Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist The Liturgical Year Participating in the Mass February 22, 2014
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Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist The Liturgical Year Participating in the Mass February 22, 2014 March 9 – Rite of Conversion 1st Sunday of Lent – you and your sponsor 10:30 AM Mass and then off to Fargo. Pick a saints name for Confirmation http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php Power points of previous classes – www.mybrotherjesus.com – click on RCIA Handouts of previous classes are up front The morning of Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) Retreat – Walk through of the ceremony & Confessions 2 Easter Vigil Question – have you embraced and accepted all of the teachings of the church? Stations of the Cross – 11:40AM and 7 PM during Lent Between now and March 9th, we ask you to please set up your second 20 minute interview with Fr. Braun, Fr. King, or Fr. Pfeifer by calling the rectory at 701-772-2624 Keep working on prayers Baptismal Certificates Fr. Pfeifer back next week – class location??? 3 Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand over your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. 4 “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” 5 The celebration throughout the year of the mysteries of the Lord’s birth, life, death, and Resurrection in such a way that the entire year becomes a “year of the Lord’s grace.” Thus the cycle of the liturgical year and the great feasts constitute the basic rhythm of the Christian’s life of prayer, with its focal point at Easter. CCC 6 Begins on the first Sunday of Advent – four weeks before Christmas Revolves around two feasts: Christmas and Easter First Half – focuses on the theme Christ Our Light Second Half – focuses on the theme Christ Our Life Christmas Easter Ordinary Time is the time other than the Christmas and Easter seasons 7 Advent Time to prepare for Christmas Time of slowing down Time of repentance (confession) Christmas Epiphany Birth of Christ Wise Men come to worship Christ Baptism of the Lord Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist 8 Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday - 40 days before Easter Time of purification of the body and soul - repentance Time of confession, fasting, abstinence, more prayer, more reading of the Bible, etc. Easter Ascension Last Supper, Passion, Rising from the dead Jesus ascends into heaven, body and soul - 40 days after Easter Pentecost Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Upper Room - 50 days after Easter 9 Most important, central and sacred act of worship in Catholicism Because the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life The supreme act of adoration, love, and worship of God that we have as Catholics The Mass is the greatest prayer that we can pray It is the prayer of Christ – the perfect prayer In Mass we give – perfect adoration, perfect thanksgiving, perfect petition, and perfect atonement Only an ordained priest can say the Mass 10 The Church professes that at the Mass the three levels of the Church converge and are united with one another (communion) Church Triumphant – saints in heaven Church Militant – believers here on earth Church Suffering – souls in purgatory All of Gods servants join in prayer The Holy Sacrifice Called a “sacrifice” because Christ offers Himself to the Father 11 Sacrifice began at the beginning of creation Adam & Eve offered sacrifices to God Cain & Abel offered sacrifices to God Abraham & Sarah offered sacrifices to God The first humans new they owed some debt of gratitude to God so they offered sacrifices Taking something that God has given us, and giving it back to God (offer something back to God) A gift to God, in thanksgiving for all the blessings received 12 The sacrifice of Christ We know from scripture Christ only died once Before He died He said the Last Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them saying, “Take this and eat, this is My Body.” Taking the cup, and giving thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it, and He said to them ‘This is My Blood, of the New Covenant, which is being shed for many” (Matthew 26:26-28) Christ offered Himself to the Father, under the appearances of bread and wine The “Holy Sacrifice of the Mass” 13 We’re made present at the Last Supper and Calvary Time and space are pushed aside We are really truly present at the Last Supper and the Cross Christ only died once, Christ isn’t dying again and again The Mass makes Calvary and the Last Supper present here and now 14 The Mass isn’t just a reenactment, it combines: Past – the exact words and elements that Jesus used at the Last Supper are used faithfully and precisely Present – the Mass brings grace nourishment and instruction for the