Eucharist Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Communion=== {{anchor|Communion}} Use of the term ''Communion'' (or ''Holy Communion'') to refer to the Eucharistic rite began by some groups originating in the [[Protestant Reformation]]. Others, such as the Catholic Church, do not formally use this term for the rite, but instead mean by it the act of partaking of the consecrated elements;<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.ocp.org/en-us/blog/entry/music/holy-communion-eucharist|first=Jethro|last=Higgins|title=Holy Communion: What is the Eucharist?|publisher=Oregon Catholic Press|year=2018}}</ref> they speak of receiving Holy Communion at Mass or outside of it, they also use the term [[First Communion]] when one receives the Eucharist for the first time. The term ''Communion'' is derived from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|communio}} ("sharing in common"), translated from the Greek {{lang|grc|κοινωνία}} ({{transliteration|grc|koinōnía}}) in 1 Corinthians 10:16: {{blockquote|The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the ''communion'' of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the ''communion'' of the body of Christ?|1 Corinthians 10:16}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page