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&sq=president of Finland &lang=en&file=File:Lord%27s_Evening_Meal_(Jehovah%27s_Witnesses)_Emblems.jpg) The emblems of "The Lord's Evening Meal" are passed among congregants at the Memorial | |
| Official name | Memorial of Jesus' Death |
| Observed by | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Significance | Celebration of Jesus' sacrifice and memorialization of his death |
| Observances | Worship services, communion |
| Date | Nisan 14 |
| Frequency | annual |
The Memorial of Jesus' Death and the Lord's Evening Meal, commonly referred to as the Memorial, is an annual celebration practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses that memorializes the death of Jesus Christ.[1] Witnesses consider it the only holiday the Bible commands Christians to observe, and because of this, it is the only holiday celebrated by most Witnesses.[2]
It is observed annually on Nisan 14, according to the Hebrew lunisolar calendar,[3] as determined by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses.[4]
- ^ "Jehovah's Witnesses observe Memorial of Jesus Christ". Yahoo News. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Jehovah is a God of Covenants". The Watchtower. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 1 February 1998. pp. 8–13. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via Watchtower Online Library.
Jesus instituted the only annual religious observance commanded for Christians—the Memorial of his death.
- ^ "Jehovah's Witnesses Observance of the Memorial of Jesus Christ's Death". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "From Seder to Salvation". The Watchtower. Watch Tower Society. February 15, 1990. p. 15.
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