#Ascension catholic church youtube series#

These readings include a First Reading, typically from the Old Testament (except during Easter), the Responsorial Psalm, the Second Reading, which is always from the New Testament, and a passage from one of the four Gospels. We recall that the Word of God is not a book or a doctrine, it is a Person, Jesus Christ. Through these readings, God intends to speak something new to us at this moment. Although the words we hear have been fixed in writing, we remember that they are the inspired Word of God and are truly alive (Heb 4:12).

#Ascension catholic church youtube series#

Responses and Postures for the Catholic MassĪfter the Collect we sit to meditate on a series of Biblical readings. So, let us be as well-disposed as we can be as we celebrate Mass by learning more about it.īelow is a brochure for the Responses and Postures for the Catholic Mass which can help you know the responses and when to sit, stand, and kneel. Understanding the Mass can help us be well disposed, too. Knowing the responses and postures during Mass can help us better participate and be disposed to receive God's grace. The congregation joins Christ in this prayer by uniting Jesus Christ alive within their souls, along with themselves, to the priest, and through the priest, to Jesus Christ, and they offer all of it to God the Father.Įvery person should be disposed to, cooperative with, and willing to accept the supernatural divine graces being bestowed at the Mass.

During this prayer, Jesus Christ, through His priest, consecrates the bread and wine into His Body and Blood and offers Himself to God the Father. The Liturgy of the Eucharist includes the Eucharistic prayer. In the Liturgy of the Word, we listen attentively to multiple passages read from Sacred Scripture, and then the priest or deacon preaches about the readings to help us understand them, apply them to our lives, and prepare us to meet Jesus in the Eucharist. The priest is the leader of the prayers during Mass, but the prayers of the people join his. Participation at Massĭuring Mass the congregation participates by singing, praying, speaking, sitting, kneeling and so on. Praying with the scripture readings for Mass in advance can further enhance our encounter with Christ at Mass.

To help prepare us for encountering Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, we come to Him through Sacred Scripture. It is not simply a sign or symbol, but really Jesus Christ. We firmly maintain that Jesus Christ is really, truly, and substantially present in the Eucharist. As Catholics, we believe that during the Mass, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, called the Eucharist, even though the appearances of bread and wine remain. This is because the Holy Eucharist is “the source and summit of Christian Life” (Lumen Gentium 1964). The Mass, or also known as the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is the most important, central, and sacred act of worship in Catholicism.

We also livestream Mass everyday on YouTube and Facebook. See our Mass Schedule for Holy Days of Obligation.ĭuring Lent, all daily Masses are in the Main Church. Between the two Masses our Lord is adored, Confession is available, and many devotional prayers are prayed, contact the office for more information. The Sunday 10:45 AM Mass has Children's Liturgy of the Word.Įvery First Friday the Alliance of the Two Hearts sponsor a Reparation Vigil in the Main Church, which includes an evening Mass and a midnight Mass. Our choir sings at the 9:15 AM Sunday Mass, and the 10:45 AM and 5:30 PM Sunday Masses are led by our Youth Ministry Musician. Six of our seven weekend Masses offer beautiful music, while the 7am on Sunday is a more quiet celebration of the Eucharist.