Holy Mass
The highest form of prayer and worship
HOLY MASS
4 PARTS OF THE MASS
INTRODUCTORY RITES
LITURGY OF THE WORD
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
CONCLUDING RITES
Perfect Union of 3 distinct persons in one “Godhead”
The mystery of Faith
branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being and seeks classification and explanation of entities
Ontology
Observed that things come to exist and then cease to exist
The Argument from Contingency (necessary being)
What are the Proper Dispositions
Silence
Fully Conscious and Active Participation
Invites us to be sorry for our sins
Penitential Rite
Our Knowledge of God is ______
Analogical
Unintelligent and inanimate object acting toward a purpose, even if they are not aware
The Argument from Design (Teleological Argument)
always existed, will exist, cannot not exist
Necessary Being
3 Postures during the Mass
STANDING
SITTING
KNEELING
an explanation and proclamation of readings
Homily
St. Augustine’s Dream
Augustine meeting a child attempting to scoop the whole ocean
Things in this world is in motion and must keep moving
The Argument from Motion (unmoved mover)
Jesus’ mandate his disciples to go and preach, in which the proper names of the Persons are mentioned.
Matthew 28:19
Recalls Jesus’ whole mystery
Liturgical Calendar
The major reading of the Liturgy of the word
GOSPEL
By love, God revealed himself and gave himself to man.
Revelation
being that could have not existed
Contingent Being
Source and origin of the whole divinity
God the Father
The Liturgical Settings
Ambo - lectern, readings of the Word “Liturgy of the Word”
Altar - Body and blood of Christ, center of celebration “Liturgy of the Eucharist”
Begins with “Lord’s prayer”, asks for bread and wine
Communion Rite
Why is it a Mystery
difficult/impossible to understand or explain
Everything is caused by something and nothing can be caused by itself
The Argument from Causation (Uncaused cause)
giver of life. Active since time of creation.
The Lord