law of Moses (Torah) and the Prophets (Haftorah). Starting from the early Church, the "memoires of the Apostles', the Gospels, were added with the additions, as in the synagogue, of the recitation from the Psalms. In the early Church, but no longer, those who have not yet been baptized left the Church, and the Eucharist was celebrated by the baptized believers.