Because the Eucharist is Jesus, and that is what Mass is all about.
The central prayer of the Catholic Church is the sacrifice of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, to His Father, for our salvation. In other words, the central prayer of the Church is the Eucharist.
Readings from Sacred Scripture (Liturgy of the Word) and the Sacrament of the Eucharist (Liturgy of the Eucharist).
Roman Catholics believe he is present in the Eucharist and other sacraments. He can also be present through prayer.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe main Catholic prayer is the Most Holy Eucharist; if you had to choose just one short prayer and say it was the main one, than, of course, it would be the Our Father, as that is the prayer that Our Blessed Lord, Himself, taught us.
It is the prayer read during the Liturgy (Eucharist) when the bread and wine are 'consecrated' (ie. turned into the body and blood of Jesus)..Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, the prayer of consecration is known as the Eucharistic prayer, the old term for it was the Canon.
During the Liturgy of the Eucharist you need to response "Amen" after the priest finish the Eucharist Prayer
It is the prayer read during the Liturgy (Eucharist) when the bread and wine are 'consecrated' (ie. turned into the body and blood of Jesus)..Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, the prayer of consecration is known as the Eucharistic prayer, the old term for it was the Canon.
Eucharist is a form of Initiation to the church to receive God's Communion.
Roman Catholic AnswerLiturgy is the official public prayer of the Church as opposed to private devotion. The Eucharist is the ultimate expression of the Church's liturgy, but the other sacraments and sacramentals, as well as the Divine Office are all part of the Liturgy or official public prayer of the Church. Anytime anyone, priest, religious, or layman prays their Breviary in their private room, they are an official representative of the Church presenting the Church's public prayer to God.
The greatest prayer of the Church is the Eucharist when Christ becomes flesh on the altar under the forms of bread and wine. For more information see the link below: . The Mass is the greatest prayer of the Church because the Mass is the re-presentation of Our Blessed Lord's greatest prayer - His Sacrifice of Himself on the Cross to the Father for our salvation. THAT Sacrifice was the prayer of God to God, and all we can do is witness it, and thank Our Blessed Lord for IT.
The consecration of the gifts
The great prayer of thanksgiving is called the Eucharistic Prayer (used to be called the Canon). It is the main prayer of the Eucharist is consists of eight parts: the Preface, Acclamation, Epiclesis, Consecration, Anamnesis, Oblation, Intercessions, and Doxology. It is the great prayer in which the God, through the agency of His priest, consecrates the bread and wine as His Body and Blood; its ritual history goes back to apostolic times.