The Mass

1. The Mass Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist The Liturgical Year Participating in the Mass February 22, 2014

2. Housekeeping • March 9 – Rite of Conversion • 1st Sunday of Lent – you and your sponsor 10:30 AM Mass and then off to Fargo. Pick a saints name for Confirmation - http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php Power points of previous classes – www.mybrotherjesus.com – click on RCIA Handouts of previous classes are up front The morning of Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) • Retreat – Walk through of the ceremony & Confessions 2

3. Housekeeping Easter Vigil Question – have you embraced and accepted all of the teachings of the church? Stations of the Cross – 11:40AM and 7 PM during Lent Between now and March 9th, we ask you to please set up your second 20 minute interview with Fr. Braun, Fr. King, or Fr. Pfeifer by calling the rectory at 701-772-2624 Keep working on prayers Baptismal Certificates Fr. Pfeifer back next week – class location??? 3

4. Sunday’s Gospel Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus said to his disciples:“You have heard that it was said,An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.When someone strikes you on your right cheek,turn the other one as well.If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic,hand over your cloak as well.Should anyone press you into service for one mile,go for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you,and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. 4

5. Sunday’s Gospel “You have heard that it was said,You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.But I say to you, love your enemiesand pray for those who persecute you,that you may be children of your heavenly Father,for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?Do not the tax collectors do the same?And if you greet your brothers only,what is unusual about that?Do not the pagans do the same?So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” 5

6. The Liturgical Year • The celebration throughout the year of the mysteries of the Lord’s birth, life, death, and Resurrection in such a way that the entire year becomes a “year of the Lord’s grace.” Thus the cycle of the liturgical year and the great feasts constitute the basic rhythm of the Christian’s life of prayer, with its focal point at Easter. CCC 6

7. The Liturgical Year • Begins on the first Sunday of Advent – four weeks before Christmas • Revolves around two feasts: Christmas and Easter • First Half – focuses on the theme Christ Our Light • Christmas • Second Half – focuses on the theme Christ Our Life • Easter • Ordinary Time is the time other than the Christmas and Easter seasons 7

8. Christ Our Light • Advent • Time to prepare for Christmas • Time of slowing down • Time of repentance (confession) • Christmas • Birth of Christ • Epiphany • Wise Men come to worship Christ • Baptism of the Lord • Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist 8

9. Christ Our Life • Lent • Begins with Ash Wednesday - 40 days before Easter • Time of purification of the body and soul - repentance • Time of confession, fasting, abstinence, more prayer, more reading of the Bible, etc. • Easter • Last Supper, Passion, Rising from the dead • Ascension • Jesus ascends into heaven, body and soul - 40 days after Easter • Pentecost • Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Upper Room - 50 days after Easter 9

10. The Mass • Most important, central and sacred act of worship in Catholicism • Because the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life • The supreme act of adoration, love, and worship of God that we have as Catholics • The Mass is the greatest prayer that we can pray • It is the prayer of Christ – the perfect prayer • In Mass we give – perfect adoration, perfect thanksgiving, perfect petition, and perfect atonement • Only an ordained priest can say the Mass 10

11. The Mass • The Church professes that at the Mass the three levels of the Church converge and are united with one another (communion) • Church Triumphant – saints in heaven • Church Militant – believers here on earth • Church Suffering – souls in purgatory • All of Gods servants join in prayer • The Holy Sacrifice • Called a “sacrifice” because Christ offers Himself to the Father 11

12. History of Sacrifice • Sacrifice began at the beginning of creation • Adam & Eve offered sacrifices to God • Cain & Abel offered sacrifices to God • Abraham & Sarah offered sacrifices to God • The first humans new they owed some debt of gratitude to God so they offered sacrifices • Taking something that God has given us, and giving it back to God (offer something back to God) • A gift to God, in thanksgiving for all the blessings received 12

13. Mass the “New Sacrifice” • The sacrifice of Christ • We know from scripture Christ only died once • Before He died He said the Last Supper • While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them saying, “Take this and eat, this is My Body.” Taking the cup, and giving thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it, and He said to them ‘This is My Blood, of the New Covenant, which is being shed for many” (Matthew 26:26-28) • Christ offered Himself to the Father, under the appearances of bread and wine • The “Holy Sacrifice of the Mass” 13

14. When We Attend Mass • We’re made present at the Last Supper and Calvary • Time and space are pushed aside • We are really truly present at the Last Supper and the Cross • Christ only died once, Christ isn’t dying again and again • The Mass makes Calvary and the Last Supper present here and now 14

15. Uniting Past, Present, & Future • The Mass isn’t just a reenactment, it combines: • Past – the exact words and elements that Jesus used at the Last Supper are used faithfully and precisely • Present – the Mass brings grace nourishment and instruction for the people who are present • Future – It foreshadows the sacred banquet in heaven • The Mass transports the participants back in time to Christ’s Last Supper with his apostles, Christ’s Passion and death on the cross, and his Resurrection and empty tomb • The Mass is the summit and zenith of all Christian worship 15

