St. Maximilian Kolbe on the Holy Communion
"He remains among us until the end of the world. He dwells on so many altars, though so often offended and profaned."
"The culmination of the Mass is not the consecration, but Communion."
"You come to me and unite Yourself intimately to me under the form of nourishment. Your Blood now runs in mine, Your Soul, Incarnate God, compenetrates mine, giving courage and support. What miracles! Who would have ever imagined such!"
"If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion."
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"He remains among us until the end of the world. He dwells on so many altars, though so often offended and profaned."
"The culmination of the Mass is not the consecration, but Communion."
"You come to me and unite Yourself intimately to me under the form of nourishment. Your Blood now runs in mine, Your Soul, Incarnate God, compenetrates mine, giving courage and support. What miracles! Who would have ever imagined such!"
"If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion."
#mass
The Sacrifice of the Mass is the noblest act of our religion
In it is renewed, in a real but unbloody manner, the Sacrifice of Calvary.
Jesus desired to remain with us throughout the centuries in the Blessed Eucharist as our friend, comforter and spiritual food.
Similarly, not being satisfied with having shed His Precious Blood on the Cross for our Redemption, it was His wish that this sacrificial action should be renewed daily in every corner of the world, in such a way, that everyone could participate in it and benefit from it.
When we are present at Holy Mass, therefore, we should imagine that we are on Calvary at the foot of the Cross on which our Divine Redeemer is voluntarily giving His Life, as an innocent Victim, for our sins.
Let us see Him hanging between earth and sky, a holocaust of propitiation between God and men.
Let us see Him imploring with His dying glance, forgiveness for His executioners and for us sinners.
Let us imagine, moreover, His most Holy Mother as she gazes sorrowfully upon her suffering Son.
With love far greater than that of any other human creature, she offers herself in union with Jesus, for our salvation.
We should make a similar offering when we assist at the Sacrifice of the Altar.
We should sacrifice ourselves along with Jesus.
If we are tormented by sufferings, let us offer them up along with those of Jesus.
If we are troubled by passionate inclinations to sin, let us sacrifice these bravely, along with Jesus and for love of Him.
If we are full of hatred and coldness towards others, let us sacrifice these feelings for love of Jesus, Who forgave everyone who asked and repented and prayed even for His executioners.
Let us remember, that the Sacrifice of the Mass should be our sacrifice too,
It is not only the Priest who offers it but we offer it along with the Priest and with Jesus.
“Receive, O Holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee.”
Let us unite the offering of our entire selves to the Sacrifice of Jesus and we shall obtain great spiritual benefits.”
Cardinal Antonio Bacci
#mass
In it is renewed, in a real but unbloody manner, the Sacrifice of Calvary.
Jesus desired to remain with us throughout the centuries in the Blessed Eucharist as our friend, comforter and spiritual food.
Similarly, not being satisfied with having shed His Precious Blood on the Cross for our Redemption, it was His wish that this sacrificial action should be renewed daily in every corner of the world, in such a way, that everyone could participate in it and benefit from it.
When we are present at Holy Mass, therefore, we should imagine that we are on Calvary at the foot of the Cross on which our Divine Redeemer is voluntarily giving His Life, as an innocent Victim, for our sins.
Let us see Him hanging between earth and sky, a holocaust of propitiation between God and men.
Let us see Him imploring with His dying glance, forgiveness for His executioners and for us sinners.
Let us imagine, moreover, His most Holy Mother as she gazes sorrowfully upon her suffering Son.
With love far greater than that of any other human creature, she offers herself in union with Jesus, for our salvation.
We should make a similar offering when we assist at the Sacrifice of the Altar.
We should sacrifice ourselves along with Jesus.
If we are tormented by sufferings, let us offer them up along with those of Jesus.
If we are troubled by passionate inclinations to sin, let us sacrifice these bravely, along with Jesus and for love of Him.
If we are full of hatred and coldness towards others, let us sacrifice these feelings for love of Jesus, Who forgave everyone who asked and repented and prayed even for His executioners.
