# Epiclesis ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The prayer petitioning God to send the Holy Spirit so that the offerings at the Eucharist may become the Body and Blood of Christ and thus the faithful, by receiving them, may themselves become a living offering to God. In every sacrament, the prayer asking for the sanctifying power of God's Holy Spirit is an "epiclesis" ([[2.1.1.1.p2x#^ccc-1105|1105]], [[2.1.1.2.p33#^ccc-1127|1127]]).