What does the priest do in liturgy of the Eucharist?

The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. read more

To do this, the priest speaks the words of the Eucharistic prayer. In a Western rite (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, etc.), this prayer consists of: Sursum corda or greeting. “The Lord be with you / And with your spirit”, etc. The proper preface, which is a kind of short prayer that is appropriate for that day or liturgical season. read more

The Eucharistic Prayer is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the celebrant acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father. read more