the Extended Preface for All Saints’ Day). Common Worship provides for the saints to be mentioned by name in the eucharistic prayer and in the prayers of intercession at the Eucharist. Furthermore, we welcome the ecumenical sensitivity in certain areas of this statement, its striving for common ground. When the Eucharist is rightly spoken of as a sacramental sacrifice, the emphasis is on the eucharistic sacrifice of the thanksgiving, prayer, worship, gifts and self-dedication of Christians in union with the one, full, perfect and sufficient atoning sacrifice of Christ.
the Extended Preface for All Saints’ Day). Common Worship provides for the saints to be mentioned by name in the eucharistic prayer and in the prayers of intercession at the Eucharist. Furthermore, we welcome the ecumenical sensitivity in certain areas of this statement, its striving for common ground. When the Eucharist is rightly spoken of as a sacramental sacrifice, the emphasis is on the eucharistic sacrifice of the thanksgiving, prayer, worship, gifts and self-dedication of Christians in union with the one, full, perfect and sufficient atoning sacrifice of Christ.
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