● Eucharistic Prayer D is the lengthiest prayer and used more during the penitential season of Lent. It finds its origins in the prayer of Saint Basil in the fourth century. In the ecumenical spirit that was prevalent in the 1970s, it was adopted by many of the major Christian bodies, including the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches, as a truly common prayer between them. It is the same spirit that led to the creation of the Revised Common Lectionary, which differs at times from the