Glossary

• Eucharist - the Christian service, ceremony, or sacrament commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.
• Disciples - a personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
• Holy Spirit - (in Christianity) the third person of the Trinity; God as spiritually active in the world.
• Real Presence - the actual presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharistic elements.
• Consecration - (in Christian belief) the action of declaring bread and wine to be or represent the body and blood of Christ.
• Bible - the Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.
• Scriptures - the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.
• Crucified - put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.
• Passover - the Jewish religious festival and holiday celebrated in March or April in memory of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt
• Altar - the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.
• Priest - an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.

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