people who are present Future – It foreshadows the sacred banquet in heaven The Mass transports the participants back in time to Christ’s Last Supper with his apostles, Christ’s Passion and death on the cross, and his Resurrection and empty tomb The Mass is the summit and zenith of all Christian worship 15 The Mass takes Calvary and the Last Supper and makes them present We have the opportunity to be there every time we come to Mass We are at the Last Supper We are at the Cross Standing next to Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene We have this opportunity every Sunday or everyday if we attend daily Mass 16 Lineage goes back to the Twelve Apostles Offers the sacrifice, takes the bread and wine Doesn’t say “This is the Body of Jesus” or “This is the Blood of Jesus” Says “This is My Body. This is the cup of My Blood” – first person Christ is present in the priest – the priest disappears & Christ speaks through the priest (in persona Christi) Christ is the priest There is only one priest – it’s Jesus Christ, He gives us a share of his priesthood 17 Christ is the priest and victim In the Eucharist He is offered up Old Testament The priest and victim were always separate The priest would sacrifice a lamb or goat – he was always distinct from the sacrifice The Mass – Christ is the priest and the victim being offered Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world He is the unblemished lamb who offers Himself up to the Father 18 The first Mass took place year 33 AD – the Bible wasn’t created until the 300’s AD 19 Four Types of Prayer in Catholicism Mass Part Adoration – praising God The Gloria Contrition – Asking God for forgiveness The Confiteor and Penitential Rite Petition – Asking God for a favor The Prayer of the Faithful (General Intercessions) After Holy Communion when we Thanksgiving – Showing God show gratitude for all the graces gratitude given at Mass 20 Grace – God’s love and God’s life fills us when we attend Mass Forgiveness of all our venial sins We help make up for the sins of the past The temporal punishment 21 Comes from a Latin word meaning “to send forth” When you attend Mass you are gathered to pray, to worship, thank, praise God and ask Him for what we need At the end we are sent forth to bring the world to Christ and to bring Christ to the world The Mass is a sending forth of the congregation 22 Sacred Liturgy Lords Supper Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Holy Meal 23 Why do we sit, stand, and kneel at different times during the Mass Catholic worship involves the whole person – body and soul Each posture has a specific reason Standing – show respect Sitting – for receptivity Kneeling – sign of worship, adoration, and humility 24 Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist Focus is on the Bible readings as an integral part of daily and weekly worship Focus is the holiest and most sacred part of the Mass – Holy Eucharist The two parts can be divided up into 5 or 6 different parts – follow “The Order of Mass” 25 A prayer book provided by a church Contains the prayers for the Mass, the Sunday readings for the liturgical season, and hymns for the entire church year The readings are arranged by the specific date on which they will be read, and because of this the missalette is obsolete after the church year 26 Enter quietly and reverently Shouldn’t be chewing gum – respect and reverence for Jesus Dip your fingers in Holy Water and bless yourselves by making the Sign of the Cross To remind us of our Baptism Find your pew, genuflect to the Tabernacle, take your seat or kneel, sit or pray silently preparing yourself for Mass 27 Recite the Prayer to St. Michael Patron saint of the church Opening Hymn (Entrance Antiphon) Everyone stands Singing brings everyone together - gets them on the same page Help us get focused Altar servers – Crucifix, followed by candles, proclaimer holding the Book of the Gospels, followed by the Priest Bow at the first step – sign of reverence 28 Crucifix is placed in its stand in back right The candles are placed on the high altar on both sides of the tabernacle The Book of the Gospels is placed on the altar The priest bows and kisses the altar – the altar is where the sacrifice will take place 29 Sign of the Cross All prayers begin with the Sign of the Cross Greeting Priest can choose any one of three greetings “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…be with you all.” “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” “The Lord be with you.” Response “And with your Spirit” Response is inspired by Paul’s letters that end with a version of being “with your spirit.” Philippians (4:23), 2 Timothy (4:22), Galatians (6:18), & Philemon (25) The two parts of the greeting expresses a desire that the Lord be present to the spirit of the entire community 30 Done once or twice a year The