Elevation (liturgy)

Elevation refers to the collection (Latin elevare ) and show the converted shares at the Eucharist. The liturgist rises after the word bread the body of Christ and after the word cup the blood of Christ.

Roman Catholic Church

In the Holy Mass of the Roman Catholic Church shows the celebrant during the Eucharistic prayer of the church after the conversion, the Zelebrationshostie and blood of Christ in the chalice. Then he makes a squat. The Elevation is usually acoustically indicated by the ringing of bells or conversion altar bells.

For the first time witnessed the survey in an order of the Bishop of Paris, Odo of Sully ( 1196-1208 ). It comes against the specific request from the scene of high medieval Eucharistic piety. From numerous historical accounts of the late Middle Ages is narrated that parts of the church people, who rarely communicated at this time, often only for elevation entered the church. As often Masses were celebrated at several altars, came on, to go from altar to altar to each to see the elevation.

In addition to the elevation according to the words of institution ( " large Elevation " ) collects the priest (optionally together with the deacon ) of bread and wine ( body and blood) in the doxology at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer ( "little elevation "). After the Agnus Dei, the priest raises the broken host to the words: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world."

Lutheran Churches

Martin Luther at the sacrament celebration elevation and visible allusion maintained on the Real Presence (see his German Mass). However, it was already dismissed in Luther's time in Wittenberg, by Johannes Bugenhagen, without that Luther was against it because he saw it as a free ceremony that you can do or be. He was also, however, that the elevation would be where she was dismissed, reintroduced.

The elevation has been preserved in many Lutheran churches. In the corresponding Lutheran Communion liturgy the priest lifts up blood after the word bread the body of Christ and the chalice after word of Christ. Also done squats of liturgists. Between Agnus Dei and issuance of the priest raises the chalice and the broken during the Agnus Dei show host. Turning to the community, there is, during the Elevation: " Behold the Lamb of God who bears the sins of the world ".