The words of institution are the words of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament used in some forms of Christian liturgy to consecrate the Eucharist. Specifically, they are the words "This is my body" and "This is my blood." Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... See New Covenant for the concept translated as New Testament in the KJV. The New Testament (Καινή Διαθήκη), sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures, and sometimes also New Covenant, is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written by various authors c. ... To consecrate an inaminate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament[1], to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ...

The Words of Institution are present in almost all known liturgies of the Christian church, and the most common formulation is the expanded text from Paul, as recorded in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (ESV): From the Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning the work of the people, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), a daily activity such... Look up Paul in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... (Redirected from 1 Corinthians) See also: Second Epistle to the Corinthians and Third Epistle to the Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a book of the Bible in the New Testament. ... The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Bible. ...

"For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you,

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."

The Roman Catholic Church has considered the Words of Institution to be the necessary and sufficient sacramental form for the Eucharist. Orthodox Christianity, however, generally believes the Epiclesis to be a required part of the sacramental form. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Catholicism. ... In logic, the words necessary and sufficient describe relations that hold between propositions or states of affairs, if one is conditional on the other. ... The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament[1], to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ... Orthodox Christianity is a generalized reference to the Eastern traditions of Christianity, as opposed to the Western traditions (which descend through, or alongside of, the Roman Catholic Church) or the Eastern Rite Catholic churches. ... In Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches, the epiclesis (also sometimes spelled epiklesis, since it is a transliterated Greek word) is that part of the prayer of consecration of the Eucharistic elements (bread and wine) by which the priest invokes the Holy Spirit. ...

In recent years, Rome's acceptance of the Anaphora of Addai and Mari would seem to imply a softening of their position. For, in its pure form, the Liturgy of Addai and Mari does not include the Words of Institution. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In rhetoric, anaphora (from the Greek anaphérō, «I repeat») is the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of several consecutive sentences or verses to emphasize an image or a concept. ... The Divine Liturgy of Addai and Mari belongs to the Chaldean liturgical family. ...

Protestantism has typically utilized the words of institution as a central part of its Eucharistic liturgy, though precise traditions vary by denomination. The debate over the force and literalness of the words of institution underlies the arguments between consubstantiation and transubstantiation. Most of the established churches in the Protestant tradition employ a mirroring of Paul's words surrounding the words of institution, while most of the Congregationalist churches (the Baptist Church, Presbyterian Church, and other post Calvinist churches) will use the words themselves without the full citation of Paul's wording. Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing the splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe—a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... Consubstantiation is a theory which (like the competing theory of transubstantiation, with which it is often contrasted) attempts to describe the nature of the Christian Eucharist in terms of philosophical metaphysics. ... Transubstantiation (from Latin transsubstantiatio) is the change of the substance of bread and wine into that of the body and blood of Christ, the change that according to the belief of the Roman Catholic Church occurs in the Eucharist. ... In English history, the Established Church is the Church of England, the church which is established by the Government, supported by it, and of which the monarch is the titular head; until 1920 it also held the same position in Wales. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an evangelical, protestant denomination. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was an important French Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism. ...

External links

• Catechism of the Catholic Church - The sacrament of the Eucharist
• Guidelines For Admission To The Eucharist Between The Chaldean Church And The Assyrian Church Of The East

References

• Catechism of the Catholic Church - The sacrament of the Eucharist
• Cross, F. L., ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. London: Oxford UP, 1974.