Holy Mass
SANCTIFICATION
You Shall Make and KeepYourselves Holy, Because
I am Holy
Lev 11:44a
Why do we celebrate Mass?
JesusToldUsTo!
• Luke 22:19• 1 Cor 11:24
The Mass is the MOST powerful means
we have to obtain propitiation for sin.
• God’s mercy makes reparation for the want of divine love• God’s mercy removes the guilt of repented venial sins• God’s mercy remits more or less of the punishment still due• Our punishment and the Holy Souls
Servant of GodJohn A. Hardon S.J.Pocket Catholic Catechism 1989
What do we do at Holy Mass?
• Give glory to God• Be penitent• Hear the LOGOS• Say what we believe• Ask God for help• Offer God gifts• Re-create His Passion/Sacrifice• Have a Sacred Meal• Receive Grace
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Who is present at Holy Mass?
TRINITYBlessed Mother, 9 Choirs of Angels, St Joseph
Adam & Eve, Moses, Patriarchs, David, Moses
Holy Apostles (Peter)Disciples Holy Martyrs
Holy DoctorsHoly MonksHoly Nuns
PenitentsAnchoretsPontiffsCardinals
PriestsMonksNunsLaity
The Disputation of the Sacrament Raphael 1509-1510
~ St. Thomas Aquinas
“The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.”
~ St. Leonard of Port Maurice
“What graces, gifts and virtues the Holy Mass calls down…the grace of final perseverance, upon which depends our salvation”
“For each Mass we hear with devotion, Our Lord sends a saint to comfort us at death.”
Revelation of Christ toSt. Gertrude the Great
Don’t Waste Grace from Mass!
• Yourself• Others• Souls in Purgatory