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Why do we have Mass? We have Mass to worship and to receive God’s grace, to unify with him and with other worshipers through the sacrament of the Eucharist. As a sacrament, it is that Jesus himself acting through the Eucharist, and supplies all the graces we derive from it.
Jesus prayed for us on the cross. He continues praying for us on the altar. When we pray in the Holy Mass, therefore, and unite our prayers to that of Jesus, we can be sure that our requests will be heard by God the Father. Readings. Holy Scripture is God’s word.
During the Mass, Jesus is present in the form of the Word, the bread and wine when it is changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, by the action of the Holy Spirit; through the Priest and through us, the community, which has gathered together. The Mass is a time when we pray through words, actions and gestures.
Mar 24, 2024 · Try to release the tension you’re carrying in your body, because in the Mass we worship God with our soul and our body (that is why we stand, sit, and kneel at certain points). Invite the Holy Spirit to guide your prayer during the Mass.
Nov 26, 2021 · Through the readings and the prayers of the Mass, we are immersed in God’s word. The final and most special way that the Lord is present in the Eucharist is in his body and blood, present to us under the signs of bread and wine. Jesus is God, and so he is omnipresent.
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Sep 13, 2024 · Why do we stand, sit, and kneel at specific times during the Mass? Where did the prayers we say at Mass come from? When does Jesus actually become present in his Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity? How do I pray better at Mass? In this series of blog posts, Fr. Luke Spannagel walks us through the Mass answering these and many other questions about ...
The long prayer which follows brings us to the very center of the Mass and the heart of our faith. While the words of the prayer may vary from Sunday to Sunday, the prayer always has this structure: 1) We call upon God to remember all the wonderful saving deeds of our history. 2) We recall the central event in our history, Jesus Christ, and in ...
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