What was Mass like for the early Christians?
2,000 years later, the essentials have not changed. Holy Thursday marks the Institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. It is when Jesus exhorted his disciples to “do …
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Give thanks after Communion with this stirring prayer from the Ordinariate liturgy
May we do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in …
Pray this beautiful Spiritual Communion with Pope Francis
He has used a prayer attributed to a Spanish cardinal who promoted the Litany of Humility.
Prepare for Communion with these beautiful (short) prayers from the saints
Make way for the King of kings to enter your soul with these prayers.
This Spiritual Communion prayer is the easiest to memorize
And bonus: It calls on the example of Mary and all the saints.
A spiritual communion prayer when you can’t attend Mass
If you are not able to attend Mass on Sunday, you can still participate in it with a spiritual communion prayer.
Why is Sunday Mass important, anyway? The pope explains
What would you do if you were at Calvary near Jesus crucified? In his reflection on the Eucharist during today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis insisted again …
Why do priests drop a piece of host into the chalice?
The symbolism of this act recalls the unity of the Church and the spiritual connection between each celebration. During Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church you may …
Why do Roman Catholics kneel at Mass?
The physical posture is an ancient one, used by Christians since the very beginning. For Roman Catholics, kneeling is one of the most distinctive physical gestures of prayer during the …
Why we make sign of cross on head, lips and chest before reading the Gospel?
The first and simplest answer to this question comes to us from the rubrics. The rubrics for the Mass are the instructions given to us in the Roman Missal and …