We have no verse that tells us how many times we are to observe the Memorial of Christ’s death: once a year, once a month, or once in a lifetime.

Perhaps some will conclude that there is no need to keep the Memorial at a specific time because we do not know how often to do it.

We have the answer to all doubts and questions in the Scriptures.

Let’s see these verses.

13 – How often do we observe the Memorial?

13.1 – Commandment to eat flesh and drink blood:

„Yeshu answered them: amen, amen, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has aeon (eternal) life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. „whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood dwells in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me will live because of Me” – John 6:53-57.

13.2 – Command to eat and drink with dignity:

„So let a man examine himself and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup. For he who eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks his own judgment, not distinguishing the body of the Lord” – 1 Corinthians 11:28-29.

13.3 – Establishment of the Memorial of Death:

„And he took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you” – Luke 22:19-20.

“And when the time had come, He sat down at table, and the apostles with Him. And He said to them: I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover supper with you before My suffering/suffering; for I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.

And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take it, and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you, I will not drink from now on of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes” – Luke 22:14-18.

13.4 – What were the commandments regarding the Passover, which Christ turned into a Memorial?

Passover at the appointed time:

“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, between the two evenings, is the Passover for YHWH” – Leviticus 23:5.

Passover as a memorial for generations:

„This day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall keep it as a feast to YHWH; throughout your generations you shall keep it as an everlasting ordinance” – Exodus 12:14.

The annual rhythm is directly named:

“You shall keep this resolution in its season, from year to year” – Exodus 13:10.

13.5 – How often do we have the Memorial:

„Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink, in remembrance of Me” – 1 Corinthians 11:25.

“For whenever / how many times, every time / how often you eat this bread and drink this cup, you declare the Lord’s death until He comes” – 1 Corinthians 11:26.

Do we have other verses about this celebration?

Here we are reminded of the love feasts that God’s servants held. They were for all people, so even the unworthy came there:

„These are the hidden reefs of your love feasts, feasting with you without fear, feeding yourselves, clouds without water, carried away by the winds; trees of autumn, fruitless, twice dead, rooted up” – Jude 1:12.

Here is some information about breaking bread in gatherings:

“And they continued in the teaching of the messengers and in the fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers” – Acts 2:42.

“And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, and ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart” – Acts 2:46.

“On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to them, intending to depart the next day, and he continued his speech until midnight” – Acts 20:7.

„So when you come together, it is not the eating of the Lord’s Supper. For when you eat, each one takes his own supper beforehand; and one is hungry and the other is drunk. Have you not homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you disregard the assembly of God and put to shame those who have nothing?” – 1 Corinthians 11:20-22.

„Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you do not come together to judgment” – 1 Corinthians 11:33-34.

„The Cup of blessing that we bless, is it not the communion of the Blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not the communion of the Body of Christ?”– 1 Corinthians 10:16.

What do these verses show?

When considering this topic, all that is known about the Passover and the Memorial of Christ’s death should be taken into account:

The Memorial – Part 1. What is it? The day begins in the evening. The first month is Aviv.

I would divide this controversial topic into two groups:

1 – obligatory Memorial celebrated once a year on the 14th of Aviv for those immersed in the correct name of Yeshu. Understood as an annual commemoration established in the context of Passover on Aviv 14.

2 – organizing meetings with people without immersion. We can call it the breaking of bread or the Lord’s Supper. At these meetings, we provide very important information about: the trinity, the name of Christ, eternal life, the true cause of Christ’s death, etc. They are organized in any number in a month or a year:

“For whenever / how many times, every time / how often you eat this bread and drink this cup, you declare the Lord’s death until He comes” – 1 Corinthians 11:26.

Let’s answer the most frequently asked question: since there is no date in the New Covenant (New Testament), is the first point obligatory, i.e. organizing the Memorial once a year on the 14th Aviv?

Let us see what is the sequence, what is the order of the Passover supper conducted by Christ and the apostles, at which the Son of God announced the Memorial of death.

God commands the Israelites to celebrate Passover every year. Provides a detailed date: April 14. If God gives the date and time: after sunset, it means that it is something important, something imposed on us by God. Since the date is so precise, there is no freedom here. I don’t think anyone serious will say to God: I don’t care about this date, I have scheduled the Memorial for the 15th of Aviv. And someone else will say: the date is not important, only participation in the Memorial.

To determine who is right, all we need to do is examine what Christ did.

By His example, Christ ordered the Passover to be held on the 14th of Aviv at sunset, which is exactly the time that God ordered the Israelites to do. Christ kept the Passover at God’s appointed time, and the Memorial was instituted in this context.

If the second most powerful Person in the world does not ignore this date: the 14th of Aviv, how can we, servants of God, do it?

At exactly this time, Christ made the Passover, which he turned into a Remembrance, and we, the servants of God, imitate our Lord Yeshu and announce it to all nations: