Editing Epiclesis (section)

{{short description|Christian Eucharistic prayer}}
{{Eucharist|expanded=Ritual and liturgy}}
The '''epiclesis''' (also spelled '''epiklesis'''; from {{langx|grc|ἐπίκλησις}}, {{lit|surname|invocation}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=ἐπίκλησις|url=https://logeion.uchicago.edu/%E1%BC%90%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82|website=Logeion}}</ref> refers to the [[invocation]] of one or several gods. In [[ancient Greek religion]], the epiclesis was the [[epithet]] used as the surname given to a deity in religious contexts.<ref>{{Harvnb|Le Quellec|Sergent|2017}}, s.v. Épiclèse: "Épithète divine, dans le langage des hellénistes principalement, qui poursuivent en cela l'usage des Grecs anciens. Le mot signifie « nom » ou « surnom », et c'est ce dernier emploi qui amène à l'utiliser de préférence au mot plus courant « épithète »."</ref>{{Sfn|Brulé|Lebreton|2007}} The term was borrowed into the Christian tradition, where it designates the part of the [[Anaphora (liturgy)|Anaphora]] (Eucharistic Prayer) by which the [[priest]] invokes the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] (or the power of God's blessing) upon the Eucharistic bread and wine in some [[Christian church]]es.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05502a.htm|title=Epiklesis|encyclopedia=[[Catholic Encyclopedia]] |access-date=2007-02-18}}</ref> In most [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern Christian]] traditions, the Epiclesis comes after the [[Anamnesis (Christianity)|Anamnesis]] (remembrance of Jesus' words and deeds); in the [[Western Rite Orthodoxy|Western Rite]] it usually precedes. In the historic practice of the [[Western Christian Church]]es, the consecration is effected at the [[Words of Institution]] though during the rise of the [[Liturgical Movement]], many denominations introduced an explicit epiclesis in their liturgies.<ref name="Khoo2005">{{cite book |last1=Khoo |first1=Lorna Lock-Nah |title=Wesleyan Eucharistic Spirituality: Its Nature, Sources and Future |date=2005 |publisher=ATF Press |isbn=978-1-920691-31-8 |pages=94–95 |language=English}}</ref>