priest blesses the Holy Water and walks through the Church down all three isles and sprinkles everybody with Holy Water (Holy Saturday, First Communion/Confirmation) Everyone makes the Sign of the Cross 31 A public acknowledgement that everyone is a sinner and has sinned to some degree during the week Priest says “At this time let us call to mind our sins.” Before we begin to worship God, we tell God we are sorry for our sins It expresses public guilt and shame for any sins against God, because committing sin is also an offense and a wound to the faith community 32 Bishop Fulton Sheen always did this: Instead of trying to go through a laundry list of all the sins that he could remember, he would look at the Crucifix and looked at the effects of his sins, what he did to Christ, he would look at the Crown of Thorns, the five wounds he said “that’s what my sins did to Christ” You can think about your sins or try Bishop Sheen’s method Think of how much God loves us, by dying for us and be sorry for our sins and what they did to Christ 33 After we contemplate our sins, we make a public confession Latin – I confess “I confess to almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters…” “…through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault…” We strike our breasts 3 times Striking our breast is a sign of being sorry Old Testament – to tell God they were sorry they would put on sack cloth, ashes on their head, and beat their breast 34 How we offend God In our thoughts (wishing evil upon someone) In our words (using God’s name in vain) In what we have done (stealing) In what we have failed to do (not helping someone) We ask Mary, the Angels and the saints, and each other, to pray for us, to the Lord our God Take this seriously – at every Mass you are asking somebody to pray for you, you are also promising to pray for them Don’t forget to fulfill this obligation – make sure you are praying for everybody who attended Mass 35 Priest says “May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.” Response “Amen” That’s a prayer of forgiveness It takes away venial sins (smaller sins) not mortal sins Kyrie Greek word for “Lord” – Trinitarian theme Priest “Lord have mercy” Response “Lord have mercy” – the Father Priest “Christ have mercy” Response “Christ have mercy” – the Son Priest “Lord have mercy” Response “Lord have mercy” – the Holy Spirit 36 Latin word for “glory” Ancient hymn recalls the singing angels at Christmas in Bethlehem who sang at Christ’s birth “Glory to God in the highest …” Said or sung every Sunday except during Advent and Lent which are penitential seasons Said in celebration An ancient prayer of praise - to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 37 Sets the tone for the rest of the prayers and readings Addresses all three persons of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) 38 Word of God – Sacred Scripture First two readings are read by lay people First Reading is always from the Old Testament Second Reading is always from the New Testament - Other than the Gospels In between the first two readings is the Responsorial Psalm The Gospel (third reading) can only be read by a priest, deacon, or bishop The readings and the Gospel reading usually have a common theme 39 The Church chooses the readings for each Mass Sunday Mass – 3 year cycle Years – A, B, C After 3 years you hear 19% of the Bible Daily Mass – 2 year cycle Years – I & II After 2 years you hear 83% of the Bible 40 Lectionary Book of the Gospels Contains the first two readings Contains the Gospel readings Sacramentary Used by the priest Contains the prayers and ceremonies of the Mass 41 Everyone sits First & Second Readings Introduction – “A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy” Introduction – “A Reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans” Conclusion – “The Word of God” Response “Thanks Be to God” Responsorial Psalm Called this because we are supposed to respond at different times The reader or cantor will say or sing the Psalm and we are respond with the antiphon 42 The Priest stands – congregation stands Alleluia is sung just before the reading of the Gospel Means praise the Lord Altar servers get candles and wait behind the altar Priest walks to the center of the altar bows picks up the Book of the Gospels Priest turns to walk to the ambo (pulpit or lectern), altar servers walk in front of the priest, priest holds the Book of the Gospels high above his head 43 Life of Christ Priest says: “The Lord be with you” Response “And with your spirit” Introduction – “A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke” Response “Glory to you, O Lord” At the time of the introduction of the Gospel we are to take our thumb and make the Sign of the Cross three times: on the forehead, the lips, and over the heart Conclusion – “The Gospel of the Lord” Response “Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ” 44 Trinitarian in nature for the three Persons in the Holy Trinity What we are saying is: Lord enlighten my mind with your Holy Word, that I may: Understand with my mind Profess it with my lips Believe it in my heart 45 Also called sermon Everyone sits An explanation and reflection on the Word of God Based upon the readings or the teachings of Christ and the Church Deacon, priest, or bishop 46 Reciting the Creed Everyone stands Nicene Creed or the Apostles Creed Nicene Creed – comes from the Council of Nicaea year 325 Sums up all that the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church) has taught for the past 2,000 years “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth…” Bow at “and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” 47 Remain standing Also called Prayer of the Faithful Petitions are read “We pray to the Lord” Response “Lord hear our prayer” We pray 6 – 10 different petitions at each Mass For example: “We pray for this year’s RCIA candidates and catechumens who will be entering the Church this Holy Saturday may they be blessed with an abundant faith.” “We pray to the Lord.” Response “Lord hear our prayer” Concludes the Liturgy of the Word 48 5 minutes 49 Focuses on offering The collection offering The offering of bread and wine to be consecrated The sacrifice itself The consecration by the priest The Holy Communion of the faithful 50 Everyone sits Song is sung Collection is taken Giving to God our first fruits Offertory Procession The gifts are brought forward Collection Bread & wine Priest & servers meet the procession at the foot of the altar to receive the gifts 51 Bread , wine, and the collection are brought forth Symbolism – the lay people bring up their gifts They offer themselves upon the paten and in chalice We should do that, offer up all our prayers, works, joys, and sufferings Place our entire self in the chalice and on the paten and ask God to transform us into Christ 52 The altar is prepared Priest lifts the host "Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the Bread of Life.” Response “Blessed be God forever” 53 Priest pours the wine into the chalice and adds a few drops of water to symbolize the union of the divinity and humanity of Christ He says “May we come to share in the Divinity of Christ, who humbled Himself to share in our humanity.” Priest lifts the chalice “Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us our spiritual drink.” Response “Blessed be God forever” 54 The wine represents the Divinity of Christ and the water is His humanity When the water is placed in the wine it shows that Christ is one, that His humanity and His Divinity are one Person of Christ The water also represents our humanity, that we are to be joined to Christ When the water is placed in the wine, we can no longer separate it, the water has become part of the wine, we become one with the Lord when we receive Him in Holy Communion 55 Priest prays, “May the Lord wash me of my inequities and cleanse me of my sins.” Originated in the early Church People would bring up vegetables, chickens, clothing for the poor with the bread and wine The priest would have to collect all of this - he would wash his hands before continuing with the Sacrifice of the Mass Also was a Jewish tradition during the time of Jesus, the high priest would wash his hands before making the sacrifice of killing the unblemished spotless lamb on the day of the Passover Now we just bring the basket with money – the washing is symbolic 56 Everyone stands “Pray my brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father” Response “May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.” Prayer over the Gifts Priest says the prescribed prayer. Response “Amen” 57 Beginning of Eucharistic Prayer Priest – “Lord be with you” – Response “And with your spirit” Priest – “Lift up your hearts” – Response “We lift them up to the Lord” Priest – “Let us give thanks to the Lord our God” – Response “It is right and just” Priest continues with the rest of the preface 58 Sung or spoken Also called Sanctus – means holy Trinitarian – Holy, Holy, Holy said three times “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.” Heaven and earth are united at this time 59 Everyone kneels - the holiest part of the Mass Common elements are praise and thanksgiving to God Priest has several that he can choose from Only a priest can say, it recalls what happened at the Last Supper Epiclesis – priest begs the Father to send the holy Spirit, so that the offerings may become the body and blood of Christ and that the faithful, by receiving them, may themselves become a living offering to God (CCC 1105) The sequence of events is retold until the part where Jesus takes the bread 60 Then the priest changes from third person to first person and speaks