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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

The central portion of the Eucharistic liturgy. there are eight parts to this prayer, namely the Preface, Acclamation, Epiclesis, Consecration, Anamnesis, Oblation, Intercessions, and Doxology. Its ritual history goes back to apostolic times.