Let us remember, that the Sacrifice of the Mass should be our sacrifice too,
It is not only the Priest who offers it but we offer it along with the Priest and with Jesus.
“Receive, O Holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee.”
Let us unite the offering of our entire selves to the Sacrifice of Jesus and we shall obtain great spiritual benefits.”
Cardinal Antonio Bacci
#mass
"I believe that if there were no Mass, the world would by now have sunk into the abyss under the weight of its wickedness.The mass is the powerful support which sustains it."
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
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St. Leonard of Port Maurice
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"The Spirituality of Ancient Liturgy"
Fr. Chad Ripperger F.S.S.P
"It is the common perception in the Church today that the liturgical development of the medieval period was, in fact, decadent and that we must return to the apostolic and early Church period in order to know what real liturgy is as well as God’s will regarding the liturgy. This is a fundamentally flawed notion. Aside from the fact that modern liturgical experts were not accurate in their understanding of the liturgies of the early Church, the notion that medieval liturgical development was somehow an aberration is really a rejection of what was an authentic development based upon the understanding of the Mass as sacrifice. Moreover, such figures like to harken back to an era when the liturgy was supposedly “pristine,” by which they usually mean that it conformed to their faulty theology of the Mass as a meal"
The ancient rite of Mass is the product of God Who used saints throughout history to develop it according to His intention
#mass
"The Spirituality of Ancient Liturgy"
Fr. Chad Ripperger F.S.S.P
"It is the common perception in the Church today that the liturgical development of the medieval period was, in fact, decadent and that we must return to the apostolic and early Church period in order to know what real liturgy is as well as God’s will regarding the liturgy. This is a fundamentally flawed notion. Aside from the fact that modern liturgical experts were not accurate in their understanding of the liturgies of the early Church, the notion that medieval liturgical development was somehow an aberration is really a rejection of what was an authentic development based upon the understanding of the Mass as sacrifice. Moreover, such figures like to harken back to an era when the liturgy was supposedly “pristine,” by which they usually mean that it conformed to their faulty theology of the Mass as a meal"
The ancient rite of Mass is the product of God Who used saints throughout history to develop it according to His intention
#mass
Ecce Verbum
The Precious Medieval Symbolism of the Mass Emile Mâle,The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France of the 13th Century (In describing the importance of symbolism to the medieval man, Emile Mâle gives the example of how the medieval man saw the liturgy of the…
The works of the old liturgiologists, despised since the 17th century, should undoubtedly be counted among the most extraordinary books belonging to the Middle Ages. Nowhere else is found such forceful radiance of soul, which transmuted things material into things of the spirit.
The vestments worn by the priest at the altar and the objects used in the ritual of the Church are other symbols. The chasuble, worn over the other vestments, is the charity that is above the precepts of the law and is itself the supreme law.
The stole that the priest passes around his neck is the light yoke of the Master, and as it is written that the Christian should cherish that yoke, the priest when putting it on or taking it off kisses the stole.
The Bishop's mitre with its two points symbolizes the knowledge he should have of both the Old and the New Testament, while the two ribbons attached to it are a reminder that the interpretation of Scripture should according to both letter and spirit.
The sanctus bell is the voice of the preachers. The frame to which it is suspended is a figure of the Cross, and the cord made of three twisted treads signifies the threefold interpretation of Scripture, in a historical, allegorical and moral sense. When the cord is taken in the hand in order to move the bell, it is symbolic expression of the fundamental truth that the knowledge of the Scriptures could conduce to action.
Such constant use of symbolism will astonish those unfamiliar with medieval writers. One should not, however, affect to see in it, as did the Benedictines of the 18th century, nothing but the mere play of individual fancy.
Symbolic interpretations were doubtless never accepted as dogma, but for all that it is noticeable that they seldom vary. For example, in the 13th century Gulielmus Durandus attributes the same meaning to the stole as does Amalarius in the 9th. But the interest here lies less in the interpretation itself than in the attitude of mind that it presupposes. What is significant is the scorn for practical things, and the profound conviction that, by reaching out to the immaterial through the material, man might have fleeting visions of God. And herein lies the true genius of the Middle Ages.
