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What is the part of the Mass in which gifts of bread or wine are presented to the priest?
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∙ 14y ago
The part in mass which you present the gifts of bread and wine is in the offertory part.
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What are the gifts presented during Mass?
Usually the gifts are bread, wine, and the Collection.
Who hands out the holy bread at mass?
the priest can only hands out the consecrated bread at mass.
How does the priest break the bread in mass?
with his hands.
What is a priest?
A priest is a member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. A priest can administer most of the sacraments, say mass and transform bread into His Body and wine into His Most Precious Blood.
What happens during the offertory at mass?
Offertory is the part of a mass where the deacons pass around the collection plate to get donations for the church. Additionally, the bread and wine used in the Eucharist are brought out and laid on the altar.
What do gifts represent?
The gifts of bread and wine at Mass, represent the unleavened bread and wine used at the last supper. The gifts are offered (taken up to the altar) by two or more people at Mass (representing the entire congregation's participation in the 'sacrifice'. At the consecration, we (Catholics) believe that the bread and wine are substantially changed into the body and blood of [Jesus] the Christ. From the "Tantum ergo" (written by St. Thomas Aquinas) [Praestet fides supplementum sensuum defectui --- ] what our senses fail to fathom, we accept by faith's assent. The "cash" received during the "collection" not the ["offertory" (pre-Vat II term - or the "Presentation" post-Vatican II] is not the offering... they should not be presented at the altar
What two main gifts do you present at mass as signs of us?
The Eucharistic bread and wine offered at Mass symbolize Christ's body and blood, which Catholics believe to be the ultimate gift of divine love. Through this offering, the faithful are invited to partake in the sacrificial meal and unite themselves with Christ.
What is the term used to describe what happens to the bread and wine durning Mass?
We Catholics believe that during the Mass the bread and wine change into the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ after the words of consecration are said by the priest. This process is called transubstantiation.
Does the catholic priest perform a mass or hold a mass?
Neither. A priest celebrates a mass.
What is the eucharist in the mass for?
The purpose of the Eucharist in mass is for everyone to take in Jesus. The Bread and Winebecomes the Body and Blood of Christ once the priest has blessed it.To be able to take Communion you must have had you first Holy Communion. Once you have had it you can receive Bread and Wine (The body and Blood) at Church. When you go up for Communion the priest will say "the body of Christ" and will have to answer "Amen" to receive it.
What must happen to be considered a Catholic mass?
A validly ordained priest offering unleavened wheat bread and unadultered grape wine using approved prayers would be offering a valid Mass.
How is a convert at Easter Vigil done?
A convert is presented at the mass of the Easter Vigil and confirmed. The priest asks if the convert accepts all the teachings of the church and if he rejects Satan.
