What Happens During Eucharist

The liturgy of the Eucharist includes the offering and the presentation of bread and wine at the altar, their consecration by the priest during the eucharistic prayer (or canon of the mass), and the reception of the consecrated elements in Holy Communion.

What happens to us during the Eucharist?

According to the eucharistic doctrine of Roman Catholicism, the elements of the consecrated bread and wine are transubstantiated into the body and blood of Christ: their substance is converted into the substance of the body and blood, although the outward appearances of the elements, their “accidents,” remain.

What are the 5 parts of the Eucharist?

• First Reading.
• Eucharist Prayer.
• Lord’s Prayer. We listen to the word of God usually from the old Testament.
• Responsorial Plsam. We bring gifts of bread and wine to the altar. …
• Communion Rite.
• Second Reading. We listen to the word of God, form the new Testament.
• Greeting.
• Entrance chant.