(RNS) — The Eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Catholic Mass. Most Catholics see it as the priest’s prayer that is centered on the consecration of the ...

The Catholic Church has always taught that Jesus becomes truly present in the bread and wine during the consecration of the Eucharist at Mass.

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in ...

Most Catholics see the eucharistic prayer as centered on the consecration of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. But the eucharistic prayer is addressed in thanks and praise to ...

and Blood, for after the Consecration there is no other substance present in the Eucharist. Q. 872. When is the Holy Eucharist a Sacrament, and when is it a sacrifice? A.

Teilhard’s eucharistic vision have moved many readers, including Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

That term was then adopted after the Reformation by the 16th-century Council of Trent as an “appropriate” (aptissime) way of talking about what happens at the consecration of the Eucharist.

Signs of the Times: The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. But I have six suggestions on what should ...

Believers from across Utah and beyond gathered recently to participate in the consecration of Utah County’s first Orthodox Christian church. Located in a county dominated by Latter-day Saints ...

People at home, he wrote, will "provide for themselves bread and wine (bread alone is also permissible) and place it on a table in front of them. The priest's consecration of elements in front of ...

On March 25, Monday of Holy Week, Ecuador renewed its historic consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, first carried out 150 years ago.