The SACRIFICE - THE Mass!

What is the MASS?

The Celebration of the MASS is about GOD! 

On the Cross, Jesus Christ atoned for our sins. And the celebration of the mass, is the Perfect Sacrifice of Christ on Calvary, made present for us again in a bloodless manner.

In the celebration of the mass, Jesus Christ lovingly offers Himself in an act of Sacrifice to God the Father on our behalf. 

He atones for our sins, He offers Thanks and Praise, and He intercedes for our needs.

We have the privilege of attending this sacrifice and uniting ourselves to Christ’s self-offering. This is our participation in the celebration of the mass.

The Priest: “Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.”

We respond: “May the Lord, accept the sacrifice at Your hands, for the Praise and Glory of His name, for our good and the good of all His Holy Church.”

The Priest gathers not only the Bread and the Wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's Perfect Sacrifice, offering them to The Father.

The mass is the most powerful form of prayer. In every mass, Jesus Christ is truly present, (under the appearance of Bread and Wine) giving Himself to us completely in the Holy Eucharist.

The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus under the appearance of Bread and Wine.

John 6:56 - He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.

Padre Pio:

• “If we only knew how God regards this Sacrifice, we would risk our lives to be present at every single Mass.”

St. Francis of Assisi: 

• “Let everyone be struck with fear, let the whole world tremble, and let the heavens exalt when Christ, the Son of the living God, is present on the altar in the hands of a priest!”
• “…the Lord gave me, and gives me still, such faith in priests who live according to the rite of the holy Roman Church because their orders that, were they to persecute me, I would still have recourse to them… And I desire to respect, love and honour them and all others as my lords. And I do not want to consider any sin in them because I discern the Son of God in them and they are my lords”.
• St. Francis regarding those consecrated in “Persona Christi”, The Priests: “…in them I discern the Son of God…”

What is Eucharistic Adoration?

When you love someone, everything they do is adorable. To watch the one, you love is a delight, that the heart relishes in. Eucharistic Adoration refers to those moments of deep love and admiration of Jesus with Jesus.

Eucharistic Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ present in the Holy Eucharist. 

The Blessed Sacrament (The Eucharist) is exposed, within the visible part of a monstrance. (Jesus is truly present under the appearance of Bread-White Host). 

TO PRAY: Apart from Eucharistic Adoration, one can also pray before Jesus’ presence in the Tabernacle - in the Church. We could pray or we could silently speak to Jesus from our heart. 

These days there is a lack of reverence in the Church-Blessed Sacrament and at Eucharistic Adoration/Prayer Room.

What do i mean by a lack of reverence?

Lack of reverence means disrespect. The ultimate cause of disrespect to God stems from a lack of knowledge and reverence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, not recognizing that The Almighty - The Creator of all humbles Himself to be sacramentally present under the form of Bread and Wine.

"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven, and will help bring about everlasting peace on earth," - Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Padre Pio’ quotes on the importance of Eucharistic Adoration:

• "A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent in sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."
• "Kneel down and render the tribute of your presence and devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Confide all your needs to him, along with those of others. Speak to him with filial abandonment, give free rein to your heart, and give him complete freedom to work in you as he thinks best."

P.S. Sorry, this is not an error. I have updated this subject matter, (4 of them) today the 3rd of November 2023. But it will reflect in and for the Month of October 2023. Sorry for the trouble. It helps me avoid confusions in my work.