#symbolism #mass
The vestments worn by the priest at the altar and the objects used in the ritual of the Church are other symbols. The chasuble, worn over the other vestments, is the charity that is above the precepts of the law and is itself the supreme law.
The stole that the priest passes around his neck is the light yoke of the Master, and as it is written that the Christian should cherish that yoke, the priest when putting it on or taking it off kisses the stole.
The Bishop's mitre with its two points symbolizes the knowledge he should have of both the Old and the New Testament, while the two ribbons attached to it are a reminder that the interpretation of Scripture should according to both letter and spirit.
The sanctus bell is the voice of the preachers. The frame to which it is suspended is a figure of the Cross, and the cord made of three twisted treads signifies the threefold interpretation of Scripture, in a historical, allegorical and moral sense. When the cord is taken in the hand in order to move the bell, it is symbolic expression of the fundamental truth that the knowledge of the Scriptures could conduce to action.
Such constant use of symbolism will astonish those unfamiliar with medieval writers. One should not, however, affect to see in it, as did the Benedictines of the 18th century, nothing but the mere play of individual fancy.
Symbolic interpretations were doubtless never accepted as dogma, but for all that it is noticeable that they seldom vary. For example, in the 13th century Gulielmus Durandus attributes the same meaning to the stole as does Amalarius in the 9th. But the interest here lies less in the interpretation itself than in the attitude of mind that it presupposes. What is significant is the scorn for practical things, and the profound conviction that, by reaching out to the immaterial through the material, man might have fleeting visions of God. And herein lies the true genius of the Middle Ages.
#symbolism #mass
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Thomas Aquinas identifies four obligations that every man owes to God indefinitely
1. To praise and honour His infinite majesty
2. To satisfy for the many sins commited against that infinite majesty
3. To thank Him for all benefits received
4. To supplicate Him as the giver of all graces
These four obligations correspond perfectly to the Four Ends of the Sacrifice the Mass
1. Adoration
2. Atonement
3. Thanksgiving
4. Petition
The Four Ends of the Mass are the same four obligations that we owe to God. This is why St. Thomas identified the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as the most efficacious method of paying the four great debts owed by us to God. St. Peter Julain Eymard says in his book 'The Real Presence': let us pray as He does according to the Four Ends of the Sacrifice; this form of prayer sums up religious worship and entails the practice of every virtue."
Mass is the highest and holiest act and greatest prayer of the Church because it is the action of Christ Himself. When we unite ourselves and our prayers to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross at Calvary during every mass, truly that is the most efficacious method of prayer.
"All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because they are works of men; but the Mass is the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God; but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man."
St. John Vianney
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Thomas Aquinas identifies four obligations that every man owes to God indefinitely
1. To praise and honour His infinite majesty
2. To satisfy for the many sins commited against that infinite majesty
3. To thank Him for all benefits received
4. To supplicate Him as the giver of all graces
These four obligations correspond perfectly to the Four Ends of the Sacrifice the Mass
1. Adoration
2. Atonement
3. Thanksgiving
4. Petition
The Four Ends of the Mass are the same four obligations that we owe to God. This is why St. Thomas identified the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as the most efficacious method of paying the four great debts owed by us to God. St. Peter Julain Eymard says in his book 'The Real Presence': let us pray as He does according to the Four Ends of the Sacrifice; this form of prayer sums up religious worship and entails the practice of every virtue."
Mass is the highest and holiest act and greatest prayer of the Church because it is the action of Christ Himself. When we unite ourselves and our prayers to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross at Calvary during every mass, truly that is the most efficacious method of prayer.
"All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because they are works of men; but the Mass is the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God; but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man."
St. John Vianney
#mass
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"The Problem of the Liturgical Reform" - a theological and Liturgical Study
The Society of Saint Pius X
Angelus Press
"The missal of Pope Paul VI, because of its serious theological defects, does not have and cannot have the character of a true and binding law. While waiting for the legislator to publish the neces-
sary theological, liturgical, and canonical clarifications, one can in good conscience use the missal revised by St. Pius V."
