Epiclesis

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Christian liturgical term component of the Eucharistic prayer liturgical element

Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Epiclesis canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian liturgical term ⓘ component of the Eucharistic prayer ⓘ liturgical element ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	doctrine of the Holy Spirit ⓘ doctrine of the Real Presence ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ
centralIn	Eastern Christian understanding of consecration ⓘ
contrastedWith	Institution Narrative ⓘ
discussedIn	ecumenical dialogues on Eucharistic theology ⓘ
emphasizedIn	Alexandrian Rite ⓘ Byzantine Rite ⓘ Syriac Rite ⓘ surface form: East Syriac Rite Syriac Rite ⓘ surface form: West Syriac Rite
etymologyFrom	Greek word ἐπίκλησις (epíklēsis) ⓘ
goal	consecration of the Eucharistic elements ⓘ sanctification of the assembly ⓘ
hasRole	consecration of bread and wine ⓘ invocation of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
languageOrigin	Greek ⓘ
literalMeaning	invocation ⓘ
liturgicalForm	explicit mention of the Holy Spirit ⓘ prayer addressed to God the Father ⓘ
partOf	Anaphora ⓘ Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
positionInLiturgy	may precede the Institution Narrative in some Eastern rites ⓘ occurs within the Eucharistic prayer ⓘ often follows the Institution Narrative in many rites ⓘ
presentIn	Common Worship ⓘ surface form: Anglican Eucharistic Prayers Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Eucharistic Prayers Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ surface form: Roman Rite Eucharistic Prayers
recognizedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Orthodox churches ⓘ surface form: Orthodox Churches many Protestant Churches ⓘ
refersTo	calling down the Holy Spirit ⓘ
theologicalFunction	asks Holy Spirit to sanctify the communicants ⓘ asks Holy Spirit to sanctify the gifts ⓘ asks Holy Spirit to transform bread and wine ⓘ
usedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church some Reformed Churches ⓘ
usedIn	Christian liturgy ⓘ Divine Liturgy ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharistic celebration Mass ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Epiclesis
Description of subject: Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → hasComponent → Epiclesis ⓘ

Anaphora of Saint Mark → hasPart → Epiclesis ⓘ

Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom → containsElement → Epiclesis ⓘ

Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil → hasPart → Epiclesis ⓘ