Editing Catholic Mass (section)

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*"eucharist" is Greek for Thanksgiving
**in the Eucharist we are giving thanks to God and his works
***see [[Catechism of the Catholic Church#Eu|Catechism of the Catholic Church glossary Eu)]]
*in the Mass, "Eucharist" means "the Lord's Supper"
*and also the "Bread and Wine" that are the "Body and Blood" of Christ
*The Sacrament of the Eucharist and the consecrated host itself may also be referred to as "the Blessed Sacrament"

*from [https://www.usccb.org/eucharist The Eucharist | USCCB]:
<blockquote>The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrant blesses and praises God for these gifts and places them on the altar. In addition to the bread and wine, monetary gifts for the support of the Church and the care of the poor may be brought forward. 

After the gifts and altar are prepared, the Eucharistic Prayer begins. This prayer of thanksgiving is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the celebrant acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father.
- [https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/structure-and-meaning-mass Structure and Meaning of the Mass (USCCB)]</blockquote>
* from [https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/girm-chapter-2 The Eucharist | GIRM]:
<blockquote>a) At the Preparation of the Gifts, bread and wine with water are brought to the altar, the same elements, that is to say, which Christ took into his hands

b) In the Eucharistic Prayer, thanks is given to God for the whole work of salvation, and the offerings become the Body and Blood of Christ.

c) Through the fraction and through Communion, the faithful, though many, receive from the one bread the Lord’s Body and from the one chalice the Lord’s Blood in the same way that the Apostles received them from the hands of Christ himself.</blockquote>