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Which prayer was it? The priest at my church prayed for the Eucharistic ministers (the folks who hand out the communion). Also, it is good that you went to Mass today.
The prayer in the subject line - Eucharistic Prayer IV (Four). I don't know if you're familiar with the other Eucharistic Prayers.Which prayer was it? The priest at my church prayed for the Eucharistic ministers (the folks who hand out the communion). Also, it is good that you went to Mass today.
I am not familiar with the prayer numbers, or Eucharistic prayers in general, cos I just go with the motions.
Yeah, I do not own a Missal, though, I do a Missal PDF on my computer. Maybe, I could test the limits of the AI on my computer, and ask it to quote Eucharistic Prayer IV.
Right now, I am feeding the artificial intelligence a bunch of rules on sports, so next time I get confused on what is happening in a sporting event such as in the Olympics, the AI could answer for me.
Missals can be expensive. I drastically reduced the price of mine because I had some Amazon Rewards points to spare. However, if you have a Missal PDF that's awesome. That will be incredibly useful. Most priests tend to use Euch Prayer 3, unless it's a special Solemnity than they tend to do EP 1. They rarely if ever use EP 4 anymore. I thought it was kind of obsolete. It made me very happy to hear it today.Yeah, I do not own a Missal, though, I do a Missal PDF on my computer. Maybe, I could test the limits of the AI on my computer, and ask it to quote Eucharistic Prayer IV.
I have this one (2011 version) as a PDF. Congrats on getting yours for cheap.
Anyways, it is getting late here, but tell me more about your Missal, and I can reply tomorrow. God bless, sister in Christ, and have a wonderful night.
The Eucharistic Prayer is part of what the priest prays after he prays over the offerings (after he prays "Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.").
There are four of these prayers, or canons, that can be chosen by the priest. The first is a loose translation of the TLM canon. The others are more inventive. All are valid. Of these I prefer Prayer 1, and go out of my way to thank the priest when they use it. An old pastor called it “that great prayer for holiness”.
You are welcome. That seems like a good Missal. Maybe, we could give Iran these Missals, so instead of fighting wars with missiles, the Iranians can get into the Catholic faith and become peacemakers with Missals.Thanks
Interesting stuff.
Hopefully, my digital Missal has that prayer in it.
Agreed, the Roman Canon is the best. The Franciscan that was our chaplain in the EWTN DC offices for a long time, Fr Patrick Mary (now he offers Mass on the network down in Alabama) always prayed the Roman Canon when he offered Mass in our office chapel, and I thanked him for it as well. It's so much richer with all those saints and martyrs included.
