Great Amen

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The Great Amen is the congregational acclamation that solemnly concludes the Eucharistic Prayer in many Christian liturgies, affirming the prayer and praise just offered to God.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dresden Amen 1
Great Amen canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical element ⓘ
liturgical acclamation ⓘ
associatedWith Christian worship ⓘ
Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
doxology ⓘ
commonIn Anglican liturgy ⓘ
Lutheran liturgy ⓘ
Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ
other Western Christian liturgies ⓘ
concludes Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
directedTo God ⓘ
emphasizes unity of priest and people in prayer ⓘ
expresses assent to the Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
faith of the assembly ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ
hasForm single or repeated Amen ⓘ
hasWord Amen ⓘ
languageOfTerm English ⓘ
liturgicalFunction acclamation of praise to God ⓘ
congregational affirmation of the Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
solemn conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
liturgicalPlacement immediately before the Communion Rite ⓘ
mayBe recited ⓘ
sung ⓘ
meaning so be it ⓘ
truly ⓘ
musicalSetting often set to simple congregational melodies ⓘ
occursAt end of the doxology of the Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
partOf Eucharistic celebration ⓘ
linked to: Eucharistic Prayer

Order of Mass ⓘ
performedBy assembly ⓘ
congregation ⓘ
performedWith priest ⓘ
roleInParticipation invites active participation of the faithful ⓘ
theologicalSignificance ratifies the priest’s Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
underscores communal nature of the Eucharistic offering ⓘ
usedIn Christian liturgy ⓘ
Eucharistic liturgy ⓘ
Mass ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.