liturgy of the eucharist Flashcards
What are the elements of the liturgy of the eucharist
- The Preparation of Gifts
- The Prayer over the offerings
- The Eucharistic Prayer
- The Communion Rite
- The Lord’s Prayer
- The Rite of Peace
- The Fraction of the Bread
- Communion
What is brought over in the preperartion of gifts
- Bread and wine are brought from the Assembly to the priest symbolizing how we bring our whole life to God that God may transform. These gifts of bread and wine will become Christ’s body and blood.
WHat occomponies the preperation of gifts?
offertory chant
when can monetary and other gifts be collected
duirng the preperation of gifts
WHat is the high point of the mass?
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
WHAT is the eucharistic prayer?
the prayer of thanksgiving and sanctification whereby the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ.
What is the concluding doxology?
Through which God is glorified and is affirmed and concluded by the peoples Amen.
What concludes the eucharistic prayer?
great amen
What rite follows the lords prayer?
rite of peace
What happens within the rite of peace?
The Church prays for peace and unity for herself and the whole human family and the faithful express to each other their communion and mutual charity before communicating in the sacrament through the shaking of hands
What happens in the fraction rite
The priest breaks the Eucharistic bread with the assistance of a priest or concelebrant
What does the fraction rite signifiy
the many faithful are made one body
what is the fraction rite accompanied by?
the Lamb of God (or Agnus Dei) which is sung or recited aloud by the assembly while standing.
After the priest has shown the people the Eucharistic bread, he and the people do what?
acknowledge that they are unworthy to receive so great a gift.
When does the communion chant begin
while the priest is receiving the sacrament
