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The Eucharistic Prayer: an introduction
The Eucharistic prayer : an introduction The Eucharistic prayer marks the summit of the Mass. This does not mean that the other parts of the Mass are less precious. They are important, too. But they find their center and climax in the Eucharistic prayer . Eucharist means thanksgiving. As the priest recites the Eucharistic prayer , we should concentrate all our senses on the action--the mystery--taking place on the altar. We should join the priest and the entire Church in offering to God the redeeming sacrifice of Christ on the cross, and give thanks for God's goodness and glory. The Eucharistic prayer includes not only words but also action: the Consecration. For this reason, it is the model, root, and crown of the personal prayer of every Christian. The hour of the sacrifice has come. The celebrant now moves more solemnly than before. All his motions are charged with a consciousness of their meaning as he progresses from action to action, now joining his hands, now raising them to heaven, after having made the sign of the cross over the offerings.
THE MASS I. INTRODUCTORY RITES Entrance Veneration of the Altar Greeting Penitential Rite “Lord, Have Mercy” “Glory to God in the Highest” Opening Prayer
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