What Is The Mass?

Mass = Dismissal in Latin (to Go)

Other names of the mass:
The Breaking of Bread
The Lord's Supper
The Eucharist
The Offering
The Holy Sacrifice
What Is The Mass?
The Eucharist is the heart & summit of
our Catholic faith
The Church is the Body of Christ - We
join our sacrifices to His at every Mass
The Mass is also a banquet
The Mass Is Not My Thing
Are you wearing any "SON" Block?
SON Block on your Head (Mind)
SON Block on your Chest (Heart)
SON Block on your whole Body (Soul)
We block ourselves from His presence
So... remove that SON Block!
The Mass Is Not My Thing
Your Head (Mind) Is Blocked
Find faults at how the Mass is celebrated
Priest
Music
Church no air-cond.
Commentator / Readers
No Friends
Focus on WHATs happening rather than HOW
it's happening
The Mass Is Not My Thing
Your Chest (Heart) Is Blocked
Because we show up at Mass with our earthly
thoughts & desires
Do our minds wander during the Mass?
The Mass Is Not My Thing
Your Whole Body (Soul) Is Blocked
Those who don't come for Mass
What do we really believe in? Has something
else replaced God in our lives?
Ask Him to reveal His mercy to us and open
our souls to God
Entering The Church
The Doors
"I am the Door; if anyone enters by me, He will be
saved" (John 10:9)
Ask ourselves, "What is it that Jesus is going to save
me from?"
Holy Water
At baptism, we or our Godparent(s) vowed that we
would die to sin and live for Christ.
What is our mind on? Is it Christ?
Entering The Church
Blessing Yourself
Recalling of our baptism. Reclaim that we are Christ's
property.
Genuflecting VS Bowing
Be mindful of God's presence
We genuflect to honour Him
If tabernacle is empty?
Bow - give reverence to a sacred object
Genuflect - adoration towards the real presence of Christ.
Entering The Church
What Happens Next?
Kneel or sit prayerfully and empty our hearts to God
Reflect on God's presence in our life
Try not to distract others!
Be Aware of God's Presence
Acknowledge God's Presence in the Eucharist
Have a conversation with Him
Ask Him to be more real to you
Paying reverence helps
The Opening Rites
The Opening Hymn
Come together as a community to worship
But what if I don't like the song? And what if I sing like a
frog?
Singing is like an evidence of our love for God
The Sign of the Cross & Greeting
Remind us of Jesus' Sacrifice for us
What we did on our own earlier, we do together
"The Lord Be With You..." recognising the presence of the
Holy Spirit working through the Priest at mass
The Penitential Rite
Is a public confession - only sinners present in the
church today
Striking our breast - sign of mourning
Our venial sins are forgiven
Lord have mercy... referring to the Triune God
The Gloria
A Christmas song of praise to God
To take the focus away from ourselves to God
Part of the preparation in Mass to put God first
Reminds us to be mindful of God's presence
Saying "Amen" To
The Opening Prayer
"Let us pray..." The priest asks on behalf of all of
us, representing Christ
AMEN is our seal of approval; our signature
The Liturgy Of The Word
The 1st Reading
always taken from The Old Testament
Christ taught His apostles from here (Scripture)
Always relates to the Gospel of the day
The Responsorial Psalm
Were written before Jesus' time
Included prophesies about Christ
Psalms were the prayers that Jesus prayed
The Liturgy Of The Word
The 2nd Reading
Always taken from the New Testament
Not related to the 1st Reading, Psalm & Gospel,
but a continuation from the previous Sunday
We sing the ALLELUIA for we are about to listen to the
Gospel proclaimed
The Gospel is done with great solemnity - The words
of Jesus Christ
The Liturgy Of The Word
The Gospel, we make 3 small crosses
May the Lord purify my understanding, my
speech and my heart so that I may receive the
words of the Gospel.
The Homily
Not the time for a break
Open your heart
Pray for the preacher
Don't miss out on a "word" that God has
for you!
The Creed
Is our response to God's Word
"All that the Lord has said, we will do"
We put all our trust, our lives in God's
hands
The Liturgy Of The
Eucharist
Eucharist means "thanksgiving"
The bread and wine - many forming one
The offertory - proclaims that our faith is ultimately in
God
Truly offer up ourselves
With our voices
Gestures
Collection
The Eucharistic Prayer
"Lift up your hearts!" - consciously set aside our earthly
cares
The Sanctus
response to all the great things God has done for us
Welcome Jesus as they did on Palm Sunday
Song of great praise for what God has done and what
He is going to do
Kneeling - adoration, repentance, submission
The Eucharistic Prayer
Epiclesis
The priest calls upon the Holy Spirit when he
says the words "Take this all of you..."
We are brought to the presence of the Last
Supper and His death on the cross
Bread (body) and wine (blood) separately then
later, together symbolising his death
What do we say when the priest lifts up the body
and blood?
The Sign Of Peace
We cannot be in communion with Jesus if we
are not at peace with our Brothers and Sisters
Being in communion means:
Accept Jesus as our Lord
Accept the teachings of the Catholic Church
Are at peace with our brothers and sisters
Sign of peace - make it peaceful!
Receiving Holy
Communion
"Lord, I am not worthy to receive you"
Like the soldier, his faith was so great.
If we don't have his faith, we must ask for it
3 things required to receive:
State of grace - no grave sin
one hour fast from food and drink (except water and
medicine) before H.C.
Devotion and attention
How do we receive?
The Final Blessing
Go, you are sent to do His mission