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 Opening Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and
enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray. O God, by the light of the Holy Spirit, You have
taught the hearts of Your faithful. In the same Spirit help
us to know what is truly right and always to rejoice in Your
consolation. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
 First Joyful Mystery The Annunciation

The Fourth Joyful Mystery—The Presentation in the

Temple
And after the days of her purification, according to the
law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to
Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord: And to offer a
sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the
Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons: And
after they had performed all things according to the law
of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city
Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong, full
of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.
Luke 2:22,24,39-40
The Sacramental Economy
 The Sacramental Economy

Christ lives and acts in the Church and communicates his

salvation through the liturgy until he comes. Both East and West
call this "the sacramental economy", dispensing Christ's gifts
through the Church's "sacramental" liturgy. We will explain this
"sacramental dispensation" and its essential features.
CCC 1076
 Liturgy Celebrates the Paschal
Mystery

Liturgy: Greek for “public work,” or

“work for the people”
Worshipers expected to participate
actively in the Liturgy
Liturgy centered on Holy Trinity
We participate in “Paschal Mystery”
Jesus' passage from life to glory
Holy Spirit draws us together through
Liturgy CCC 1066-1075
 The Sacraments
Healing
Penance
Anointing of the Sick

Initiation Service of
Baptism
Communion
Confirmation
Holy Orders
(Chrismation)
Matrimony
Eucharist
 Liturgy
Liturgy is an action of the whole
Christ...Liturgical services are not
private functions, but are
celebrations of the Church
CCC 1136,1140

Celebrated by all faithful in full,

conscious, and active
participation with an abundance
of signs, symbols, and rituals in
an environment of architecture,
sculpture, paintings, icons, and
stained glass, a place that fosters prayer and a sense of the sacred.
CCC 1145-1162
The Wedding Feast of the Lamb
Confluence of Sacred Tradition and Scripture

Revelation Patristics
Altar Didache: Eucharist
Vestments Confession
The Gloria Justin the Martyr:
Holy, Holy, Holy Confession
Communion of Saints Liturgy of the Word
Incense Homily
Prostration Eucharist
Great Amen Great Amen
 Brief History of the Mass

Last Supper Second Century

Passover prayers and scripture
Eucharist is instituted
Do this in memory of me
Closing hymn sung
Said in Aramaic
Two part celebration, Word and
Eucharist
No offertory prayer
Faithful participation limited to
great amen
Eucharist received in the hand
Said in vernacular
 Brief History of the Mass
Constantine Constantine to Trent
Millions of pagans become Celebrant left great latitude in
Christian conducting the liturgy
Cultural and pagan practices He could even change words of the
enter liturgy canon of the Mass
Kissing holy objects Five main liturgies emerged,
Venerating relics Antioch, Copt, Byzantine, Roman-
Genuflection African, Gallican

Candles Nicene Creed enters liturgies in

589, except Roman (Heresies not
Incense prevalent in Rome)
Masses to be held in “splendid, Creed enters Roman liturgy in 1014
public and imposing” buildings.
 Brief History of the Mass
Council of Trent
Jesus remains in Host after Mass Ceremonies and trappings do not go
against piety
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
Pius V issued Missale Romanum
Luther opposed adoration
outside of Mass Unchanged until the 1960s
Made deviation from the Missale
Communion of Host alone
a mortal sin
Mass is truly sacrifice of Christ Mass to be said in Latin to unify
May be offered for living and Church
dead Prevent liturgical anarchy and
Christ ordained priests for the heresy
Eucharist Ensure an error free Missal to
unify the Church
 Brief History of the Mass
Extraordinary Form
Formerly known as Tridentine Mass
Ordinary Form
Pope Paul VI issued Missal in 1970 in Latin. It was
translated into the vernacular
Also known as “Novus Ordo” or “Vatican II Mass”
Currently in third edition of the Missal
English translation being corrected
Parts may be said in Latin
Priest may pray “Ad Dominum” or “Versus Populum”
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
 The Holy Mass
Ordinary Form
Re-presentation of Jesus' passion, death and resurrection in an
unbloody manner

We Join Mary at the Foot of the Cross

 Proper Disposition
What did it cost Jesus to give us the Mass? His life!
It must cost us our lives, too!
I am crucified with Christ. (Gal. 2:19)
At Mass, we sit at the foot of the cross with the beloved
apostle and Mary.
 Gestures and Postures
Catholic worship is very physical. Not only do we worship
with our hearts and minds, but we also worship through the
actions of our bodies, in the words we speak and the way
we move during the Mass.
Our worship as faithful people is supposed to be unified, as
though together we formed one Body. So it’s important for
us to be mindful of the ways in which the Church asks us
to pray together.
Parts of the Holy Mass

Introductory Rites
Liturgy of the Word
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Concluding Rite
 Introductory Rites

The Entrance / Opening Hymn

The Greeting
The Act of Penance
 Introductory Rites

The Kyrie Eleison

The Gloria
The Collect
 The Liturgy of the Word

Silence
The Biblical Readings
The Responsorial Psalm
 The Liturgy of the Word

The Gospel
The Homily
The Profession of Faith
The Prayer of the Faithful
 Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Preparation of the Gifts

The Prayer over the Offerings
Eucharistic Prayer
 Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Lord's Prayer

The Rite of Peace
The Fraction
Communion
Silence
 Concluding Rites

Brief Announcements
Priest's Greeting and Blessing
At Times Prayer over the
People
Dismissal
Venerate Altar
Recessional