#novusordo #mass
The Society of Saint Pius X
Angelus Press
"The missal of Pope Paul VI, because of its serious theological defects, does not have and cannot have the character of a true and binding law. While waiting for the legislator to publish the neces-
sary theological, liturgical, and canonical clarifications, one can in good conscience use the missal revised by St. Pius V."
#novusordo #mass
Ecce Verbum
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Thomas Aquinas identifies four obligations that every man owes to God indefinitely 1. To praise and honour His infinite majesty 2. To satisfy for the many sins commited against that infinite majesty 3. To thank Him for all…
All masses have an equal sacrifice but not all masses have equal effects
St. Leonard of Port Maurice, "The Hidden Treasure"
Although the Mass is of infinite value, God accepts it in a manner limited and finite, conformed to the greater or lesser perfection in the dispositions of him who celebrates or assists at the sacrifice.
This means that the satisfaction applied on our behalf is determined by the disposition of the celebrant and the people assisting at the Mass.
"It is certain, that all sacrifices, as sacraments, are equal in dignity, but they are not equal, however, as far as regards the effects that flow from them; hence, the greater habitual or actual piety of the celebrant, the greater shall also be the fruits of the application of the holy sacrifice, so that to make no distinction between a tepid and a devout priest in the function of celebrant is to be indifferent whether the net with which you would catch fish is big or little. All this is equally applicable to those who assist at Mass."
St. Thomas
A Mass conducted with little or no devotion and no zeal does not have the equal effects of one conducted with great devotion or great zeal.
Is the priest tepid or devout? The greater the piety of the celebrant equals greater fruits of application. The same applies to the attendees. Hearing one Mass with great devotion is of more benefit than hearing fifty without devotion.
The Mass is a great pearl beyond all price. To obtain in great abundance the fruits of Holy Mass, you must hear it with deepest devotion. Attend as many Masses as possible with all the devotion possible.
The opinion of St. John of the Cross was that the Eternal Judge will, in the case of priests, make, before everything else, a most rigorous scrutiny into all the Masses they have celebrated.
"God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received."
St. Thomas Aquinas
#mass
St. Leonard of Port Maurice, "The Hidden Treasure"
Although the Mass is of infinite value, God accepts it in a manner limited and finite, conformed to the greater or lesser perfection in the dispositions of him who celebrates or assists at the sacrifice.
This means that the satisfaction applied on our behalf is determined by the disposition of the celebrant and the people assisting at the Mass.
"It is certain, that all sacrifices, as sacraments, are equal in dignity, but they are not equal, however, as far as regards the effects that flow from them; hence, the greater habitual or actual piety of the celebrant, the greater shall also be the fruits of the application of the holy sacrifice, so that to make no distinction between a tepid and a devout priest in the function of celebrant is to be indifferent whether the net with which you would catch fish is big or little. All this is equally applicable to those who assist at Mass."
St. Thomas
A Mass conducted with little or no devotion and no zeal does not have the equal effects of one conducted with great devotion or great zeal.
Is the priest tepid or devout? The greater the piety of the celebrant equals greater fruits of application. The same applies to the attendees. Hearing one Mass with great devotion is of more benefit than hearing fifty without devotion.
The Mass is a great pearl beyond all price. To obtain in great abundance the fruits of Holy Mass, you must hear it with deepest devotion. Attend as many Masses as possible with all the devotion possible.
The opinion of St. John of the Cross was that the Eternal Judge will, in the case of priests, make, before everything else, a most rigorous scrutiny into all the Masses they have celebrated.
"God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received."
St. Thomas Aquinas
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"The devil has always attempted, by means of the heretics, to deprive the world of the Mass, making them precursors of the antichrist, who, before anything else, will try to abolish and will actually abolish the Holy Sacrament of the altar, as a punishment for the sins of men, according to the prediction of Daniel 'And strength was given him against the continual sacrificer'."
