On Eucharistic liturgies, see the links given in Christian liturgy On Historical Origins of Eucharist, see History of the Eucharist The Eucharist is one of the two most important Christian sacraments. Almost every Christian denomination celebrates it in some form, whether called Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, or many other names (see below). It is a rite or ritual of worship and remembrance which Christians generally believe was instituted by Jesus at his last meal with his disciples before being turned over to his executioners. Beginning in the Early Church as a prayer or blessing over bread and wine associated with a common meal that followed the form of earlier Jewish blessings, it has evolved within the theologies of the various denominations into a broad variety of liturgies that range from the silent communion of the Quaker to the transubstantiation of bread and wine i