Praying the Mass

Air Date:  November 28, 2010 (11 AM) / December 3, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Liturgy of the Word:  Readings, Responsorial Psalm, Alleluia, Gospel

• Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Episode 7: Introduction, Offertory
• Episode 8: Prayer over the Offerings, Eucharistic Prayer (Introduction, Preface, Sanctus)
• Episode 9: Eucharistic Prayer (priest's prayer)
• Episode 10: Our Father, Rite of Peace
• Episode 11: Lamb of God, Fraction/Mingling, Preparation for Communion
• Episode 12: Communion, Ablutions, Post-Communion Prayer
• Introduction
• Three parts
• Offertory
• Eucharistic Prayer
• Communion Rite
• Five "movements" (based on the Roman Canon, Eucharistic Prayer I)
• He took bread in his holy and venerable hands (Offertory)
• and with his eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father, giving you thanks (Preface)
• he said the blessing (Consecration)
• broke the bread (Fraction)
• and gave it to his disciples (Communion)
• Preparation of the Altar
• Altar cloths
• Sacred vessels
• Offertory Procession (Presentation of the Gifts)
• Financial Offerings
• Bread and Wine
• Preparation of the Gifts
• "Blessed are you..." (bread)
• "Blessed be God forever"
• Mixing of the water and the wine ("By the mystery of this water and wine...")
• "Blessed are you..." (wine)
• "With humble spirit..."
• "Wash me, O Lord..."
• Next episode
• Prayer over the Offerings
• Eucharistic Prayer (Introduction, Preface, Sanctus)
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

Air Date:  November 21, 2010 (11 AM) / November 26, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Liturgy of the Word:  Homily, Profession of Faith, Prayer of the Faithful

• Liturgy of the Word
• Episode 5: Readings, Responsorial Psalm, Alleluia, Gospel
• Episode 6: Homily, Profession of Faith, Prayer of the Faithful
• Purpose is to establish communion among the faithful and prepare them to listen properly to God's word and celebrate the Eucharist worthily
• Homily
• Purpose
• History
• The Homily and the Mass
• Profession of Faith (Creed)
• Apostles' Creed
• Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
• "I believe"
• "Visible and invisible"
• "Consubstantial with the Father"
• "Incarnate of the Virgin Mary"
• Prayer of the Faithful
• Next episode on the Liturgy of the Eucharist (Overview and Offertory)
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

Air Date:  November 14, 2010 (11 AM) / November 19, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Liturgy of the Word:  Readings, Responsorial Psalm, Alleluia, Gospel

• Liturgy of the Word
• Episode 5: Readings, Responsorial Psalm, Alleluia, Gospel
• Episode 6: Homily, Profession of Faith, Prayer of the Faithful
• Purpose is to establish communion among the faithful and prepare them to listen properly to God's word and celebrate the Eucharist worthily
• Cycle of Readings
• Three-year Sunday cycle
• Two-year weekday cycle
• Why is Scripture read?
• Christ is present in the reading of the Scriptures
• First (and Second) Reading
• "The Word of the Lord"
• "Thanks be to God"
• Responsorial Psalm
• Responds to the First Reading
• Alleluia (or Gospel Acclamation)
• Gospel
• Blessing for the Gospel (Priest or Deacon)
• "Glory to you, O Lord"
• Sign of the Cross
• "The Gospel of the Lord" / "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ"
• "Through the words of the Gospel..."
• Kissing the Book of the Gospels
• Next episode on the Homily, Profession of Faith, and the Prayer of the Faithful
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

Air Date:  November 7, 2010 (11 AM) / November 12, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Introductory Rites: Gloria, Collect

• Gloria
• Begins with the words sung by angels on earth when Christ was born
• Trinitarian in form:  praises the Father, the Son, and (briefly) the Holy Spirit
• Collect
• "Let us pray."
• One of the "proper" prayers of the Mass
• "Collects" the intentions of the Mass into one
• Next episode on the Liturgy of the Word (through the Gospel)
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

Air Date:  October 31, 2010 (11 AM) / November 5, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Introductory Rites: Greeting, Penitential Act, Kyrie

• Greeting
• Priest's greetings (from the letters of St. Paul)
• "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Cor. 13:14)
• "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom. 1:7)
• "The Lord be with you." (2 Th. 3:16)
• Bishop's greeting (from the lips of Jesus)
• "Peace be with you." (John 20:19)
• Our response: "And with your spirit." (cf. Gal. 6:18; 2 Tim. 4:22)
• Penitential Act
• To seek forgiveness for sins is a prerequisite for righteous and pure prayer. (CCC 2631)
• Form A: Confiteor
• Form B: Dialogue
• Form C: Kyrie with tropes
• Absolution
• Kyrie
• Next episode on the Gloria and Collect
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

Recording Date:  September 15, 2010
Air Date:  October 24, 2010 (11 AM) / October 29, 2010 (2 PM)
Topic: Introductory Rites: Entrance Procession and Sign of the Cross

• Introductory Rites
• Episode 2: Entrance Procession, Sign of the Cross
• Episode 3: Greeting, Penitential Act
• Episode 4: Gloria, Collect
• Purpose is to establish communion among the faithful and prepare them to listen properly to God's word and celebrate the Eucharist worthily
• Entrance Procession
• Approaching the altar
• Reverencing the altar
• Hymn or Introit
• Sign of the Cross
• The words
• The gesture
• "Amen"
• Next episode on the Greeting and the Penitential Act
• Contact me
• Send questions to questions@prayingthemass.com
• Questions answered on the web site, not on the air
• Consider buying the Praying the Mass series!

In the next few months, I will be speaking at two parishes.  I have a two-hour speaking engagement (tentatively scheduled for early December) at St. Gregory the Great in Hamilton, NJ, and a five-hour speaking engagement (in early January) at the Church of the Incarnation in Collierville, TN.

If you are interested in having me come to your parish to speak about the new English translation, or about "praying" the Mass in general, please contact me at talks [at] prayingthemass.com.  Let me know where your parish is located, what dates you have in mind, and how best to contact you (phone conversations being the most convenient).  I cannot guarantee that I can meet every request, and parishes outside a 100-mile radius from Trenton, NJ, are harder for me to commit to.

This coming Tuesday, October 19, at 7:30 pm, I will be the presenter for the Trenton diocese's Theology on Tap.  I will be talking about the new English translation of the Mass at Kilarney's Publick House in Hamilton. (1644 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619)  If you're in the area, stop by!


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