St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church
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St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church
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A comparison between the texts of the Traditional Missal and the new Missal of 2011
https://lms.org.uk/missals
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https://lms.org.uk/missals
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The Liturgy of the early Christian Church as described by St. Justin Martyr (AD 100-165) in "First Apology" "And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs [letters] of the apostles or…
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Merit of a Mass
article
Among the traditional faithful there appears to be a kind of intuitive sense that the old rite of Mass is more efficacious than the new rite. Many believe that they derive more spiritual gain from the old rite of Mass than from the new. However, to give a more precise expression to the intuitive sense of which is more efficacious, the new or the old rite, it is necessary to make several distinctions. Since the purpose of this article is very specific, i.e. to ascertain which ritual is more meritorious or efficacious, certain issues regarding the value or efficacy of the Mass will be avoided.Yet, to answer the question of whether the old rite of Mass is more efficacious than the new is of paramount importance. It is the point of departure between priests of the respective rites, since each holds that he is saying the Mass that is best for the faithful.
#mass
article
Among the traditional faithful there appears to be a kind of intuitive sense that the old rite of Mass is more efficacious than the new rite. Many believe that they derive more spiritual gain from the old rite of Mass than from the new. However, to give a more precise expression to the intuitive sense of which is more efficacious, the new or the old rite, it is necessary to make several distinctions. Since the purpose of this article is very specific, i.e. to ascertain which ritual is more meritorious or efficacious, certain issues regarding the value or efficacy of the Mass will be avoided.Yet, to answer the question of whether the old rite of Mass is more efficacious than the new is of paramount importance. It is the point of departure between priests of the respective rites, since each holds that he is saying the Mass that is best for the faithful.
#mass
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Spirituality-of-the-Ancient-Liturgy (1).pdf
Communion in the Early Church
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 “They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.” Acts 2:46
The celebration of the Lord’s Supper was for the early Christians an extremely solemn occasion. Cyril describes the Bread/Body as more precious than gold or costly gems and admonishes them not to let a crumb of it fall to the ground. At the time of Cyril of Jerusalem, a 12-year-old boy in Rome, Tarcisius, was charged with carrying the consecrated bread down the street to some shut-ins. The Spanish Pope Damasus (c. 304-384) has inscribed what happened:
“When a wicked group of young fanatics flung themselves on Tarcisius who was carrying the Eucharist, not wanting to profane the sacrament, thereby preferred to give his life rather than yield up The Body of Christ to the rabid dogs.”
Full article:
https://earlychurchhistory.org/beliefs-2/communion-in-the-early-church/
#eucharist #liturgy #mass
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 “They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.” Acts 2:46
The celebration of the Lord’s Supper was for the early Christians an extremely solemn occasion. Cyril describes the Bread/Body as more precious than gold or costly gems and admonishes them not to let a crumb of it fall to the ground. At the time of Cyril of Jerusalem, a 12-year-old boy in Rome, Tarcisius, was charged with carrying the consecrated bread down the street to some shut-ins. The Spanish Pope Damasus (c. 304-384) has inscribed what happened:
“When a wicked group of young fanatics flung themselves on Tarcisius who was carrying the Eucharist, not wanting to profane the sacrament, thereby preferred to give his life rather than yield up The Body of Christ to the rabid dogs.”
Full article:
https://earlychurchhistory.org/beliefs-2/communion-in-the-early-church/
#eucharist #liturgy #mass
EARLY CHURCH HISTORY -
Communion in the Early Church - EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
The celebration of the Lord’s Supper was for the early Christians an extremely solemn occasion.
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Merit of a Mass (Fr. Ripperger, F.S.S.P.).pdf
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The History of the Tridentine Mass
Rama P. Coomaraswamy, M.D.
In tracing the history of the Tridentine Mass one can follow two possible courses. One can either follow events from the time of the Last Supper - not a development as many claim, but rather a "fleshing out" of the divine outline, or one can look to the "pre-Christian" period and see how the Traditional Mass - the central rite of our faith, incorporates within it, and brings to fruition, all the sacrificial rites of the old dispensation, and indeed, of the entire world. While attempting to do both within the confines of a short essay, it is the latter aspect that will be emphasized. Finally I shall attempt to show how our participation in the traditional Mass is in fact our participation in the whole life of Christ
Let it be clear from the outset that I am saying nothing original in what follows, unless of course there be errors in the exposition.
more:
a study of the Roman liturgy
ancient liturgy
explanation of the mass
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The History of the Tridentine Mass
Rama P. Coomaraswamy, M.D.
