Mass
The Catholic Eucharistic service.
The Mass is the Catholic Eucharistic service, the principal public worship of the Catholic Church. The word comes from the Latin missa, the dismissal at the end of the service ("Ite, missa est"). The Mass consists of the Introductory Rites, the Liturgy of the Word (scripture readings, homily, Creed, prayer of the faithful), the Liturgy of the Eucharist (offertory, Eucharistic Prayer, Communion), and the Concluding Rites. The term is also used in some Anglican parishes (especially Anglo-Catholic) for the Holy Eucharist; in Lutheran practice, "Mass" is occasionally used for the Sunday Eucharist but "Divine Service" is more common.