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| Eucharist | Thanksgiving |
| Passover (seder) | Jewish feast commemorating the protection of God by the passing over of the angel of death |
| Anamnesis | Greek word for memory |
| Manna | tiny flakes of bread on the ground collected in the desert to feed the Israelites when they were near starvation |
| unleavened bread | Bread without yeast, that does not rise |
| Mass | taken from the Latin word for dismissal |
| Communion | To be in union with God and others, another name for Eucharist |
| Assembly | The community of believers |
| Liturgy of the Word | the first part of Mass includes the scriptures, the readings from the bible |
| Liturgy of the Eucharist | The second part of Mass, includes the ritual of the consecration of the bread and wine to become the body and blood of Jesus |
| Transubstantiation | The word used to describe the changing of the Bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus |
| Lector | the person who reads the scriptures in the Liturgy of the Word |
| Ambo | Symbolizes the Word of God breaking into the midst of the community |
| Alter | Symbolizes God breaking into the world through the bread and wine at the table of the Eucharist |
| Baptismal Font | Symbolizes a person's initiation/entrance into the Body of Christ, usually filled with water |
| Presidor's Chair | Symbolizes the authority of the priest gathering the Body of Christ together in the role of Christ |
| Tabernacle | A special piece of liturgical furniture which stores the consecrated hosts from the liturgy |
