Does having several priests consecrate the Eucharist give the Mass special meaning?
The short answer
When two or more priests or bishops celebrate Mass together, it is called concelebration, and it expresses unity: of the priesthood, of the Sacrifice and of the whole people of God (GIRM 199).
Celebration of Mass by two or more priests or bishops together is called concelebration. It is an expression of unity. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says it fittingly expresses the unity of the priesthood, of the Sacrifice, and of the whole people of God (GIRM 199).
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