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** thus Christ's sacrifice is real at every Mass and we are part of it
** thus Christ's sacrifice is real at every Mass and we are part of it


==== The Eucharistic Prayer ====
==== THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER ====


* the priest then extends his hands over the Offerings, asking the Father to bless and accept these gifts
* a prayer of praise and thanksgiving
* the prayer is one of praise and thanksgiving
* an invitation to join together with Christ
* it starts with the


===== Preface Dialogue =====
===== Preface Dialogue & Thanksgiving =====
<nowiki>*</nowiki> see [https://www.usccb.org/committees/evangelization-catechesis/holy-eucharist Holy Eucharist | USCCB]
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
People: It is right and just.


==== "Lift up your hearts" ====
* '''"Lift up your hearts'''
* "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself" (Jn 12:32)
** see "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself" (Jn 12:32)
** think of saintly levitation as a heart so filled with God, it lifts the body up with it towards God
* '''"It is right and just" [to give thanks to the Lord"]'''
** "It is right and just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says. It would be futile and false to place such faith in a creature" (CCC 150)
*** "right" as in it is the correct, necessary thing to do ("Give thanks to the Lord our God")
**** "just" as in "owed" or "duty fulfilled"
**** we owe it to God to "give thanks"


Response: "We lift up our hearts"
* see [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/right-and-just/ Right and just - Arlington Catholic Herald]
 
==== Preface ====
 
* the priest reads the "preface" (before), which celebrates the feast, if any, and the "mystery" of the Eucharist
 
'''Sanctus'''
* the priest then extends his hands as if on the Cross and leads the faithful in the "Sanctus"
* "Holy holy holy" as the cherubin sing in constant praise of God
** we are joining the angels and saints in praise of God
'''''Epiclesis'''''
* all kneel, while the priest extends his hands over the offering
** asking the Father to bless and accept these gifts
** and calls down the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine


==== Give thanks to the Lord our God ====
* "epiclesis" means invocation


==== "It is right and just" ====
==== Institution Narrative ====
* "It is right and just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says. It would be futile and false to place such faith in a creature" (CCC 150)
 
* "right" as in it is the correct, necessary thing to do ("Give thanks to the Lord our God")
*when the priest holds up the chalice and says new and everlasting covenant  - brings us to holy communion w/ God  to bridge the gap that was lost w/ fall of Adam/Eve
* "just" as in "owed" or "duty fulfilled"
 
** we owe it to God to "give thanks"
*
* see [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/right-and-just/ Right and just - Arlington Catholic Herald]
*
''epiclesis''
''epiclesis''


==== Eucharistic prayer ====
==== Eucharistic prayer ====


* prayer of thanksgiving
**
** invination to join together with Christ
**
* '''Sanctus'''
** "holy holy holy" as the cherubin sing in constant praise of God
** the priest calls down the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine
*>> to do
**when the priest holds up the chalice and says new and everlasting covenant  - brings us to holy communion w/ God  to bridge the gap that was lost w/ fall of Adam/Eve
* '''Words of the Last Supper'''
* '''Words of the Last Supper'''
* '''Mystery of faith'''
* '''Mystery of faith'''
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* ''oratio Dominica''
* ''oratio Dominica''
* > see CCC 2761
* > see CCC 2761
=== '''Sources''' ===
=== '''Sources''' ===
* [https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/Mass-Guide-digital.pdf Mass-Guide-digital.pdf (stmaryoldtown.org)]
* [https://stmaryoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/Mass-Guide-digital.pdf Mass-Guide-digital.pdf (stmaryoldtown.org)]
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* [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/the-mass-explained/ The Mass explained - Arlington Catholic Herald]
* [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/the-mass-explained/ The Mass explained - Arlington Catholic Herald]
* [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/the-eucharist-explained/ The Eucharist explained - Arlington Catholic Herald]
* [https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/the-eucharist-explained/ The Eucharist explained - Arlington Catholic Herald]
* [https://www.usccb.org/committees/evangelization-catechesis/holy-eucharist Holy Eucharist | USCCB]
== Layout of a Church ==
== Layout of a Church ==
[[File:Old St Peters Basilica plan.png|thumb|Plan of Old St Peter's Basilica, showing atrium (courtyard), narthex (vestibule), central nave with double aisles, a bema for the clergy extending into a transept, and an exedra or semi-circular apse.]][[File:Transept1.png|thumb|Cathedral ground plan. The shaded area is the transept; the darker shading at the centre represents the crossing.]]see [https://stpaulrepository.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rcia-06-the-church-what-is-in-a-catholic-church-building-by-fr-guy-de-gaynesford.pdf What's in a Catholic church building?]
[[File:Old St Peters Basilica plan.png|thumb|Plan of Old St Peter's Basilica, showing atrium (courtyard), narthex (vestibule), central nave with double aisles, a bema for the clergy extending into a transept, and an exedra or semi-circular apse.]][[File:Transept1.png|thumb|Cathedral ground plan. The shaded area is the transept; the darker shading at the centre represents the crossing.]]see [https://stpaulrepository.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rcia-06-the-church-what-is-in-a-catholic-church-building-by-fr-guy-de-gaynesford.pdf What's in a Catholic church building?]
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*'''Epiclesis'''
*'''Epiclesis'''
**the Eucharistic prayer calling down the Holy Spirit to transform the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ
**the Eucharistic prayer calling down the Holy Spirit to transform the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ
**Greek for "invocation" or "appeal"
*'''Epiphany'''
*'''Epiphany'''
**the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles. as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12)
**the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles. as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12)