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WAS THE DOXOLOGY ADDED TO THE OUR FATHER?
When did the "The kingdom, the power and the glory is Yours now and forever" be added to the Our Father at Mass? To me that is so very Protestant and it’s not in the prayer Our...Read more
"The fewness of the Saved."
I would like to know your thoughts on St. Leonard of Port Maurice's teaching on "The fewness of the Saved." St. Leonard came to the conclusion based on research on Sacred scripture and teachings of the church...Read more
ANSWERED QUESTIONS ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE
I am wondering if you can pray for me? Currently I have been living a difficult times with people who are harrassing me, hacking me, threating me and guess what? They are infected by demons! One of...Read more
Daily Reflections with
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
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NOT A SOUVENIR
The Mass is not a souvenir. When you go to Mass it is not the same as going, for example, to Calvary and chipping away a rock and saying, “This is a souvenir of the place where our Lord died.” No, the Mass is a vision; it is an action in time and in eternity. It is in time, because we see it taking place before our eyes on the altar. It is also in eternity, as regards the value of redemption. All the merits of our Lord's death, Resurrection, ascension, and glorification are applied to us. We unite ourselves with that great eternal act of love. The Mass, then, is not a distinct sacrifice from the cross. If we at the Mass close our eyes and concentrate on that mystery, we are in effect with Mary, and Magdalen, and John at the foot of the cross.