So what, then, is the holy Supper that we are to celebrate? It is the seal of the validity of Jesus’ sacrifice of grace that He offered on Golgotha for our sins. And what is it, then, that we should do? Celebrate the Sacrament! That is, with our mouths eat and drink His true body and His true blood under the consecrated bread and wine. When the Savior says, do this in remembrance of Me, He tells us two things by it. That’s because they, first of all, show that this blessing is really in the Sacrament. These words, do this in remembrance of Me, deal with the blessing of the Sacrament-the forgiveness of sins. that all who come according to the Lord’s will unfailingly receive itġ. that we have great need of this blessing andģ. ![]() that this blessing is really in the Sacrament,Ģ. That the words: “do this in remembrance of Me” deal with the blessing of the Sacrament-the forgiveness of sinsġ. These words are the text of our confessional address. But which words of the Words of Institution show this to us? Among others, these words: do this in remembrance of Me. Yes, but what is this blessing? The forgiveness of sins. Whoever believes that Jesus Christ is true God and man, our Savior, our Brother, our Bridegroom, and that His words, this is My body, this is My blood, are true, that is, that in the Holy Supper under the bread and wine Jesus’ true body and true blood are truly present and are orally eaten and drunk by the communicants: must also acknowledge that there must be a blessing, in fact a great blessing in the sacrament. Luke 22.19- And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you do this in remembrance of Me."
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