The uses of ''amen'' ("verily") in the [[Gospels]] form a peculiar class: they are initially stated, but often lack any backward reference. Jesus used the word to affirm his own utterances, not those of another person, and this usage was adopted by the Church. The liturgical use of the word in apostolic times is attested by the passage from 1 Corinthians cited above, and [[Justin Martyr]] (in the mid-second century) describes the congregation as responding "amen" to the benediction after the celebration of the [[Eucharist]]. Its introduction into the [[baptism|baptismal]] formula (in the Orthodox Church it is pronounced after the name of each person of the [[Holy Trinity|Trinity]]) probably occured occurred later.