In tracing the history of the Tridentine Mass one can follow two possible courses. One can either follow events from the time of the Last Supper - not a development as many claim, but rather a "fleshing out" of the divine outline, or one can look to the "pre-Christian" period and see how the Traditional Mass - the central rite of our faith, incorporates within it, and brings to fruition, all the sacrificial rites of the old dispensation, and indeed, of the entire world. While attempting to do both within the confines of a short essay, it is the latter aspect that will be emphasized. Finally I shall attempt to show how our participation in the traditional Mass is in fact our participation in the whole life of Christ
Let it be clear from the outset that I am saying nothing original in what follows, unless of course there be errors in the exposition.
more:
a study of the Roman liturgy
ancient liturgy
explanation of the mass
#mass
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About the Holy Apostolic Mass
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó
"While it is true that the Priest is a person who lives essentially for others – for God and for his neighbor – it is equally true that if he does not have the awareness of his own identity and has not cultivated his own holiness, his apostolate is sterile like the clanging cymbal."
"You who permit yourselves to prohibit the Holy Apostolic Mass, have you ever celebrated it? You who from the height of your liturgical cathedrae are piqued about the “old Mass,” have you ever meditated on its prayers, its rites, and its ancient and sacred gestures?"
"I know well that these reflections can leave those who have never had the grace of celebrating the Mass of all time unmoved, or even arouse condescension. But the same thing happens, I imagine, for those who have never fallen in love and who do not understand the enthusiasm and the chaste transport of the beloved towards his beloved, or for those who do not know the joy of getting lost in her eyes. The dull Roman liturgist, the Prelate with his tailored clerical suit and his pectoral cross in his pocket, the consultor of the Roman Congregation with the latest copy of Concilium or Civiltà Cattolica in plain sight, looks at the Mass of Saint Pius V with the eyes of an entomologist (the science that studies insects), scrutinizing that pericope just as a naturalist observes the veins of a leaf or the wings of a butterfly. Indeed, I sometimes wonder if they don’t do it with the asepticity of the pathologist who cuts open a living body with a scalpel. But if a priest with a minimum of interior life approaches the ancient Mass, regardless of whether he has ever known it before or is discovering it for the first time, he is deeply moved by the composed majesty of the rite, as if he has stepped out of time and entered the eternity of God."
"The celebrant does not address the assembly, with the concern of being understandable or being nice or appearing to be up-to-date; rather, he addresses God: and before God there is only the sense of infinite gratitude for the privilege of being able to carry with him the prayers of the Christian people, the joys and sorrows of so many souls, the sins and shortcomings of those who implore forgiveness and mercy, gratitude for graces received, and suffrages for our dear departed. One is alone, and at the same time one feels intimately united with an endless host of souls that crosses time and space."
"When I celebrate the Mass of all time, I realize in the most sublime and complete way the true significance of what doctrine teaches us. Acting in persona Christi is not a mechanical repetition of a formula, but the awareness that my mouth utters the same words that the Savior pronounced over the bread and wine in the Cenacle; that as I elevate the Host and Chalice to the Father, I repeat the immolation that Christ made of Himself on the Cross; that in receiving Holy Communion I consume the sacrificial Victim and feed on God Himself, and I am not participating in a party. And the entire Church is with me: the Church Triumphant which deigns to unite itself to my imploring prayer, the Church Suffering that awaits it in order to shorten souls’ stay in Purgatory, and the Church Militant that strengthens herself in the daily spiritual battle."
"The theologian will tell me that this is common doctrine, and that the Mass is exactly that, regardless of the rite, I do not deny it, rationally. But while the celebration of the Tridentine Mass is a constant reminder of an uninterrupted continuity of the work of the Redemption studded with Saints and Blesseds, the same thing does not happen, it seems to me, with the reformed rite."
