Catechism for Young Children · Question 133 of 145
What is the Lord’s Supper?
A.The eating of bread and drinking of wine in remembrance of the sufferings and death of Christ.
What does this answer mean?
The Lord's Supper is eating bread and drinking wine in remembrance of Christ's sufferings and death. Jesus said 'do this in remembrance of me' (Luke 22:19). Children watching the Supper can learn that it is about remembering Jesus. It is also a meal of fellowship for believers.
What can we ask our children?
- What is the Lord's Supper?
- What do we remember at the Lord's Supper?
- Who told us to do this?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.