16. Wish we could have been there • The Mass takes Calvary and the Last Supper and makes them present • We have the opportunity to be there every time we come to Mass • We are at the Last Supper • We are at the Cross • Standing next to Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene • We have this opportunity every Sunday or everyday if we attend daily Mass 16

17. The Priest • Lineage goes back to the Twelve Apostles • Offers the sacrifice, takes the bread and wine • Doesn’t say “This is the Body of Jesus” or “This is the Blood of Jesus” • Says “This is My Body. This is the cup of My Blood” – first person • Christ is present in the priest – the priest disappears & Christ speaks through the priest (inpersona Christi) • Christ is the priest • There is only one priest – it’s Jesus Christ, He gives us a share of his priesthood 17

18. Priest and Victim • Christ is the priest and victim • In the Eucharist He is offered up • Old Testament • The priest and victim were always separate • The priest would sacrifice a lamb or goat – he was always distinct from the sacrifice • The Mass – Christ is the priest and the victim being offered • Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world • He is the unblemished lamb who offers Himself up to the Father 18

19. When was the first Mass? • The first Mass took place year 33 AD – the Bible wasn’t created until the 300’s AD 19

20. Types of Prayer in the Mass 20

21. Fruits of the Mass • Grace – God’s love and God’s life fills us when we attend Mass • Forgiveness of all our venial sins • We help make up for the sins of the past • The temporal punishment 21

22. The Word “Mass” • Comes from a Latin word meaning “to send forth” • When you attend Mass you are gathered to pray, to worship, thank, praise God and ask Him for what we need • At the end we are sent forth to bring the world to Christ and to bring Christ to the world • The Mass is a sending forth of the congregation 22

23. Different Titles of the Mass • Sacred Liturgy • Lords Supper • Holy Sacrifice of the Mass • Holy Meal 23

24. Different Postures • Why do we sit, stand, and kneel at different times during the Mass • Catholic worship involves the whole person – body and soul • Each posture has a specific reason • Standing – show respect • Sitting – for receptivity • Kneeling – sign of worship, adoration, and humility 24

25. Parts of the Mass • Liturgy of the Word • Focus is on the Bible readings as an integral part of daily and weekly worship • Liturgy of the Eucharist • Focus is the holiest and most sacred part of the Mass – Holy Eucharist • The two parts can be divided up into 5 or 6 different parts – follow “The Order of Mass” 25

26. Missalette • A prayer book provided by a church • Contains the prayers for the Mass, the Sunday readings for the liturgical season, and hymns for the entire church year • The readings are arranged by the specific date on which they will be read, and because of this the missalette is obsolete after the church year 26

27. Entering the Church • Enter quietly and reverently • Shouldn’t be chewing gum – respect and reverence for Jesus • Dip your fingers in Holy Water and bless yourselves by making the Sign of the Cross • To remind us of our Baptism • Find your pew, genuflect to the Tabernacle, take your seat or kneel, sit or pray silently preparing yourself for Mass 27

28. Start of Mass and Entrance Procession • Recite the Prayer to St. Michael • Patron saint of the church • Opening Hymn (Entrance Antiphon) • Everyone stands • Singing brings everyone together - gets them on the same page • Help us get focused • Altar servers – Crucifix, followed by candles, proclaimer holding the Book of the Gospels, followed by the Priest • Bow at the first step – sign of reverence 28

29. Entrance Procession • Crucifix is placed in its stand in back right • The candles are placed on the high altar on both sides of the tabernacle • The Book of the Gospels is placed on the altar • The priest bows and kisses the altar – the altar is where the sacrifice will take place 29

30. Greeting • Sign of the Cross • All prayers begin with the Sign of the Cross • Greeting • Priest can choose any one of three greetings • “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…be with you all.” • “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” • “The Lord be with you.” • Response “And with your Spirit” • Response is inspired by Paul’s letters that end with a version of being “with your spirit.” • Philippians (4:23), 2 Timothy (4:22), Galatians (6:18), & Philemon (25) • The two parts of the greeting expresses a desire that the Lord be present to the spirit of the entire community 30

31. Blessing and Sprinkling of Water • Done once or twice a year • The priest blesses the Holy Water and walks through the Church down all three isles and sprinkles everybody with Holy Water (Holy Saturday, First Communion/Confirmation) • Everyone makes the Sign of the Cross 31

32. Penitential Act • A public acknowledgement that everyone is a sinner and has sinned to some degree during the week • Priest says “At this time let us call to mind our sins.” • Before we begin to worship God, we tell God we are sorry for our sins • It expresses public guilt and shame for any sins against God, because committing sin is also an offense and a wound to the faith community 32

33. Think about our Sins • Bishop Fulton Sheen always did this: • Instead of trying to go through a laundry list of all the sins that he could remember, he would look at the Crucifix and looked at the effects of his sins, what he did to Christ, he would look at the Crown of Thorns, the five wounds he said “that’s what my sins did to Christ” • You can think about your sins or try Bishop Sheen’s method • Think of how much God loves us, by dying for us and be sorry for our sins and what they did to Christ 33

