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At that time he did not repeat at the altar the parts that were chanted by the ministers or choir, as became the custom in the period of the Tridentine Mass Thus Sacramentaries contain no Readings, Introits, Graduals, Communion Antiphons and the like, but only the Collects, the Eucharistic Prayer with its Prefaces, all that is strictly the ...
a short reading from scripture; the responsory In manus tuas, Domine (Into Your Hands, Lord) the Canticle of Simeon, Nunc dimittis, from the Gospel of Luke, framed by the antiphon Salva nos (Save us Lord) a concluding prayer; a short blessing (Noctem quietam et finem perfectum concedat nobis Dominus omnipotens. Amen.)
Eucharist (Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: eucharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving') [1] is the name that Catholic Christians give to the sacrament by which, according to their belief, the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine consecrated during the Catholic eucharistic liturgy, generally known as the Mass. [2]
Within the fixed structure of the Roman-Rite Mass outlined below, the "proper" or daily-varying parts are the Scripture readings and responsorial psalm, the antiphons at the entrance and communion processions, and the texts of the three prayers known as the collect, the prayer over the gifts, and the prayer after communion. These convey themes ...
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.
Catholic liturgy means the whole complex of official liturgical worship, including all the rites, ceremonies, prayers, and sacraments of the Church, as opposed to private devotions. In this sense the arrangement of all these services in certain set forms (including the canonical hours , administration of sacraments, etc.) is meant.
At Holy Communion, the Collect of the Day is followed by a reading from the Epistles. [8] In more modern Anglican versions of the Communion service, such as Common Worship [ 9 ] used in the Church of England or the 1979 Book of Common Prayer [ 10 ] used in the Episcopal Church in the United States , the Collect of the Day follows the Gloria and ...
Lectionary readings Responsorial psalm Homily Profession of faith Prayer of the Faithful: C. Liturgy of the Eucharist; See also: Eucharist in the Catholic Church; Preparation of the gifts Prayer over the offerings Eucharistic Prayer Communion rite: The Lord's Prayer Rite of peace Fraction Reception of Communion: D. Concluding rites; Ite, missa ...