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 HOLY MASS
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The Holy Mass is, first of all, a holy celebration, because it
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is Christ who acts in the person of a priest. Jesus Christ
offers himself for us, as he offered on the Cross. Hence, we
say that Mass is the same sacrifice of Jesus Christ, offered
on the altar in an unbloody manner. Just like Jesus offered
his body and blood on the Cross, he offers for us on the altar.
The difference is that Jesus offered himself visibly on the
Cross but on our altar, He offers himself invisibly and in an
unbloody manner, hidden under the appearance of bread and
wine.
 The purposes of the Mass
are similar to the purposes for which
Jesus offered Himself on the Cross.
They are:
•to give glory to God
•to thank Him
•to make up for the sins
•to pray for favor to fulfill our
intentions
The Holy Mass could be described as the
ritual celebration of what Jesus fulfilled only
once in history: The Last Supper on Holy
Thursday, His Death on Good Friday and His
Resurrection on Easter Sunday. The
celebration of the Mass can be divided into
four parts:
Gathering rites
Liturgy of the Word of God
Liturgy of the Eucharist or Meal sharing
Rite of Commissioning: sending out to live
our experienced in the Mass.
 
PARTS OF THE HOLY MASS

Introductory Rite
•Entrance Chant – We gather
as a community and praise God
in song.
•Greetings – We pray thee sign
of the Cross then the priest
welcomes us.
•Penitential Rite – We
remember our sins and ask God
for mercy.
 Liturgy of the Word
•First Reading – we listen to the
word of God usually from the Old
Testament
•Responsorial Psalm – We
respond to the God’s word in song.
•Second Reading – We listen to
the word of God, from the New
Testament.
 Liturgy of the Eucharist
 
1. Presentation and Preparation
of the Gifts – We bring gifts of
bread and wine to the altar.
2. Eucharist Prayer – This prayer
of thanksgiving is the center and
high point of the entire
celebration.
 
 Communion Rite
 
1. Lord’s Prayer – We pray the Our
Father
2. Sign of Peace – We offer one
another Christ’s peace.
3. Lamb of God – We pray for
forgiveness, mercy and peace.
 
 Concluding Rite
 
1.Final Blessing – We
receive God’s blessing.
2.Dismissal – We go in
peace, glorifying the
Lord by our lives.
 
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LIFE OF ST. LUCY
Who is St. Lucy?
St. Lucy, Italian Santa Lucia, (died 304, Syracuse,
Sicily; feast day December 13), virgin and martyr who
was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve
popularity, having a widespread following before the 5th
century. She is the patron saint of the city of Syracuse
 (Sicily) and of virgins. Because of various traditions
associating her name with light, she came to be thought
of as the patron of sight and was depicted by medieval
 artists carrying a dish containing her eyes.
 
How did she become a saint?
According to apocryphal texts, Lucy came from a wealthy Sicilian
family. Spurning marriage and worldly goods, however, she vowed
to remain a virgin in the tradition of St. Agatha. An angry suitor
reported her to the local Roman authorities, who sentenced her to
be removed to a brothel and forced into prostitution. This order
was thwarted, according to legend, by divine intervention; Lucy
became immovable and could not be carried away. She was next
condemned to death by fire, but she proved impervious to the
flames. Finally, her neck was pierced by a sword and she died.
 
What is a martyr? Why is she a martyr?
Martyr, one who voluntarily suffers death rather than deny
his religion by words or deeds; such action is afforded
special, institutionalized recognition in most major religions
of the world. The term may also refer to anyone who
sacrifices his life or something of great value for the sake
of principle.
 
Lucy became a saint because she refused being married
for she wanted to remain a virgin for the sake of Christ
then her suitor ordered to kill her.
 
When is her feast day?
St. Lucy is venerated on her feast day, December 13,
by a variety of ceremonies. In Sweden, 
St. Lucia’s Day marks the beginning of the Christmas
celebration. On that day the eldest daughter of the
family traditionally dresses in a white robe and wears
as a crown an evergreen wreath studded with
candles.
 
 PRAYER TO ST. LUCY
Lucy means “light”, with the same Latin
root, lux. Ironically, St Lucy’s history is
shrouded in darkness: all that is really
known for certain is that she was a martyr
in Syracuse, Italy during Diocletian’s
persecutions of A.D. 304. Her veneration
spread to Rome, so that by the 6th century
the whole Church recognized her courage
in defense of the faith.
She is the patron
saint of eyes
 O St Lucy, you preferred to let your eyes be torn out instead of
denying the faith and defiling your soul; and God, through an
extraordinary miracle, replaced them with another pair of sound and
perfect eyes to reward your virtue and faith, appointing you as the
protector against eye diseases. I come to you for you to protect my
eyesight and to heal the illness in my eyes.
O St Lucy, preserve the light of my eyes so that I may see the beauties
of creation, the glow of the sun, the colour of the flowers and the smile of
children.
Preserve also the eyes of my soul, the faith, through which I can know
my God, understand His teachings, recognise His love for me and never
miss the road that leads me to where you, St Lucy, can be found in the
company of the angels and saints.
St Lucy, protect my eyes and preserve my faith.

St. Lucy, pray for us!!