forgiveness is realized in the death of Jesus. Jesus declared at the Last Supper, “For this is My blood that establishes the covenant; it is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt 26:28; see also Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20). The Eucharist is a feast of thanksgiving because it recalls and rejoices in a once-for-all cleansing of sin. Believers remember that they cannot rescue themselves, and that Jesus gave his life so that their sins will be forgotten forever. Jesus experienced the penalty that sinners