The 20th-century liturgical renewal rightly emphasized the central importance of the Eucharistic sacrifice against the exaggerated emphasis on benedictions and other Eucharistic devotions outside of Mass. But it was a serious misinterpretation of...Father Roch Kereszty
After the Sanctus, the thanksgiving prayer to the father through the son continues and leads us to the epiclesis, a solemn invocation of the Holy Spirit to consecrate...Father Roch Kereszty
The liturgy of the Eucharist in the strict sense begins when the bread and wine are brought to the altar. What, then, is the meaning of preparing these gifts for the...Father Roch Kereszty
Many Catholics do not understand why the church still reads the Old Testament at Mass. In fact, the liturgical reforms of Vatican II have assigned an Old Testament...Father Roch Kereszty
After the hymn “Glory to God in the Highest,” the priest recites the opening prayer. On a specific feast this prayer sets the tone for the feast and indicates the...Father Roch Kereszty
Like the longer greeting we looked at last time, the shortest greeting the priest can choose for the beginning of the Mass also originates in the Bible. Father Roch Kereszty
“Why start the Mass with a ritual greeting?” we sometimes hear. “This sets a stiff, official tone to the entire celebration. Why not start with an informal...Father Roch Kereszty
The liturgical calendar designed after the Second Vatican Council has transferred the feast of the Divine Motherhood of Mary from Oct.11 to the first day of the New...Father Roch Kereszty
At Christmas time we like to look at the newborn baby Jesus with the eyes of the heart and try to imagine the unimaginable: the God who holds in his “hand” the more...
Sunday, November 24, 20130109Most of us would never think of stealing someone else’s property. We would never want to sink that low. Yet all of us, at one time or another if not habitually, steal...
