page_title: Eucharist in Lutheranism
section_title: Beliefs
hierarchical_section_title: Eucharist in Lutheranism / Beliefs
caption_attribution_description: English: A note about the real presence in Mikael Agricola Church, Helsinki. Original caption&#58; "Christ is present here. This box is used for storing blessed sacrificial breads. According to the belief of the Church, Christ is really present (Real presence) in the blessed bread and in wine. Please do not put anything on the box that does not belong there. Thank you." — Text of the note (translation) Suomi: reaalipreesenksesta Helsingin Mikael Agricolan kirkossa. Original caption&#58; "Kristus on täällä läsnä. Tässsä rasiassa säilytetään siunattuja ehtoollisleipiä. Kirkon uskon mukaan Kristus on todella läsnä (reaalipreesens) siunatussa leivässä ja viinissä. Ethän aseta rasian päälle mitään sinne kuulumatonta. Kiitos." — Lapun teksti
context_page_description: The Eucharist in the Lutheran Church refers to the liturgical commemoration of the Last Supper. Lutherans believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, affirming the doctrine of sacramental union, "in which the body and blood of Christ are truly and substantially present, offered, and received with the bread and wine."
context_section_description: The Eucharist is based on the events of Matthew 26:26–28, Mark 14:22–24, Luke 22:19-20, and 1 Corinthians 11:23-29.
  Lutherans believe that the Body and Blood of Christ are "truly and substantially present in, with and under the forms" of consecrated bread and wine (the elements), so that communicants eat and drink both the elements and the true Body and Blood of Christ himself in the Sacrament of the Eucharist whether they are believers or unbelievers. The Lutheran doctrine of the Real Presence is also known as the sacramental union. This theology was first formally and publicly confessed in the Wittenberg Concord (1536). It has been called "consubstantiation," but Lutheran theologians reject the use of this term "since Lutherans do not believe either in that local conjunction of two bodies, nor in any commingling of bread and of Christ's body, of wine and of his blood." Lutherans use the term "in, with, and under the forms of consecrated bread and wine" and "sacramental union" to distinguish their understanding of the Eucharist from those of the Reformed and other traditions.
caption: A note about the real presence in Mikael Agricola Church, Helsinki.
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