The Mass

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The Mass and the Book of Revelation

The Mass. God is Near Us.
The Book of Revelation and the Mass.

The Mass as Heaven on Earth. (See the Lamb's Supper below.)

To help you with your Latin pronunciation:

Et cun spiritu tuo. Et coom spee-ree-too too-oh

Venite adoremus. Veh-nee-teh ah-do-reh-moos.

Deo gratias. Deh-oh grah-tsee-ahs.

Ora pro nobis. O-rah proh no-bees.

Libera nos, domine. Lee-beh-rah nos do-mee-neh.

Te rogamus audi nos. Teh roh-gah-moos ow-dee nos.

The Our Father in Latin ( with pronuciation ).

Pater noster, qui es in caelis:* Pah-ter noster kwee es een cheh-lees.
Sanctificetur nomen tuum.* Sahnk-tee-fee-cheh-toor no-men too-oom.
Adveniat regnum tuum.* Ahd-ven-eeaht ren-yoom too-oom.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.* Fee-aht vo-loon-tahs too-ah aee-koot een cheh-lo et een te-rah.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie:* Pah-nem no-stroom kwo-tee-dee-ah-noom dah no-becs ho-dee-eh.
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,* Pah-nem no-stroom kwo-tee-dee-ah-noom dah no-becs ho-dee-eh.
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,*Et dee-meet-teh no-bees de-bee-tah no-strah.
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.*See-koot et nos dee-meet-tee-moos de-bee-to-ree-boos no-strees.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem:*Et neh nos een-doo-kahs een ten-tah tee-o-nem.
Sed libera nos a malo.*Said lee-be-rah nos mah-lo.
Amen. Ah-men.

Year 1957 Mass ( Palm Sunday ).
Second Sunday of Passiontide.

All Stand
as the priest, wearing a red cope (red is symbolic of royalty), enters the sanctuary, makes a reverence to the altar, and stands, facing the people, behind the table on which the branches of palms are arranged. Meanwhile the following antiphon is sung:

Ho-san-na fi-li-o Da-vid: be-ne-di-ctus qui ve-nit in no-mi-ne Do-mi-ni. Rex Is-ra -el: Ho-san-na in ex-cel-sis.
Hosanna for the Son of David: Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord. King of Israel: Hosanna in high heaven.

Then the priest proceeds to bless the palms, but first he greets the people:

Priest: Dominus vobiscum. The Lord be with you.
Response: Et cum spiritu tuo. And with you.

Then the priest prays:

Let us Pray.
Bless these branches, Lord we pray Thee, and grant that what Thy people this day perform bodily in homage to Thee, they may perfect spiritually with the greatest devotion, by gaining a victory over the foe, and ardently loving every work of mercy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God,
Per omnia saecula saeculorum. For ever and ever.
Response: Amen.

The priest sprinkles the palms with holy water and incenses them. They are then distributed to clergy, servers, and people. During the distribution the following antiphons and psalm verses are sung, proclaming Christ King of the whole earth.

{under construction - much more to follow}.

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The Fourth Cup.

Some of our Jewish roots.
The Passover Seder or The Festival of Freedom.
So Joyous and memorable a holiday that two additional cups of wine are served at this seder.

The Seder or "Order". A special Passover home service
celebrated on the first night of Passover.
It is repeated on the second night by those who observe
the second day of the festival as a full holiday.

The original Passover not yet called a Seder is described in Exodus.
Remember: You must eat the lamb.
For many centuries after the time of the Exodus, and until the time Israeli King Josiah
instituted the changes of second Kings chapter 23
passover was not celebrated as set forth in the Tora (also spelled Torah).
In the sixth century B.C.E. and the time of the establishment of the 2nd temple,
the celebration of Passover and the obedience to verse 13:8 of Exodus
{and you shall instruct your son}
took on new meaning. Jews of Jerusalem and from all over came to the
main celebrations held at Jerusalem
and offered a sacrifice of a Paschal lamb.
In time psalms and songs were added which eventually evolved to the modern Seder.

Perhaps it was Rabbi Gamaliel II, at the end of the first century C.E.
that instituted the formal tradition. Rabbi Gamaliel II said: "Anyone who has not said these three words on Passover had not done his duty: Pesach or Paschal Lamb,
matza or unleavened bread, and maror or bitter herbs." Later Scholars interpret
this to mean that Jews are obligated
to eat three items, in the prescribed order, and to recite the Haggada, or Passover prayerbook,
in which the symbols or each is explained.
The Haggada is a small prayerbook which recounts the dramatic story of the Exodus.
It also contains psalms and songs to be sung in the prescribed order, in celebration of the event.
There are four cups of wine served during the Seder.
The fourth seder cup is consumed at the conclusion of the service, just before the closing songs and hyms are sung.
The Bible describes the drama of Redemption from slavery in Egypt with four different verbs.
These four references to Redemption can be found in the Book of Exodus.

1. I will bring you out of Egypt.
2. I will deliver you from bondage.
3. I will redeem you with an outstreached arm.
4. I will take you to Me for a people.

Stations of the Cross.

We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
{ Repeat for each station of the cross. }

First Station

Jesus is condemned to death.

John 19:5
Isaiah 50:6-7

Second Station

Jesus carries the cross.

Philippians 2:7
Isaiah 53:7

Third Station.

Jesus falls the first time.

Isaiah 42:1-2
Psalm 22:16

Fourth Station

Jesus meets his Mother.

Lamentations 1:12
Isaiah 59:1 and 5

Fifth Station

Simon helps Jesus carry the cross.

Psalm 22:12
Mark 15:21

Sixth Station

Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.

Isaiah 53:3-4
Revelation 1:5

Seventh Station

Jesus falls the second time.

Isaiah 53:4-6
Psalm 22:8

Eighth Station

Jesus comforts the women of Jerusalem.

Luke 23:27-28
Jeremiah 50:5

Ninth Station

Jesus falls the third time.

Psalm 22:7
Isaiah 53:6-7

Tenth Station

Jesus is stripped of his garments

John 19:23
Psalm 22:19

Eleventh Station

Jesus is nailed to the cross.

John 3:14-15
Psalm 86:3 and 16

Twelfth Station

Jesus dies on the cross.

Matthew 27:50
Isaiah 53:12

Thirteenth Station

Jesus is taken down from the cross.

Zechariah 12:10 and John 19:37
John 19:38

Fourteenth Station

Jesus is buried.

Mark 16:46
Matthew 27:61

He is Risen

Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins
and took his seat forever at the right hand of God.

Hebrews 10:12-14

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