Holy Mass

Holy Mass

Explanation of the great value of the Holy Mass

It is the greatest, most sublime and most holy act, which is celebrated every day on earth. There is nothing more sublime in the world than Jesus Christ, and nothing more sublime in Jesus Christ than his Holy Sacrifice on the Cross, updated in each Mass, since the Holy Mass is the renewal of the Sacrifice of the Cross.

Mass, Supper and Cross are the same sacrifice. Saint Bernard rightly said: “He who devoutly hears a Mass in the grace of God deserves more than if he gave all his goods to support the poor.”

“To hear a Mass while alive or to give alms so that it may be celebrated is more profitable than leaving it for after death.” (Saint Anselm)

“It is more useful for the remission of guilt and punishment, that is, for the remission of sins, to hear a Mass than all the prayers in the world” (Eugenio III Pope)

With the Mass more honor is paid to God than all the angels and saints in heaven can pay him. Since that of these, is an honor of creatures, but in the Mass he is offered that of his own Son Jesus Christ, who pays him an Infinite Honor. (Saint Alphonsus M Liguori).

By attending Mass, you pay the greatest homage to the Most Holy Humanity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. During Mass you kneel in the midst of a multitude of angels who invisibly attend the Holy Sacrifice with utmost reverence.

At the hour of your death, your greatest consolation will be the Masses you have heard during your life. Every Mass you hear, I will accompany you to the Divine Court, and plead for you to reach Forgiveness.

With each Mass, you can lessen the temporal punishment you owe for your sins, in proportion to the Fervor with which you hear it.

With each Mass you increase your degrees of glory in Heaven. In it you receive the blessing of the Priest, which God ratifies in Heaven.

Santa Teresa begged the Lord one day to tell her how she could pay him for all the favors he had given her and she answered
“hearing a Mass”.

“All the good works of the world together, are not equivalent to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, because they are the works of men, while the Mass is the work of God. In the Mass, it is Jesus Christ himself, God and True Man, who offers himself to the Father for remission of the sins of all men and at the same time renders him an Infinite Honor”. (The Holy Curé of Ars)

Calvary was the first Altar, the true Altar, then the entire Altar becomes Calvary.

There is no language in the world with which to express the greatness and value of the Holy Mass. If the truth is that Christ offers himself to the Eternal Father every day in the Holy Mass for the salvation of men, for the salvation of the whole world are we going to leave him alone?

Let us seek the daily half hour to join Jesus in the Holy Mass, to adore the Father and give him the honor he deserves, to thank him for so many favors received, to appease his angry anger for so many sins and give him full satisfaction for them and implore grace and mercy for all the men of the world, in short, to enlarge Heaven and make the Passion of Christ more Glorious.

You, who love to do good so much, are you going to miss the opportunity to join the greatest work that is being carried out on Earth by Christ himself?

Read, think and meditate many times on this INVITATION from the Lord; and keep in mind, whenever…”LOVE IS PAID WITH LOVE”.

May God bless you and reward your generosity.

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RESPONSES OF THE FAITHFUL IN THE HOLY MASS

1.- In the name of the Father… AMN

2.- Grace… AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT

penitential act

3.- I confess before almighty God and before you, brothers, that I have sinned a lot in thought, word, deed and omission. Because of me, because of me, because of my great fault. That is why I pray to Holy Mary, ever Virgin, to the angels, to the saints and to you brothers, that you intercede for me before God, our Lord.

4.- Almighty God… to eternal life. AMN

5.- Lord, have mercy. LORD HAVE MERCY
Christ have mercy. CHRIST HAVE MERCY
Sir, have mercy. LORD HAVE MERCY

6.- Glory to God in heaven, and on earth peace to the men whom the Lord loves. For your immense glory we praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks Lord God, heavenly King, God the Almighty Father. Lord, only begotten, Jesus Christ. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father; you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; you who take away the sin of the world, attend our plea; you who are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us; because only You are Holy, only You Lord, only You Most High Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

7.- Let us pray. At the end of the sentence:
AMN

liturgy of the word

8.- First reading and second reading. At the end of each reading, the reader says: Word of God. All acclaim: WE PRAISE YOU LORD.

