THE HOLY MASS

 Mass, the central act of worship of the Roman Catholic Church, which culminates in celebration of the
sacrament of the Eucharist.
 The mass is at once a memorial and a sacrifice. In the eucharistic prayer, the church commemorates Jesus Christ
and his redeeming work, especially his sacrifice for the sake of all humankind through his crucifixion.
 The Holy Mass is the Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ offered on our altars under the appearances
of bread and wine, in commemoration of the Sacrifice of the Cross

Why is it called the Holy Mass?

 The name comes from the Latin word missa. In Latin the Mass ended with Ite missa est which translated into
English means “Go, it is sent,” the “it” being the Church. The Mass gets its name from the liturgical dismissal at
its conclusion.

Order of Mass

 The Mass is made up of two principal parts: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. It begins
with the Introductory Rites and ends with the Concluding Rites.

Introductory Rites

 Gospel Entrance
 Greeting
 Penitential Act
 Glory to God
 Collect

The Concluding Rites include

 the announcements,
 final blessing
 dismissal
 recessional

PARTS OF THE HOLY MASS

A. Liturgy of the Word

 First Reading
 Responsorial Psalm
 Second Reading (on Sundays and solemnities)
 Gospel Acclamation
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 Homily
 Profession of Faith (on Sundays, solemnities, and special occasions)
 Universal Prayer

B. Liturgy of the Eucharist

 Presentation of the Gifts and Preparation of the Altar

 Prayer over the Offerings
 Eucharistic Prayer
 Preface
 Holy, Holy, Holy
 First half of prayer, including Consecration
 Mystery of Faith
 Second half of prayer, ending with Doxology
 The Lord's Prayer
 Sign of Peace
 Lamb of God
 Communion
 Prayer after Communion
COMMUNION

 an act or instance of sharing.

 a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as
symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of
Christ

Why is it called communion?

Communion comes from the Latin word “communionem,'' meaning “fellowship'' or sharing something together. We are
in communion as a community joining with God. We believe the Church is His Body, and He is the head. The word
Eucharist is derived from the Greek word for Thanksgiving.

What do you eat during Communion?

Sacramental bread, also called Communion bread, the Lamb or simply the host (Latin: hostia, lit. 'sacrificial victim'), is
the bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist. lit. (thanksgiving)

What happens during the consecration?

By the consecration, the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about.
Under the consecrated species of bread and wine, Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and
substantial manner, with his Body, his Blood, his soul and his divinity

Phenomena before sharing the host

 Took the bread

 Broke it
 Gave it to them

Transubstantiation – the idea that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the body and blood
of Jesus Christ

Luke Chapter 22:19

1Corithians Chapter 11:25

Anamnesis- remembering

Jewish notion- memory or remembrance

Hebrew concept- remembering or doing

 Breaking of the bread is the term used by the infant Church for the Holy Eucharist
 Breaking the bread, Jesus was recognized by the disciples on their way to Emmaus from Jerusalem
 Emmaus- a Hebrew word (hammat) that means hot spring
 2 disciples : Cleopas (glory to the father) and an unnamed companion. They talked about the passion and death
of Jesus

The infant Church or Apostolic church is generally defined as that period during the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth
during his public ministry until the inception of the second century, i.e., A.D. 100, covering a span of ninety-four years.

A.D- Anno Domini- medieval Latin that means “in the year of the Lord”

A.D. 100 means 853 ab urbe condita ( from the founding of the city)

AD 100 means a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar

B.C. means before Christ

BCE- means before the Common or Current Era

CE- means Common Era