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more:
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merit of a mass
#mass
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó
"While it is true that the Priest is a person who lives essentially for others – for God and for his neighbor – it is equally true that if he does not have the awareness of his own identity and has not cultivated his own holiness, his apostolate is sterile like the clanging cymbal."
"You who permit yourselves to prohibit the Holy Apostolic Mass, have you ever celebrated it? You who from the height of your liturgical cathedrae are piqued about the “old Mass,” have you ever meditated on its prayers, its rites, and its ancient and sacred gestures?"
"I know well that these reflections can leave those who have never had the grace of celebrating the Mass of all time unmoved, or even arouse condescension. But the same thing happens, I imagine, for those who have never fallen in love and who do not understand the enthusiasm and the chaste transport of the beloved towards his beloved, or for those who do not know the joy of getting lost in her eyes. The dull Roman liturgist, the Prelate with his tailored clerical suit and his pectoral cross in his pocket, the consultor of the Roman Congregation with the latest copy of Concilium or Civiltà Cattolica in plain sight, looks at the Mass of Saint Pius V with the eyes of an entomologist (the science that studies insects), scrutinizing that pericope just as a naturalist observes the veins of a leaf or the wings of a butterfly. Indeed, I sometimes wonder if they don’t do it with the asepticity of the pathologist who cuts open a living body with a scalpel. But if a priest with a minimum of interior life approaches the ancient Mass, regardless of whether he has ever known it before or is discovering it for the first time, he is deeply moved by the composed majesty of the rite, as if he has stepped out of time and entered the eternity of God."
"The celebrant does not address the assembly, with the concern of being understandable or being nice or appearing to be up-to-date; rather, he addresses God: and before God there is only the sense of infinite gratitude for the privilege of being able to carry with him the prayers of the Christian people, the joys and sorrows of so many souls, the sins and shortcomings of those who implore forgiveness and mercy, gratitude for graces received, and suffrages for our dear departed. One is alone, and at the same time one feels intimately united with an endless host of souls that crosses time and space."
"When I celebrate the Mass of all time, I realize in the most sublime and complete way the true significance of what doctrine teaches us. Acting in persona Christi is not a mechanical repetition of a formula, but the awareness that my mouth utters the same words that the Savior pronounced over the bread and wine in the Cenacle; that as I elevate the Host and Chalice to the Father, I repeat the immolation that Christ made of Himself on the Cross; that in receiving Holy Communion I consume the sacrificial Victim and feed on God Himself, and I am not participating in a party. And the entire Church is with me: the Church Triumphant which deigns to unite itself to my imploring prayer, the Church Suffering that awaits it in order to shorten souls’ stay in Purgatory, and the Church Militant that strengthens herself in the daily spiritual battle."
"The theologian will tell me that this is common doctrine, and that the Mass is exactly that, regardless of the rite, I do not deny it, rationally. But while the celebration of the Tridentine Mass is a constant reminder of an uninterrupted continuity of the work of the Redemption studded with Saints and Blesseds, the same thing does not happen, it seems to me, with the reformed rite."
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You who permit yourselves to prohibit the Holy Apostolic Mass, have you ever celebrated it? You who from the height of your liturgical cathedrae are piqued about the “old Mass,” have you ever meditate
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The Sacrifice of the Mass is the noblest act of our religion In it is renewed, in a real but unbloody manner, the Sacrifice of Calvary. Jesus desired to remain with us throughout the centuries in the Blessed Eucharist as our friend, comforter and spiritual…
The meaning of the words of Consecration
The first Mass on earth was the one celebrated by Christ himself at the Last Supper. The words he used then became the essence of the Mystery which is still at the centre of Christian life today.
The full meaning of Christ's words is as follows: This is My Body and My Blood, which I have now mystically sacrificed to God the Father for the whole world. The mystical death is well represented externally by the duality of the Eucharistic forms and the separate forms of consecration.
Indeed, the words of the double consecration of bread and wine are like the sacrificial knife that causes the separation of the Blood from the Body - the killing of the sacrifice offered to God. The separate consecration thus clearly represents the real and physical separation of the Blood from the Body, which was accomplished on the Cross.
