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page 1Lutheran sacraments and rites

communion
The Eucharist ( ; from , ), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the '''Lord's Supper''', is a Christian rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others. Christians believe that the rite was instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, the night before his crucifixion, giving his disciples bread and wine. Passages in the New Testament state that he commanded them to "do this in memory of me" while referring to the bread as "my body" and the cup of wine as "the blood of my covenant, which is poured out for many". According to the synoptic Gospels, this

sacrament
thumb|upright=1.2|Seven Sacraments Altarpiece|The Seven Sacraments, an [[altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden]]
holy water
Christian religious item
sign of the cross
ritual blessing
holy orders
sacraments in some Christian churches
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Asperges
thumb|right|Bishop Steven J. Lopes sprinkling the congregation
churching of women
Christian blessing for mothers after birth to allow them to attend mass