as if Christ himself were standing holding the host. The priest acts in the person of Christ (in persona Christi). The priest uses the exact same words that Jesus used at the Last Supper at the Consecration Priest takes the Host - “Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is My Body , which will be given up for you” He elevates the Host for everyone to see The bells are rung The priest genuflects 61 Priest takes the chalice – “Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of My Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.” He elevates the chalice for everyone to see The bells are rung The priest genuflects At the raising of the Eucharist & Chalice – can pray to yourself “My Lord and my God” 62 It does this by the separate consecration of the Host and the wine The separation of the Body and the Blood of Christ represents the death of Christ Once His Blood left His Body, He died, the separation of His Body from His Blood This is shown in an unbloody way at the Sacrifice of the Mass, by a separate Consecration 63 They signify the holiest moment of the Mass Necessary before microphones – people in the way back of the churches could hardly hear anything that the priest was saying, so they needed a signal that the Consecration was happening 64 During the Consecration a miracle occurs The bread and wine change into the body and blood of Christ – Transubstantiation Only and ordained priest has the authority to say Mass and consecrate the bread and wine We kneel before the Eucharist because it is no longer a piece of bread – it is Christ The Eucharist isn’t a symbol it is Christ 65 Holy Eucharist Communion and Holy Communion Sacrament and Blessed Sacrament Sacrifice and Holy Sacrifice True Presence and Real Presence 66 3 choices “We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.” “When we eat this Bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.” “Save us, Savior of the world for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.” 67 We pray for the needs of the Church and the world We pray for the Pope We pray for those that have died We pray for all the intentions We pray that one day we’ll get to heaven to be with the Lord, the Blessed Mother, the Apostles, and the saints 68 Priest raises the Eucharist and the Precious Blood “Through him, and with him, and in him, O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.” Response “Amen” 69 Everyone stands The Lord’s Prayer After the Our Father there is a prayer – that the Lord will deliver us from evil, grant us peace, protect us from sin and anxiety, as we wait for the coming of Christ Then this prayer “For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours, now, and forever.” Added after Vatican II in the 1960’s 70 Protestant Our Father “For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.” We are each using different versions of the same ancient prayer Why don’t Catholics say that part? We do every Mass We don’t say it in the regular Our Father (not at Mass), because it wasn’t said by Christ The last verse was added by some early Christians but it wasn’t the prayer that Jesus taught us 71 Priest – “Lord Jesus Christ who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.” Response “Amen” Priest – “The peace of the Lord be with you always.” Response “And with your spirit.” Priest – “Let us offer each other the sign of peace.” Shake hands “Peace be with you”, family members may hug or kiss 72 Also called Agnus Dei Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. Sometimes use a combined English/Latin version After the Lamb of God everyone kneels 73 During the Lamb of God The priest breaks the Host He then takes a little piece of the Host and places it in the chalice; that represents the resurrection The Body and Blood of Christ are reunited in a mystical way at Mass The Mass shows forth the death and the Resurrection of Christ Separate consecration of the host and the wine Uniting of the Body and Precious Blood 74 Priest – “Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.” Response – “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Comes from the Bible when the Centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant, Jesus intends to go to the house, but the Centurion feels he is unworthy to have Jesus come to his home, Jesus admires the man’s faith and cures the servant from afar.” (Matthew 8:8 and Luke 7:6) Priest and the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion receive Communion 75 Before receiving –some sign of reverence for the Real Presence is required Bow, Sign of the Cross, genuflect or kneeling Eucharist can be received either on the tongue or on the hand If received on the hand it must be consumed right away 76 Eucharist Precious Blood Minister of Holy Communion – “The Body of Christ” Response “Amen” Minister of Holy Communion – “The Blood of