preface. A preface in the liturgical sense is a prayer which is spoken before God, face to face. It is one of the chief elements of the eucharistic prayer. To appreciate the Preface we need to remember the axiom that actions speak louder than words. Liturgical prayer expresses praise and thanks to God, not abstractly, but by telling God what he has done and what he continues to do. A clear example is found in the Seventh Preface for Sundays which proclaims to God the Father: “So great was your love