Communion, in Christian churches, is a sacrament—that is, a holy ceremony or solemn observance. The Gospels and I Corinthians report that at the Last Supper, Jesus told his disciples to eat, for this was his body, and to drink, for this was his blood. Most Protestants call the sacrament the Lord’s Supper. Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and members of the Eastern Orthodox Churches call the ceremony the Eucharist or Holy Communion. Some Protestant churches observe the ritual monthly or weekly. Others observe it four times a year. Roman Catholics must receive Communion during the Easter season, and often they receive weekly or daily Communion.
Some churches use individual wafers of unleavened bread and, especially among Protestant churches, individual glasses of wine. Catholics receive the consecrated (blessed) wine from a common cup.
