eucharista

Updated: May 3, 2025

Then will follow praise and thanksgiving with a pure heart, from which the mass is called in Greek Eucharista, that is, "thanksgiving," because we praise and thank God for this comforting, rich, blessed testament, just as he gives thanks, praises and is joyful, to whom a good friend has presented a thousand and more gulden.

Martin Luther - Works of Martin Luther: With Introductions and Notes (Volume I)