"And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles
or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to
the imitation of these good things. Then we all rise together and pray, and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and wine and water are
brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings..." (Justin Martyr First apology, chapter LXVII - AD 155)
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