MASS
MASS 10/8/14
The Path to Salvation
What is Mass the Latin word “missa”.
Mass said in Latin, ends in “Ite missa est” meaning “Go, it (the church) is sent”.
Through the Mass, we come to know God-Jesus invites us to Himself, then we are dismissed to be Christ for the world.
For Catholics, participating and celebrating Mass is a pathway to salvation because it was revealed specifically by Jesus at the Last Supper.
What is Liturgy? The Mass is referred to as the “Divine Liturgy”, meaning God’s public service.
The Liturgy has four parts-
1) Introductory Rites
2) Liturgy of the Word
3) Liturgy of the Eucharist
4) Concluding Rites
The Eucharist.
The Offering.
The breaking of the Bread.
The Mass is banquet- we offer our sacrifices and receive His Body and Blood, our spiritual nourishment and grace.
V. Origins of Mass
The Last Supper
Christ celebrated a Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem.
At the end of the Passover meal, Jesus departs from the usual ritual and says a blessing of the bread then breaks it.
Holy Water
When we bless ourselves with holy water it claims that we belong to Christ.
Water is symbolic of power, purity and cleansing. Showed the significance in baptism.
Objects in the Church
Altar- sacred table for the sacrifice
Tabernacle- box shaped like a temple for the sacrament
Ambo- where Scripture Is Proclaimed
Introductory Rites- Procession/Opening Hymn/ Entrance
The goal of the opening hymn is to bring us together
They process towards the altar, a symbol of Christ symbolic of our journey
Sign of the Cross and Greeting
Sign of the Cross- reminds us of Christ’s sacrifice and love
The Greeting invokes a message of peace upon us
Penitential Rite
1) We ask God and others in the Church for forgiveness from our sins. Sin- anything that breaks our relationship with God.
Gloria in Excesses
The Gloria gives praise to God in imitation of the angels in heaven (at Christ Birth).
The Opening Prayer
We pray to petition God.
The Path to Salvation
What is Mass the Latin word “missa”.
Mass said in Latin, ends in “Ite missa est” meaning “Go, it (the church) is sent”.
Through the Mass, we come to know God-Jesus invites us to Himself, then we are dismissed to be Christ for the world.
For Catholics, participating and celebrating Mass is a pathway to salvation because it was revealed specifically by Jesus at the Last Supper.
What is Liturgy? The Mass is referred to as the “Divine Liturgy”, meaning God’s public service.
The Liturgy has four parts-
1) Introductory Rites
2) Liturgy of the Word
3) Liturgy of the Eucharist
4) Concluding Rites
The Eucharist.
The Offering.
The breaking of the Bread.
The Mass is banquet- we offer our sacrifices and receive His Body and Blood, our spiritual nourishment and grace.
V. Origins of Mass
The Last Supper
Christ celebrated a Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem.
At the end of the Passover meal, Jesus departs from the usual ritual and says a blessing of the bread then breaks it.
Holy Water
When we bless ourselves with holy water it claims that we belong to Christ.
Water is symbolic of power, purity and cleansing. Showed the significance in baptism.
Objects in the Church
Altar- sacred table for the sacrifice
Tabernacle- box shaped like a temple for the sacrament
Ambo- where Scripture Is Proclaimed
Introductory Rites- Procession/Opening Hymn/ Entrance
The goal of the opening hymn is to bring us together
They process towards the altar, a symbol of Christ symbolic of our journey
Sign of the Cross and Greeting
Sign of the Cross- reminds us of Christ’s sacrifice and love
The Greeting invokes a message of peace upon us
Penitential Rite
1) We ask God and others in the Church for forgiveness from our sins. Sin- anything that breaks our relationship with God.
Gloria in Excesses
The Gloria gives praise to God in imitation of the angels in heaven (at Christ Birth).
The Opening Prayer
We pray to petition God.