The Celebration of the Holy Mass
is the principal channel
Jesus instituted
to distribute the graces
He won on Calvary.
I attend the Holy Mass to participate in Jesus' self-offering to the Father, offering myself, my life, and all my intentions with him.
I go to Mass to honor God with Jesus and his body.
Every Catholic has a role in the Holy Mass that cannot be delegated to another person.
During Mass, I make an interior offering to God the Father. A duty that nobody else can do for me.
As a Catholic, my participation is significant.
We offer the perfect sacrifice to God the father.
A sacrifice is a gift offered to God.
At Mass, Jesus offers his blood sacrifice to his Father in an unbloody manner for mankind.
His death on the cross expressed his unconditional love and obedience to his father.
His sacrifice was pleasing to God and overshadowed our sins.
The Holy Mass is a prayer to God the Father by Jesus Christ and his church.
Every Time The Holy Mass Is Celebrated, It Is Jesus Who Celebrates It.
No human can turn bread into God.
At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and established a new priesthood.
The Eucharist is the glorified body and blood of Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine.
Since the Last Supper, Jesus has been the chief celebrant of the Holy Mass. He celebrates it through the priest.
Only bishops and priests share in the ministerial priesthood of Jesus. No human can make an event transcendent.
Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary transcends space and time due to his boundless power as God.
We Are Nourished With The Life Of Jesus Christ.
When we receive Holy Communion, we receive Jesus. God is love. The Eucharist increases our ability to love.
The Eucharist nourishes us for our particular needs. It nourishes our sonship, the virtues, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit we received at our baptism and confirmation.
We are strengthened as the Church of Christ.
The Holy Trinity is present.
We obtain blessings for the whole world and the souls in purgatory.
Jesus died on the cross to save the whole world. Every Mass applies some of the infinite effects of Calvary.
The Holy Mass benefits the living and the dead. The other sacraments benefit just the person receiving them.
During the Holy Mass, we can obtain blessings for people who do not know God. When you come to Mass, you should have specific intentions.
The celebration of the Holy Mass makes God happy.
The Holy Mass is the highest form of prayer because Jesus offers the perfect sacrifice to His Father.
When we celebrate the Holy Mass devoutly,
we make genuine acts of:
Adoration,
Praise,
Thanksgiving,
Petition,
Intercession.
When you consistently celebrate the Holy Mass with devotion, it brings order into your life.
We were created for God. Every time we attend Mass, we get to practice that perfect worship our souls yearn for.
When we do not attempt to satisfy that yearning with the true God, we slip into idolatry, which leads to a debasing lifestyle.
The Holy Mass heals.
If you celebrate the Holy Mass devoutly, you will enjoy the things of the world without falling into disordered attachments.