Ordinary Form·Liturgy of the Eucharist
The Eucharistic Prayer
The center and high point of the entire celebration.
What happens
The comprises the Preface (thanksgiving), Sanctus, Epiclesis (invocation of the Spirit), Institution Narrative and , (memorial), , Intercessions, and Final with the Great Amen. The people join in the Sanctus, the Acclamation, and the Great .
Why it happens
The is the center and high point of the entire celebration — the prayer of thanksgiving and sanctification. Its meaning is that the whole congregation joins Christ in confessing the great deeds of God and in offering the Sacrifice. The priest alone speaks in the name of the whole holy people.
Sources
- GIRM §§78–79
- CCC §§1352–1355
- SC §47