Eucharist

In any café in Athens, people say “efcharistó” when the waiter brings their coffee. Thank you. The word Eucharist comes from there: in Greek it means “thanksgiving.” Before it is a rite, it is a thank-you. A Eucharist emoji should therefore look grateful, in the most literal sense.

It all begins with a meal. On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it and gives it to his disciples, saying: “Do this in memory of me” (Luke 22:19). Christians have been doing it ever since. The Second Vatican Council calls the Eucharist “the source and summit of the Christian life,” which sets the bar rather high for an emoji. It is celebrated in cathedrals and on a folding table at scout camp, and it is always the same table.

The keyboard offers 🍞 and 🍷, but no chalice: the nearest thing is 🏆, and nobody wants to celebrate Mass with a sports trophy. So we are looking for a chalice with a host above it, bread and wine on a white cloth, or two hands raising the host at the consecration. Send us a design that makes people want to say thank you.