Readings/Homily
The brief instruction by the priest or deacon following the readings from Scripture.
What is the homily?
The proper position to be in while the Gospel is read.
What is standing?
What are vestments?
The people's response to the words "The Lord be with you."
What is "And with your spirit"?
This sung response concludes the Eucharistic prayer.
What is the Great Amen?
The people's response to the first and second readings.
What is "Thanks be to God"?
What is Baptism?
The smoke that is used as a sign of our prayers rising to God.
What is incense?
This ancient hymn of praise to God is sung during most seasons of the Church year, excluding Lent and Advent.
What is the Gloria?
This friendly gesture is done to symbolize that we are all to come to the altar in peace and good will with God and neighbor.
What is the Sign of Peace
The part of the Bible that the first reading generally comes from.
What is the Old Testament?
The act of kneeling before the tabernacle before entering a pew at Mass.
What is genuflecting?
The name of the cup that holds the wine that will be become the blood of Christ at the moment of consecration.
What is a chalice?
The meaning of the words of the penitential rite at the beginning of the Mass consists of the words Kyrie Eleison and Christe Eleison.
Lord Have Mercy, Christ Have Mercy
This tile for Jesus was first said of Him by John the Baptist and reminds us of the connection of the Mass to Passover.
What is the Lamb of God?
The word that is never said during the season of Lent.
The gesture done by the congregation right before the gospel is read.
What is a cross on the forehead, lips and heart?
The small white cloth placed on the altar during the Eucharistic prayer on which the bread and wine are placed.
What is a corporal?
What is the Sprinkling Rite?
The words said by the congregation shortly before communion, that are an echo of the words of the Centurion.
What is Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof...?
The two options of Creed that can be said at Mass.
What are the Nicene and Apostles creeds?
The people make a profound bow during a part of the creed as a reminder of this great mystery of our faith.
What is the Incarnation?
The dish that holds the consecrated hosts while being distributed or reserved in the tabernacle.
What is a ciborium?
This latin phrase summarizes what we believe about the priesthood...that priests are acting in the person of Christ.
What is in persona Christi?
The last words of the Mass that send us on our way with our mission and which, when said in latin, are the source of the name Mass.
What is ite, misa est?