This illustration shows an altar with many of the objects used for the celebration of Mass. (Credit ... down the Holy Spirit in the part of the eucharistic prayer called the epiclesis.

It is a little church in a rough part ... prayers—became the principal determining factor for each of the small decisions a priest has to make when celebrating Mass: everything from which ...

There is a coherence to the structure of the Mass. There are four main “parts”: the introductory rites; the Liturgy of the Word; the Liturgy of the Eucharist; and the Concluding Rite.

The eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Catholic Mass. Most Catholics see ... of some extraneous prayers, but is part of the history of God's action in ...

It is the prophecy of Malachi, lost and forgotten by many, despite being recalled at Masses all over the world in the Third Eucharistic Prayer ... talked about the Mass, that prophecy ...

looking at their phone or even taking pictures during papal liturgies, saying these are distractions that take focus away from the "heart of the Church," which is the Eucharist. "The Mass is not a ...

The bishops should presume goodwill on the part ... the entire prayer. Finally, the bishops should have a chapter encouraging people to abandon the traditional Latin Mass for the Eucharist as ...

So, he sent trusted representatives to request missionaries and to witness the Divine Liturgy celebrated ... than about the Mass. In fact, heaven invades earth at every Eucharistic celebration.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marked its 10th day May 28 with events in its eighth diocese. It has plans to reach LA June ...

The Mass is where our prayer finds its origin, structure, and fulfillment. The Eucharistic Sacrifice truly becomes the culmination of prayer and of a life lived completely in the Lord Jesus and ...

(RNS) — When Pope Francis called for a worldwide consultation of lay Catholics about their concerns as part of the Synod ... If we listen to the Eucharistic prayer as recited by the priest ...

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off Sunday, May 18, with an opening Mass in downtown Indianapolis where an estimated 1,000 people.