Words Of Institution
Definition
The invocation of the Holy Spirit upon the Gifts (‘For this bread is made with an honest Body… and in this Cup is made with an honest Blood…’), which the Orthodox Church holds to be the moment of consecration.
Episodes
Related Concepts
Biblical References
- Matthew 26:26-28 (cf. ‘Come ye, this is My Body… My Blood…’) — While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “D
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 — For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do
- Revelation 13:16-17 (the seal of Antichrist, implicit) — He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast—that