The first part of the Mass is built around receiving the Word of God. After the priest and his attendants process to the altar, the priest and congregation participate in…
What is Holy Water? Water has always played an important symbolic role in biblical faith. Ancient Israel used to purify people and places by sprinkling them with water (see Lev…
Why don’t we receive communion immediately after consecration? The easiest (and hopefully most useful) way to answer this question is simply to speak of our preparation for Holy Communion. While the…
Have you ever noticed that priests and deacons wear different colors of vestments? The liturgical calendar is the calendar used by the church. It consists of the cycle of liturgical…