34. Confiteor • After we contemplate our sins, we make a public confession • Latin – I confess • “I confess to almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters…” • “…through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault…” • We strike our breasts 3 times • Striking our breast is a sign of being sorry • Old Testament – to tell God they were sorry they would put on sack cloth, ashes on their head, and beat their breast 34

35. Parts of the Confiteor • How we offend God • In our thoughts (wishing evil upon someone) • In our words (using God’s name in vain) • In what we have done (stealing) • In what we have failed to do (not helping someone) • We ask Mary, the Angels and the saints, and each other, to pray for us, to the Lord our God • Take this seriously – at every Mass you are asking somebody to pray for you, you are also promising to pray for them • Don’t forget to fulfill this obligation – make sure you are praying for everybody who attended Mass 35

36. Forgiveness of Sins • Priest says “May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.” Response “Amen” • That’s a prayer of forgiveness • It takes away venial sins (smaller sins) not mortal sins • Kyrie • Greek word for “Lord” – Trinitarian theme • Priest “Lord have mercy” Response “Lord have mercy” – the Father • Priest “Christ have mercy” Response “Christ have mercy” – the Son • Priest “Lord have mercy” Response “Lord have mercy” – the Holy Spirit 36

37. Gloria • Latin word for “glory” • Ancient hymn recalls the singing angels at Christmas in Bethlehem who sang at Christ’s birth • “Glory to God in the highest …” • Said or sung every Sunday except during Advent and Lent which are penitential seasons • Said in celebration • An ancient prayer of praise - to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 37

38. Opening Prayer - Collect • Sets the tone for the rest of the prayers and readings • Addresses all three persons of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) 38

39. Readings • Word of God – Sacred Scripture • First two readings are read by lay people • First Reading is always from the Old Testament • Second Reading is always from the New Testament - Other than the Gospels • In between the first two readings is the Responsorial Psalm • The Gospel (third reading) can only be read by a priest, deacon, or bishop • The readings and the Gospel reading usually have a common theme 39

40. Reading Cycles • The Church chooses the readings for each Mass • Sunday Mass – 3 year cycle • Years – A, B, C • After 3 years you hear 19% of the Bible • Daily Mass – 2 year cycle • Years – I & II • After 2 years you hear 83% of the Bible 40

41. The Books • Lectionary • Contains the first two readings • Book of the Gospels • Contains the Gospel readings • Sacramentary • Used by the priest • Contains the prayers and ceremonies of the Mass 41

42. The Readings • Everyone sits • First & Second Readings • Introduction – “A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy” • Introduction – “A Reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans” • Conclusion – “The Word of God” Response “Thanks Be to God” • Responsorial Psalm • Called this because we are supposed to respond at different times • The reader or cantor will say or sing the Psalm and we are respond with the antiphon 42

43. Gospel Procession • The Priest stands – congregation stands • Alleluia is sung just before the reading of the Gospel • Means praise the Lord • Altar servers get candles and wait behind the altar • Priest walks to the center of the altar bows picks up the Book of the Gospels • Priest turns to walk to the ambo (pulpit or lectern), altar servers walk in front of the priest, priest holds the Book of the Gospels high above his head 43

44. Gospel Reading • Life of Christ • Priest says: “The Lord be with you” Response “And with your spirit” • Introduction – “A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke” Response “Glory to you, O Lord” • At the time of the introduction of the Gospel we are to take our thumb and make the Sign of the Cross three times: on the forehead, the lips, and over the heart • Conclusion – “The Gospel of the Lord” Response “Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ” 44

45. Why make the Sign of the Cross three times? • Trinitarian in nature for the three Persons in the Holy Trinity • What we are saying is: • Lord enlighten my mind with your Holy Word, that I may: • Understand with my mind • Profess it with my lips • Believe it in my heart 45

46. Homily • Also called sermon • Everyone sits • An explanation and reflection on the Word of God • Based upon the readings or the teachings of Christ and the Church • Deacon, priest, or bishop 46

47. Profession of Faith • Reciting the Creed • Everyone stands • Nicene Creed or the Apostles Creed • Nicene Creed – comes from the Council of Nicaea year 325 • Sums up all that the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church) has taught for the past 2,000 years • “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth…” • Bow at “and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” 47

48. General Intercessions • Remain standing • Also called Prayer of the Faithful • Petitions are read “We pray to the Lord” Response “Lord hear our prayer” • We pray 6 – 10 different petitions at each Mass • For example: “We pray for this year’s RCIA candidates and catechumens who will be entering the Church this Holy Saturday may they be blessed with an abundant faith.” “We pray to the Lord.” Response “Lord hear our prayer” • Concludes the Liturgy of the Word 48

49. Break • 5 minutes 49

50. Liturgy of the Eucharist • Focuses on offering • The collection offering • The offering of bread and wine to be consecrated • The sacrifice itself • The consecration by the priest • The Holy Communion of the faithful 50