It is celebrated by many of the faithful worldwide this year on March 28, 2024. Christians believe that at the Last Supper, Jesus Christ celebrated the first Eucharist, instituting the New Covenant.

It was at that meal, commonly known as the Last Supper, that Jesus gave himself to those followers in the simple gifts of bread and wine. His only instructions to those followers came in these ...

Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and fishes prefigures “the Bread that [he] will give you for the life of the world,” the segue into his Teaching on the Eucharist (John 6:25-70).

Rieff said another other way to look at the Last Supper is as a grieving ritual. “Jesus tells them in John 16:20 that the world will laugh while they mourn,” he said.

According to the three other gospels, however, “the Last Supper of Jesus is a Passover supper, celebrated in the traditional manner, but into which he inserts the new gifts of his body and blood.” ...

Tonight’s Gospel from John focuses instead on the Mandatum, Jesus’ washing of his Apostles’ feet at the start of the Last Supper. Guests at an important Jewish meal washed.

Many Christian denominations celebrate the Eucharist -- in which the Last Supper is re-enacted to honor the sacrifice of Jesus. Commentator Lauren Winner wanted to take her participation in the ...

Pinnacle Peak Pictures, the studio behind “The Case for Christ” and “God’s Not Dead,” is inviting audiences to experience the profound story of Jesus Christ in “The Last Supper ...