Holy Mass H ave you noticed that, to refer to the Eucharist, we use the word: “Mass” And we say: ”Let’s go to Mass”; I am going to hear mass”; But where does this word come from? What does it mean?   The word mass came from the times when the Eucharist was celebrated only in Latin, the language used by the Roman Empire, which for many centuries was also the official language of the Catholic Church around the world. In the Latin Mass, the farewell greeting after the blessing i

D uring the Celebration of Mass, when the Priest raises the consecrated Host and announces: "This is Christ, the Lamb of God who takes...

Eucaristia T he Eucharistic prayer is that long prayer that the Priest says during Mass, after presenting the offerings on the altar....

Prefacio Invitations and Responses to the Preface at Mass is an exchange between the priest and the faithful that begins the Eucharistic...

T he offertory is the part of the Mass where the bread and wine are presented to God, which will be consecrated to become the Body and...

Salmo T he responsorial psalm is a pause between the two readings that are made at Mass, the first from the Old Testament and the second...

T he Act of Contrition, that is, asking forgiveness from God for the sins committed, at the beginning of Mass, is necessary to prepare us...

See the Signs of the Coming of the Lord   Today’s readings speak to us of difficult days, times of persecution, destruction and anguish....

T he biblical readings for the mass change every day, every week. But have you ever wondered how they are chosen? The readings have been...

The precept of the Church obliges us to attend and participate in Sunday Mass, to sanctify the Lord's Day, because Sunday is the day of...

S unday is very important for Christians, because it is the day that Jesus rose from the dead (Mt 28:1; Mk 16:2; Lk 24:1; Jn 20:1); it is...

I n the celebration of the Holy Mass, after the prayer of the Our Father, the Priest says: Deliver us, Lord, from all evils and grant us...

I n our community of San Mateo, at the beginning of the mass, we read the intentions to pray for many personal and family needs. We pray...

We lift our hearts, our minds and our voices to praise and thank God, as creatures who venerate and adore their Creator. We are beings...