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Participation In the Mass

One way to show our love and thanksgiving to God is by actively participating in the Eucharistic Celebration. In your own experience of the Holy Mass, list down 5 ways by which you actively participate in it.

Whenever we celebrate the Holy Mass, we are invited to participate in it wholeheartedly. Each part of the Mass invites us to participate in a different way.

Word of God:

The Institution of the Lords Supper


1 Corinthian 11:23-26

1. What did Jesus say after he had given thanks and broke the bread? 2. What did Jesus say after supper? 3. According to Jesus, how many times are we going to eat the Bread of Life?

At The Last Supper: - Jesus gave his Body and Blood - Jesus Celebrated the First Mass. - Jesus started the Eucharistic Celebration.

Today, - whenever we celebrate the Eucharist, we remember the great love of Jesus for us.

ORDER OF THE MASS I. INTRODUCTORY RITE - Come Jesus invites us in each Mass to join Him in praising the Father. A. ENTRANCE and GREETING We come together to celebrate. We welcome the priest and one another. We stand and sing an entrance song.

B. PENITENTIAL RITE The priest invites us to think of the ways we have offended God and one another. We ask God and one another for forgiveness. C. GLORIA On most Sundays and feast days, we all sing or say this song of praise.

D. OPENING PRAYER The priest prays on our behalf. We show that we agree to the prayer by saying Amen.

A. Identify what part of the Mass is being asked in the following. 1.We welcome the priest and one another and stand and sing the entrance song. 2.After the Gloria, the priest prays on our behalf. 3.We ask God and one another for forgiveness. 4.On most Sunday, we all sing this song of praise.

B. Write YES if the action says a good participation during Mass and NO if it does not. 1. singing properly with the entrance song _________ 2. playing with seatmate while singing the Gloria __________ 3. sitting properly during the entrance song _________ 4. saying Amen properly after the Opening Prayer __________

SUMMARY: 1. What did we learn today? 2. What is the most significant learning that you got today? Why is it significant?

IV. CONCLUDING RITE Go and serve - At the end of our celebration with Christ we say Thank you and we go out to bring Gods love to others.

A. BLESSING The priest blesses us in Gods name. B. DISMISSAL We are sent out to love and serve the Lord. We are sent out to live the Mass.

WE ARE INVITED TO PREPARE FOR THE MASS. -We should come to Mass with a clean heart so that we can offer it worthily to Jesus. -We should make peace with our neighbors, forgive those who wronged us and ask forgiveness from those we hurt.

WE ARE INVITED TO LIVE THE MASS

At the end of the Eucharistic Celebration, we are invited to LIVE the Mass. Living the Mass means... offering ourselves to God and keeping ourselves united with Jesus. doing whatever we can to make the people around us happy. we bring Jesus to the people we encounter every day.

SEATWORK:
Identify what part of the Mass is being asked in the following. 1. It is the Give thanks part of the Mass. 2. This is the most important prayer of the Mass. 3. On this part, the priest prepares the Body of Christ for distribution. 4. The priest blesses us in Gods name. 5. We are sent out to love and serve the Lord.

REFLECTION:
1. How do we prepare ourselves for the Holy Mass? 2. What does it mean to live the Mass? Why do we need to live the Mass? 3. Does the Mass end after we leave the Church? Why?

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