St Peters Orthodox Church

Today marks the beginning of our series entitled "Living in Remembrance." At the institution of the Lord's Supper, Christ our God took bread and wine and blessed them both. He then said that we should "do this in remembrance of Me." But what does it mean to remember according to our Lord? The word for remembrance here is anamnesis and it means a great deal more than just a mental exercise of bringing back memories of the past to our minds. This lesson examines what it really means to remember; for to remember is to experience Jesus Christ in the present as He offers Himself to us as we offer ourselves to Him.