9.- Gospel. The Lord is with you. AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT. Reading of the Holy Gospel according to Saint N. GLORY AT, LORD. Finished the gospel is said: Word of the Lord. All cheer: GLORY AT, LORD JESS. (Homily)

10.- profession of faith

I believe in one God, almighty Father, creator of heaven and earth, of everything visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, born before all ages: God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not created, of the same nature as the Father, by whom everything was done; that for us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the power of the Holy Spirit was incarnated as Mary, the Virgin, and became man; and for our sake he was crucified in the time of Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he will come again in glory to judge the quick and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, Lord and giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son receive the same adoration and glory. And that he spoke by the prophets. I believe in the Church, which is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. I confess that there is only one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

eleven.- eucharistic liturgy

Blessed be Lord… BLESSED BE FOREVER LORD.

12.- Pray brothers… MAY THE LORD RECEIVE FROM YOUR HANDS THIS SACRIFICE TO THE PRAISE AND GLORY OF HIS NAME, FOR OUR GOOD, AND THAT OF HIS ENTIRE HOLY CHURCH.
Prayer over the offerings.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. AMN

eucharistic prayer

13.- The Lord is with you… AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT. Let’s lift up our hearts… WE HAVE IT RAISED TOWARDS THE LORD. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God… IT IS JUST AND NECESSARY.

14.- HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD, GOD OF THE UNIVERSE. HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF YOUR GLORY. HOSANNA IN HEAVEN. BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. HOSANNA IN HEAVEN.
During the consecration, unless otherwise stated, the faithful are on their knees.

15.- WE ANNOUNCE YOUR DEATH, WE PROCLAIM YOUR RESURRECTION, COME LORD JESS!
At the end of the Eucharistic prayer, the priest takes the paten with the consecrated bread and the chalice and, holding them up, says:
Through Christ, with him and in him, to you God the Father almighty, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory for ever and ever.
the people cheer: AMN.

Communion Rite

16.- Faithful to the recommendation of the Savior… we dare to say: OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME; LET YOUR KINGDOM COME; YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD; FORGIVE OUR OFFENSES, AS WE ALSO FORGIVE THOSE WHO OFFEND US; DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION, AND DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

17.- Deliver us from all evil, Lord… YOURS IS THE KINGDOM, YOURS THE POWER AND THE GLORY, FOREVER, LORD.

18.- Lord Jesus Christ, what did you say… AMN.

19.- The peace of the Lord be with you. AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

20.- LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US. LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US. LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD, GIVE US PEACE.

21.- LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY FOR YOU TO ENTER MY HOUSE, BUT ONE WORD FROM YOU WILL BE ENOUGH TO HEAL ME.

22.- The body of Christ. AMN

23.- Prayer after communion.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. AMN.

24.- The Lord is with you. AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.

25.- The blessing of God Almighty Father, Son and Holy Spirit descend upon you. AMN. You can go in peace. THANKS BE TO GOD.

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POSTURES THAT THE FAITHFUL MUST OBSERVE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY MASS, ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL ORDER OF THE ROMAN MISSAL, N° 21.

1. From the beginning to the beginning of the Liturgy of the Word: STANDING.

2. During the readings that precede the Gospel and the Responsorial Psalm: SITTING.

3. During the singing of the Alleluia that precedes the Gospel and during its proclamation:
STANDING.

4. During the homily: SITTING.

5. During the profession of faith (Creed) and the prayer of the faithful: STAND.

6. During the preparation of the gifts in the offertory, until just before the “Pray, brothers” SIT.

7. From “Pray brothers…” to the moment of consecration:
STANDING.

8. During the consecration, ON YOUR KNEES, unless prevented by the narrowness of the place, the crowding of the audience or any other reasonable cause.

9. After the consecration and the elevation of the chalice, with the genuflection of the priest, until the end of the mass:
STANDING.

10. But, “according to opportunity, throughout the sacred silence observed after communion”, SITTING.

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