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WHERE HEAVEN MEETS EARTH

4/3/2016

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Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (La Disputa) by Raphael (1483 - 1520)
Why "Not to go to Communion is like someone dying of thirst beside a spring." - St. John Vianney

Read:
Genesis 14:17-20
Psalm 5
Luke 22:14-20

Study:
1) Handouts:
Liturgy: An Introduction; The Liturgy of the Hours; History of the Mass; The Liturgical Year; The Parts of the Mass; What is a Rite?; Liturgical Vocabulary List

2) 3MC:
39 – What is Holy Mass?
40 – What are the parts of the Mass?

3) CCC 1066-1206, 1322-1405 (YOUCAT 166-192, 208 - 223)

Meditate:
What happens when the Christian community comes to together to worship God? If our worship is our work, how and why is it also God's work in our lives? If Jesus comes to meet us in the Mass by His real presence in the Holy Eucharist, how then should I prepare myself for the Mass? How should I spend my time during the Mass? Why is it so important that I make every effort to attend Mass on Sundays and all Holy Days of obligation?

Pray:
Lord Jesus, I wish to receive you into my heart with all the ardor of love that the most fervent soul ever had for you. May I receive you with the purity, love, and joy of Mary. Amen.

Imitate:
St. Benedict of Nursia

Apply:
Do I make the effort to pay attention during the Mass? Am I thankful for all the good gifts God has given me, and do I express that thankfulness in my worship? Do I show God the proper reverence while worshiping Him? Do I attend Mass on Sundays and all Holy Days of Obligation?

Extra:
Documentary Video - Catholic Mass
The Meaning of the Mass - Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Catholic Encyclopedia: Liturgy of the Mass
Catholic Encyclopedia: Sacrifice of the Mass
Catholic Answers: The Institution of the Mass
Catholic Answers: The Sacrifice of the Mass
Why We Don't Drink Coffee at Mass?

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
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    Welcome

    This forum is for participants of St. Mary's Living The Faith Series and RCIA.

    Resources used for this forum include:

    Bible
    
    3 Minute Catechism (3MC)
    Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)

    YOUCAT
    ACM Lesson Handouts
    

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    Angelic Warfare
    Born Again
    Companions On The Way
    Conformed To Christ
    Divine Intimacy
    Effective Signs
    Equipped For Battle
    Food For The Journey
    Fruitful Love
    God Is Love
    God Is One
    Go Forth You Are Sent
    Grace Works
    In The End
    Into The Wilderness
    Mercy And Justice
    Our Divine Physician
    Our Wounded Nature
    Real Presence
    The City Of God
    The Joy Of Being
    The Keys Of The Kingdom
    The New Adam
    The New Eve
    The Way To Happiness
    To Be Human
    To Know God
    To Love God
    To Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
    Where Heaven Meets Earth

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    AUTHOR:
    Caleb Payne

    Caleb began his journey with Christ in 1997. He worked as a Protestant missionary for 8 years in China. It was soon after that he was challenged to consider the Catholic Church. After much prayer and study, he realized he had nothing to protest anymore and was received into full communion with Christ and His Church at the Easter Vigil Mass of 2011. For him the joy and peace that comes with receiving Christ in the Eucharist has turned into an insatiable desire to lead others to this same banquet. Caleb is first a husband, a father of three, and works in the Cortland area as a Registered Nurse. Caleb is a member of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic, the Angelic Warfare Confraternity, the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, and is an Evangelist for Saint Paul Street Evangelization. He has Certifications in Thomistic/Catholic Philosophy, Catholic Theology, and Catholic Apologetics through the New Saint Thomas Institute. He is also currently in the Formation for Ministry Program of the Syracuse Diocese. 
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