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-== Warning: This page refers to a ceremony based on events which may or may not have actually happened. ==
-'''Holy Communion''', also called '''The Lord's Supper''' or the [[Eucharist]], is an act of [[worship]] in [[Christian]] churches which re-enacts the Last Supper during which [[Jesus]] served bread and wine to his disciples on the night before he was crucified.  For Christians, the act of taking Communion is a fulfillment and obedience to the words of Jesus when he said, "Do this in remembrance of me."
-Different denominations have different interpretations of the meaning of Communion.  For [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches the bread and wine have symbolic meaning, while the [[Catholic Church]] believes the bread and wine are literally transformed into the body and blood of Jesus during the Mass. (see [[transubstantiation]])
-Some churches use [[wine]] in their Communion services, and some use [[grape]] juice.  The [[Mormon]] church uses [[water]].  Churches also differ in the method of taking Communion, with some taking Communion in the pews, and others taking communion at the altar in the front of the church.
-[[Category:Christian Rites]]