GOD TALKING TO US. Eucharist

PARTICIPATION IN THE MASS.GOD IS TALKING TO US : 

PARTICIPATION IN THE MASS.GOD IS TALKING TO US

Slide 2: 

WE MUST COME TO THE FEAST, TO THE DIVINE LITURGY, FOR THE SAKE OF THE GLORY OF HIM WHO INVITED US, NOT FOR OUR OWN GLORY.

Slide 3: 

End of parable of the wedding garnment: “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” 1. God loves every human being with the same intensity. All are called. 2. God desires all men to be saved. 3. Not all want to be purified or receive fruits. 4. Not all are ready. 5. Not all acquired selfless love: many are distracted and cannot hear God’s voice. Not all will enter the eternal feast.

"The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is Communion." (J.R.R. Tolkien) : 

"The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is Communion." (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Example: Mass of Bolsena : 

Example: Mass of Bolsena 1263 in Bolsena, near Orvieto. During the Mass celebrated by a Bohemian priest, at the moment of consecration the blood of Christ trickled from the host, staining the corporal and thus dismissing the doubts of the celebrant on transubstantiation. The miracle led to the establishment of the feast of Corpus Christ and the construction of the cathedral of Orvieto, to which the corporal was transferred.

Mass of Bolsena : 

Mass of Bolsena Julius II (pontiff from 1503 to 1513), witnesses the miracle kneeling to the right of the altar, with cardinals Leonardo Grosso della Rovere and Raffaello Riario, Tommaso Riario and Agostino Spinola, his relatives and the chair bearers of the group. I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me” (Rev 3:20) The door opens now on the marriage supper of the Lamb. “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with You” (Lk 22: 15)

Active and fruitful participation : 

Active and fruitful participation DIGNE, ATENTE, AC DEVOTE With dignity With attention With piety “It should be the state of mind that the Divine Redeemer had when He sacrificed himself -the same humble spirit of submission- that is, of adoration, love, praise and thanksgiving to the great majesty of God” (Pope Pius XII)

Active and fruitful participation : 

Active and fruitful participation Let us ask ourselves ser\iously: is this the sate of mind with which we participate in the Mass? Adoration Love Humility Thanksgiving Self-denial

The crucifix and the candles : 

The crucifix and the candles St Margaret Mary Alacoque would gaze at the crucifix & candles: 1. What Jesus Christ did, and does for us. 2. What we must do for Jesus Christ: be consumed for him & souls.

Prayers : 

Prayers Before the Mass: preparation. Spiritual Communions (storming tabernacles). John the milkman. Prayers after the Mass. And during the Mass? St Pius X: “Follow the Mass, say the prayers of the Mass”.

Possible distractions: : 

Possible distractions: People Music: profane music, not appropriate instruments, or voices, lyrics. Indecent attire or strange fashions. “Lord, forgive them,…”

Fruits or effects of Communion : 

Fruits or effects of Communion 1. Christological effect: deification of man. 2. Soteriological effect: salvific; confers grace and spiritual life. Forgives venial sins. 3. Ecclesiological effect: unity in the Church, among Christians. 4. Escatological effect: pledge of everlasting life. Christ is risen>>> you will resurrect for Heaven.