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The Mass is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ. [ 1][ 2] As defined by the Church at the Council of Trent, in the Mass "the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross, is present and offered ...
There are seven sacraments in the Church: Baptism, Confirmation or Chrismation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony ." [ 6] The list of seven sacraments already given by the Council of Florence (1439) [ 7] was reaffirmed by the Council of Trent (1545–1563), [ 8] which stated: CANON I.-.
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 9 ] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization .
The Eucharist (/ ˈ juː k ər ɪ s t / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. ' thanksgiving '), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.
A particular church ( Latin: ecclesia particularis) is an ecclesiastical community of followers headed by a bishop (or equivalent ), as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology. A liturgical rite, a collection of liturgies descending from shared historic or regional context, depends on the particular church the bishop (or equivalent ...
[12] While psalms, readings and music are part of the liturgical service, in common practice silent contemplation and reflection tend to predominate. [5] Eucharistic adoration in Saint Therese Little Flower Catholic Church in Reno, Nevada, U.S. Where Eucharistic adoration is done by an individual for an uninterrupted hour, this is known as a ...
Mass is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity. The term Mass is commonly used in the Catholic Church, [ 1] Western Rite Orthodoxy, Old Catholicism, and Independent Catholicism. The term is also used in some Lutheran churches, [ 2][ 3] as well as in some Anglican churches, [ 4] and on rare occasion by ...
Traditionalist Catholicism is a movement that emphasizes beliefs, practices, customs, traditions, liturgical forms, devotions and presentations of teaching associated with the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). [1] [2] Traditionalist Catholics particularly emphasize the Tridentine Mass, the Roman Rite liturgy ...