Christ” Response “Amen” Our response of “Amen” – “I believe” confesses our belief that Jesus is truly present in both the bread and the wine After receiving Communion Return to your pew, kneel and pray silently 77 Must be properly disposed in order to receive Holy Communion Unaware of any mortal sins that haven’t been confessed Don’t publically dissent from Church teaching Fasted (not eating or drinking anything except water) for one hour before receiving Holy Communion The fast is one hour before Communion, not before Mass 78 You must be in communion to receive Communion Means being united with all that the Church teaches, prays, and does Non-Catholics Catholics in a state of mortal sin Catholics in an invalid marriage Catholics who’ve broken the one-hour fast Catholics who haven’t made their first confession and First Communion 79 Plates and chalices are cleaned and put away Priest sits down – everyone sits Prayer after Communion Everyone stands Priest says the appropriate concluding prayer. Response “Amen” 80 Greeting, Final Blessing, and Dismissal Greeting Priest: “The Lord be with you.” Response: “And with your spirit.” Final Blessing Priest: “May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Response: “Amen.” 81 Priest has four dismissals to choose from Go forth the Mass is ended Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life Go in peace Response to all four – “Thanks be to God” Doesn’t mean thank God Mass is over Giving thanks to God for all the blessings we’ve received We are being sent into the world to spread the Word of God and put it into practice 82 Song is sung Priest and altar servers process to the back of the Church. Don’t leave until the Priest has completed his exit Don’t get in the habit of leaving Mass early The only one that left the Last Supper early was Judas, things didn’t wind up too well with him 83 If you go anywhere in the world the Mass is the same. The language may be different but the Mass is the same There is a lot of rich mystical symbolism in Mass Whenever you attend Mass you can offer that Mass for somebody or something 84 Not just expected, it’s a moral obligation Mortal sin if missed without a worthy excuse Lords Day Obligation to refrain from unnecessary work on Sunday – day of rest Attending Mass is the only way that a Catholic can fulfill the 3rd Commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day Weekend Services Saturday evening – 5:00 Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, or 5:00 85 The full, conscious, and active participation of the faithful is required by singing, praying, speaking, sitting, kneeling, and so on Every person should be communicating with God during Mass Being disposed to, cooperative with, and willing to accept the supernatural divine graces being bestowed at the Mass should be the goal of everyone present Being inattentive, just being there but not consciously participating is a sin of sloth 86 To understand the Mass is to understand Catholicism The more you understand about the Mass the more interesting and exciting it is The less you understand about the Mass the more boring it is Think about football The more you know about football – how the game is played and strategies it can be quite interesting The less you know about football the less interesting it is 87 The Mass is the same You have to bring something to Mass in order to appreciate it The more you read and study about the Mass the more you will appreciate it Even though the structure of the Mass stays the same, every Mass is different Different prayers, readings, homilies If you want to get more out of the Mass, bring more to it Participate in the Mass rather than coming as a spectator Mass is a prayer – prayer is interactive 88 Writings from several saints Purgative Stage, Illuminative Stage, and the Unitive Stage During Mass we go through the three stages 89 Penitential Rite Telling God you’re sorry for your sins and ask His forgiveness We pass through a time of purgation (cleansing) 90 Enlightening the mind to know God Done through the readings, the Homily, the Creed, and the Prayers to the Faithful 91 To be one with God Occurs in Holy Communion We become one with God when we receive Communion 92 In heaven we have union with God We have to pass through the Purgative and Illuminative Stages and into the Unitive Stage If we don’t achieve the Purgative and Illuminative in this world we have to go to Purgatory We can’t go to heaven with even the smallest stain of sin on your soul The only people that get to heaven are perfect Purgatory is for those who die in God’s grace and friendship but still need to be cleansed (purified, perfected) 93 Topic: Holy Orders and Religious Life Bishop, Priest, & Deacon Consecrated Life Priestly Celibacy Women’s Ordination Fr. Pfeifer will be back Location: Church basement or school cafeteria?? 94