With the spiritual sword of the consecratory words Christ destroyed the sacrifice, bringing it into a state where it is true food and true drink.
Every Israelite understood well this way of speaking and the importance of the shedding of blood in the Old Covenant ceremonies. The sacrifice began with the killing of the animal and was completed by the transfer of the blood to the altar. So Christ's blood, which is poured out on the altar, is sacrificial blood but blood cannot be offered without sacrificing the body, since body and blood form one sacrificial act. Therefore, Christ offering his Body and Blood both on the cross and on the altar under the forms of bread and wine is the true lamb sacrificed to God.
By the words used at the Last Supper, Jesus Christ indicated the essence of this mystery, which he commanded his disciples to celebrate in remembrance of him. The link between the Mass and the Sacrifice of the Cross is thus clearly marked by the words of the double consecration used by the Saviour himself.
All the elements which the Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has added to the liturgy of the Mass are thus intended to highlight the truth of Christ's sacrifice, which was bloodily accomplished on the Cross.
Christ, by instituting the Mass, decided that all the faithful should be able to share in His work of redemption and remember what He directly accomplished for their salvation 2,000 years ago. It is truly a remembrance of Himself and of the redemption He accomplished As we participate in the Mass, let us therefore remember how great a mystery it is and strive to make our participation as worthy and appropriate as possible. Through the Eucharist, we can perfectly glorify God and offer him the thanksgiving he deserves, and also propitiation.
The Mass and the Blessed Sacrament are the Church's greatest treasure, for they contain not only God's graces but the Giver of all graces Himself - Jesus Christ, who once offered, and continually offers Himself for us to God for our salvation.
Source: A.J. Nowowiejski, Mass in the Pre-Nicene Period, 1922
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The first Mass on earth was the one celebrated by Christ himself at the Last Supper. The words he used then became the essence of the Mystery which is still at the centre of Christian life today.
The full meaning of Christ's words is as follows: This is My Body and My Blood, which I have now mystically sacrificed to God the Father for the whole world. The mystical death is well represented externally by the duality of the Eucharistic forms and the separate forms of consecration.
Indeed, the words of the double consecration of bread and wine are like the sacrificial knife that causes the separation of the Blood from the Body - the killing of the sacrifice offered to God. The separate consecration thus clearly represents the real and physical separation of the Blood from the Body, which was accomplished on the Cross.
With the spiritual sword of the consecratory words Christ destroyed the sacrifice, bringing it into a state where it is true food and true drink.
Every Israelite understood well this way of speaking and the importance of the shedding of blood in the Old Covenant ceremonies. The sacrifice began with the killing of the animal and was completed by the transfer of the blood to the altar. So Christ's blood, which is poured out on the altar, is sacrificial blood but blood cannot be offered without sacrificing the body, since body and blood form one sacrificial act. Therefore, Christ offering his Body and Blood both on the cross and on the altar under the forms of bread and wine is the true lamb sacrificed to God.
By the words used at the Last Supper, Jesus Christ indicated the essence of this mystery, which he commanded his disciples to celebrate in remembrance of him. The link between the Mass and the Sacrifice of the Cross is thus clearly marked by the words of the double consecration used by the Saviour himself.
All the elements which the Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has added to the liturgy of the Mass are thus intended to highlight the truth of Christ's sacrifice, which was bloodily accomplished on the Cross.
Christ, by instituting the Mass, decided that all the faithful should be able to share in His work of redemption and remember what He directly accomplished for their salvation 2,000 years ago. It is truly a remembrance of Himself and of the redemption He accomplished As we participate in the Mass, let us therefore remember how great a mystery it is and strive to make our participation as worthy and appropriate as possible. Through the Eucharist, we can perfectly glorify God and offer him the thanksgiving he deserves, and also propitiation.
The Mass and the Blessed Sacrament are the Church's greatest treasure, for they contain not only God's graces but the Giver of all graces Himself - Jesus Christ, who once offered, and continually offers Himself for us to God for our salvation.
Source: A.J. Nowowiejski, Mass in the Pre-Nicene Period, 1922
#eucharist #liturgy #mass