The liturgy of the Eucharist is the second principal rite of the mass in the Roman Catholic Church (the first principal rite being the liturgy of the Word). It includes the offering and presentation of bread and wine (the offertory), their consecration by the priest during the eucharistic prayer, and the congregation’s reception of the consecrated elements in Holy Communion.
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