Prayer of the Faithful
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Prayer of the Faithful is the part of the Catholic Mass where the congregation offers intercessory petitions for the Church, the world, and those in need.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prayer of the Faithful canonical | 3 |
| General Intercessions | 1 |
| Prayers of the Faithful | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1472133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayer of the Faithful Context triple: [Mass of Paul VI, includes, Prayer of the Faithful]
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A.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
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B.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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C.
Eucharistic Prayer
The Eucharistic Prayer is the central, solemn prayer of thanksgiving and consecration in the Christian liturgy, during which the bread and wine are offered and believed to become the Body and Blood of Christ.
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D.
Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is a central Christian prayer taught by Jesus as a model of how to pray, widely used in both personal devotion and public worship across Christian traditions.
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E.
Benedicite
Benedicite is a traditional Christian canticle of praise, derived from the Song of the Three Holy Youths and used in various liturgical services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prayer of the Faithful Target entity description: Prayer of the Faithful is the part of the Catholic Mass where the congregation offers intercessory petitions for the Church, the world, and those in need.
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A.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
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B.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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C.
Eucharistic Prayer
The Eucharistic Prayer is the central, solemn prayer of thanksgiving and consecration in the Christian liturgy, during which the bread and wine are offered and believed to become the Body and Blood of Christ.
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D.
Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is a central Christian prayer taught by Jesus as a model of how to pray, widely used in both personal devotion and public worship across Christian traditions.
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E.
Benedicite
Benedicite is a traditional Christian canticle of praise, derived from the Song of the Three Holy Youths and used in various liturgical services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercessory prayer
ⓘ
liturgical element ⓘ part of the Catholic Mass ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
the Father
ⓘ
surface form:
God the Father
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Prayer of the Faithful
ⓘ
surface form:
General Intercessions
Prayer of the Faithful ⓘ
surface form:
Prayers of the Faithful
Universal Prayer ⓘ |
| canBeAdaptedTo |
liturgical season
ⓘ
local needs ⓘ particular celebration ⓘ |
| category | Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Mass ⓘ |
| concludedBy | priest ⓘ |
| expresses | concern of the Church for all humanity ⓘ |
| form | series of petitions ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | inspired by early Christian liturgical intercessions ⓘ |
| introducedBy | priest ⓘ |
| language | vernacular ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | concludes the Liturgy of the Word ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| mayBeLedBy |
deacon
ⓘ
lector ⓘ other lay minister ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
prayers for catechumens
ⓘ
prayers for the dead ⓘ prayers for the sick ⓘ |
| normativeOrderOfIntentions | Church, public authorities and world, afflicted, local community ⓘ |
| normsDefinedIn | General Instruction of the Roman Missal ⓘ |
| participationType | active participation of the faithful ⓘ |
| positionInLiturgy |
after the homily
ⓘ
before the Liturgy of the Eucharist ⓘ |
| purpose |
to involve the congregation in prayer
ⓘ
to offer intercessory petitions ⓘ to pray for the Church ⓘ to pray for the world ⓘ to pray for those in need ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| requires | brief, soberly composed petitions ⓘ |
| responsePattern | invitation-response ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | baptismal priesthood of the faithful ⓘ |
| typicalIntentionsInclude |
local community
ⓘ
needs of the Church ⓘ public authorities and the salvation of the whole world ⓘ those oppressed by any need ⓘ |
| typicalResponse | “Lord, hear our prayer” ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sunday Mass
ⓘ
special liturgical celebrations ⓘ weekday Mass ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prayer of the Faithful Description of subject: Prayer of the Faithful is the part of the Catholic Mass where the congregation offers intercessory petitions for the Church, the world, and those in need.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Intercessions
this entity surface form:
Prayers of the Faithful