After giving so much attention to the offering, Eucharistic Prayer I gives little attention to the transforming impact of Communion, perhaps because for centuries few people went to Communion.

Pope Pius XII, in his landmark 1947 encyclical promoting the liturgical movement, “Mediator Dei,” had affirmed that the faithful offer the Eucharist along with the priest, although allowing ...

Eucharistic Prayer I, the Roman Canon, is markedly different in order and content, expressing immediately after the Sanctus words of offering and petition for the church in its leaders and ...

Further, Eucharistic Prayer 4 petitions God "to make of us an eternal offering to you … that we might live no longer for ourselves … but for him … to complete his work on earth." This prayer ...

This is followed by uniting with Christ in his sacrificial offering to the Father. In Eucharistic Prayer 4, we pray, “We offer you his body and blood, the acceptable sacrifice which brings ...

Learn about the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative aimed at reviving Catholic belief in Jesus' real ...

FARGO, N.D. — By the end of his talk at a Eucharistic Revival conference in September, Msgr. James Shea had roused the room of more than 1,000 Catholics to a standing ovation, having likened the ...

Still further, during the institution narrative of the Eucharistic Prayer, we can see the Lord Jesus nailed and dying on the Cross. We can spiritually witness his blood, sweat, groans, and tears ...

There are many prayer methods and variations of methods in the Church’s spiritual treasury. The one method that is the most connected to the Church’s public worship is called the liturgy method.