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The Lamb of God at Mass During the breaking of the bread leading up to Communion at Mass, the Fraction Rite, the priest prays a short prayer as he places a small piece of the Consecrated Host into the chalice. While he does that we say or sing the Agnus Dei (AHG-noos DAY-ee) three times, …

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How do we know what God wants us to do? Here’s a little lesson from the Catechism of the Catholic Church to help us understand how to seek God’s Will and try to accomplish it. Discernment of God’s Will and Abandonment to God’s Will.  The Catechism of the Catholic Church on discernment and the Will …

Read moreJanuary 27, 2019, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Christian Friendship From a Sermon by St. Gregory Nazianzen, On his friendship with St. Basil Basil and I were both in Athens. We had come, like streams of a river, from the same source in our native land, had separated from each other in pursuit of learning, and were now united again as if by …

Read moreFrom the Rector, January 2, 2022, The Epiphany of the Lord

From the Rector: Order of Mass – Part II The Reading and Epistle are sung (!)  or read by an instituted lector, (or a reader) The Gospel is sung or read by the deacon, or priest. The Propers of the Mass are to be sung by the cantor and the choir, and the people may respond to them.  You will recall from an earlier article that …

Read moreFrom the Rector Part II, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B