Anaphora (liturgy)
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The Anaphora, Eucharistic Prayer, or Great Thanksgiving, is a portion of the Christian liturgy of the Eucharist in which, through a prayer of thanksgiving, the elements of bread and wine are consecrat
8th-century Gelasian Sacramentary
Anaphora in the Byzantine Rite
A West Syriac Rite liturgy of the Syriac Orthodox Church holding paterissa (crozier)
St Michael the Archangel, Findlay, OH bread and wine crop 1
Sursum corda
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The Sursum corda is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in Christian liturgies, dating back at least to the third century and the Anaphora of the Apostolic Tradit
Anaphora (liturgy)
…is placed after the offertory and the Creed and comes before the Lord's Prayer, the Elevation and the Communion rites, can be summarized as follows: Sursum Corda or Opening Dialogue: it is the introductory dialogue that opens with a liturgical greeting by the priest (for instance, "The Lord be with you" in the…
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