Sacrament of the ritual
The tradition of eating wine and bread began a long time ago at the Last Supper. Then Jesus Christ blessed the bread that was on the table. Then he broke it into several even pieces and gave it to everyone who was there to taste. After this, all the participants in the Last Supper drank wine, Jesus called it His Blood. He said that this ritual is quite important and it is needed to cleanse the believers.
The Church says that every Orthodox believer is simply obliged to undergo this ritual at least once in his life. Christians need Communion for salvation. As already reported, wine is the Blood of Christ, and bread is the Body. Therefore, when a person consumes these two products, he receives spiritual and moral strength and cleanses his soul.
It is believed that the Holy Spirit turns these two products into the real Blood and Body of Christ, due to which, after eating them, a person acquires many positive emotions. This food is practically not physical, it is considered spiritual. Not everyone can perform this ritual; only the following are allowed:
- bishops;
- to the elders.
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But in order to undergo Communion, a person needs to work hard before it takes place. A believer must not only read the sequence to Holy Communion in Russian, but he also needs:
- Stick to fasting.
- Spend more time in prayer.
- Clear your conscience of sins through Repentance.
However, all these points will not carry any spiritual power if a person simply performs these procedures without any faith or if he does it all for some kind of self-interest. It must be remembered that a person must have a sincere desire to join the Lord. Otherwise, salvation cannot be expected.
