- Main article: Eucharist (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church,
concelebration (from Lat.,
con +
celebrare,to celebrate together) is the presiding of a number of
priests at the celebration of the
Eucharist with either a
priest or
bishop as the
principal celebrant and the other priests and bishops present in the sanctuary assisting in the consecration of the Eucharist. The
concelebrants assist the principal celebrant by reciting the
Words of Consecration together with him, thus effecting the
transubstantiation of the eucharistic elements.They may also recite portions of the
Eucharistic Prayer. This article treats principally of the practice in the
Latin Rite within the Roman Catholic Church.
