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== Parts of the Mass ==
== Parts of the Mass ==


* "Holy Mass"
** "Missa" for "mission" or
** "sending forth (missio) of the faithful, so that they may flfill God's will ntheir daily lives" (CCC 1332)
* Catholic Mass consists of four (4) parts or "liturgies"
* Catholic Mass consists of four (4) parts or "liturgies"
** there are 23 different variations of the Mass across orthodox churches
** there are 23 different variations of the Mass across orthodox churches
** they all come from the Apostolic traditions as introduced by Jesus  
** they all come from the Apostolic traditions as introduced by Jesus
* see
* see
** [https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/structure-and-meaning-mass The structure and meaning of the Mass | USCCB]
** [https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/structure-and-meaning-mass The structure and meaning of the Mass | USCCB]
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  After the gifts and altar are prepared, the Eucharistic Prayer begins. This prayer of thanksgiving is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the celebrant acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father.
  After the gifts and altar are prepared, the Eucharistic Prayer begins. This prayer of thanksgiving is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the celebrant acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father.


==== the Eucharist ====
==== Sacrament of the Eucharist ====


* "The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist." (CCC 1322)
===== the Eucharist =====
* the “work of human hands,” “fruit of the vine”  = gifts of the Creator (CCC 1333)
* the “work of human hands,” “fruit of the vine”  = gifts of the Creator (CCC 1333)
* "It is the very action of Christ at the Last Supper - 'taking the bread and a cup'" (CCC 1350)
* "It is the very action of Christ at the Last Supper - 'taking the bread and a cup'" (CCC 1350)