I have found this article on the rituals that we do (or should be doing) during the liturgy that help us to deepen our faith and to enter more into the mystery of the Eucharist and the Mass. I am a firm believer in the fact that our rites and our actions during the Mass help to convey to us, as corporeal beings, the mysteries of God. We enter into the actual mystery of the Incarnation of Christ when we realize what he came to do and how he came to do it: with a body.
When we participate in the Mass we participate with our whole being. Our voice, our minds, our hearts, our bodies and our spirits are oriented to worship. True worship comes from our entire gift of ourselves to our God in union with his Son through the Holy Spirit. That's why Catholicism is so beautiful. It incorporates the entire body in the action of worship. Plus, even the smallest of us can participate, even if not fully understanding. Our actions do speak louder than words sometimes. How great it is when it is during Mass.
Let us relearn our ritual language so that we too can pass on our rich heritage to the generations to come.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
"Shalom"
Christ says to his disciples, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you" (John 14:27). Again, our English word to convey what Christ said leaves a bit lacking. But, that being said, the peace that one gets from following God's Will is like nothing else in this world.
Shalom has been described as a greeting; a state of affairs between men. But most of all shalom is the peace that comes along with living faithfully one's covenant with God. God only desires peace and everything good for His people. Peace is naturally (or supernaturally) a gift of God. Therefore it has a spiritual aspect to it as well. Without the spiritual aspect, true peace will be lacking.
Christ offers the peace that is between God and man when He said and says "Shalom." It is through our Lord's Passion, Death, & Resurrection that the soul of the Christian enjoys the peace that only God can give. We must live like Christ did, wishing peace to all and being in peace with each other.
All that being said, the soul can only truly find peace when it rests in God. And a big shout out to the man upstairs for giving me a peace of which I have not felt in a long while! :)
Litany of Saints, ora pro nobis and shalom!
Shalom has been described as a greeting; a state of affairs between men. But most of all shalom is the peace that comes along with living faithfully one's covenant with God. God only desires peace and everything good for His people. Peace is naturally (or supernaturally) a gift of God. Therefore it has a spiritual aspect to it as well. Without the spiritual aspect, true peace will be lacking.
Christ offers the peace that is between God and man when He said and says "Shalom." It is through our Lord's Passion, Death, & Resurrection that the soul of the Christian enjoys the peace that only God can give. We must live like Christ did, wishing peace to all and being in peace with each other.
All that being said, the soul can only truly find peace when it rests in God. And a big shout out to the man upstairs for giving me a peace of which I have not felt in a long while! :)
Litany of Saints, ora pro nobis and shalom!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy Birthday USA!
Our great country turns 234 today. May we remember the sacrifices and the blood, sweat and tears that went into making us great.
May we always remember that we are one nation UNDER God. And that if we truly are to be indivisible, we must rest and acknowledge the One who is indivisible. God protect us and guide us into another 234 years and beyond.
Immaculata, Pray for us!!
May we always remember that we are one nation UNDER God. And that if we truly are to be indivisible, we must rest and acknowledge the One who is indivisible. God protect us and guide us into another 234 years and beyond.
Immaculata, Pray for us!!
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