Eucharistic Prayer
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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.
Aliases (11)
- Eucharistic Prayer I ×2
- Eucharistic Prayer II ×2
- Eucharistic Prayer III ×2
- Eucharistic Prayer IV ×2
- Eucharistic Prayers ×1
- Eucharistic prayers ×1
- Liturgy of the Eucharist ×1
- Lutheran Eucharistic Prayers ×1
- Prex Eucharistica I ×1
- Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I) ×1
- Roman Rite Eucharistic Prayers ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical text
→
liturgical prayer → prayer of consecration → prayer of thanksgiving → |
| addressedTo |
God the Father
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|
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Eucharistic sacrifice
→
real presence → transubstantiation → |
| centralTo |
Liturgy of the Eucharist
→
celebration of the Eucharist → |
| empoweredBy |
Holy Spirit
→
|
| hasPart |
Sanctus
→
great doxology → institution narrative → memorial acclamation → preface → |
| hasRole |
central prayer of the Mass
→
prayer of consecration of bread and wine → solemn prayer of thanksgiving → |
| hasTheologicalMeaning |
invocation of the Holy Spirit
→
memorial of Christ’s Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension → real presence of Christ in the Eucharist → sacrificial offering of Christ → thanksgiving to God the Father → |
| hasVariant |
Anaphora of St. Basil
→
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom → Eucharistic Prayer II → Eucharistic Prayer III → Eucharistic Prayer IV → Roman Canon → |
| includesAction |
acclamations by the congregation
→
anamnesis → consecration of bread and wine → doxology → epiclesis → intercessions → offering of bread and wine → |
| language |
varies by rite and vernacular
→
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| mediatedThrough |
Jesus Christ
→
|
| performedBy |
bishop
→
presiding priest → |
| requires |
validly ordained priest or bishop in sacramental traditions
→
|
| timeInLiturgy |
after the offertory
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before the Communion rite → |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
→
Divine Liturgy → Eucharistic liturgy → Holy Communion service → Holy Qurbana → Mass → |
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
("Eucharistic Prayer I")
→
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite ("Eucharistic Prayer II") → Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite ("Eucharistic Prayer III") → Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite ("Eucharistic Prayer IV") → |
hasEucharisticPrayers |
|
Eucharistic Prayer
("Eucharistic Prayer II")
→
Eucharistic Prayer ("Eucharistic Prayer III") → Eucharistic Prayer ("Eucharistic Prayer IV") → |
hasVariant |
|
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
→
Easter Vigil ("Liturgy of the Eucharist") → |
hasComponent |
|
Common Worship
("Eucharistic prayers")
→
Missale Romanum ("Eucharistic Prayers") → |
includes |
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Roman Canon
("Prex Eucharistica I")
→
Roman Canon ("Eucharistic Prayer I") → |
officialName |
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Epiclesis
("Roman Rite Eucharistic Prayers")
→
Epiclesis ("Lutheran Eucharistic Prayers") → |
presentIn |
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Epiclesis
→
|
partOf |
|
Mass of Paul VI
("Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I)")
→
|
retainsElement |