# Remembrance ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible *Remembrance* (Lk 22:19) – *Anamnesis* (Gk.): a \"recollection\" or \"memorial\". The word is used four times in the NT, three times in connection with the Last Supper. In the Greek OT, the term is linked with liturgical memorials. In one case, incense is placed with the bread of Presence in the Temple as a remembrance offering (Lev 24:7); in another, trumpets are blown at the time of sacrifice to remind Israel of the Lord (Num 10:10). In the NT, this term describes how the animal sacrifices of the Old Covenant only reminded Israel of their sins, but were unable to remove them (Heb 10:3). It is only Christ\'s sacrifice on the Cross that powerfully remits our sins. His priestly offering is then perpetuated throughout history, being drawn into the present every time the eucharistic liturgy is celebrated. Unlike those in the OT, this liturgical \"memorial\" not only reminds us of his saving death, but re-presents it before us in a sacramental way (Lk 22:19; 1 Cor 11:24-26; CCC 1341, 1362). ### Source