Thursday, September 20, 2018

First Wednesday Resources on the Mass

Audio of daily Mass readings (also available as a podcast on iTunes, "USCCB Daily Mass Readings")

CHURCH FATHERS

Catholic Answers' tract, "The Real Presence" lists many quotes from Church Fathers on the Eucharist.

St. Justin Martyr (100 - 165 A.D.): First Apology, where he tries to defend Christians & Christian practices against false Roman perceptions.  Ch. 66-67 are specifically about the Mass.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315 - 386 A.D.): 22nd Catechetical Lecture, "On the Body & Blood of Christ", and the 23rd Catechetical Lecture, "On the Sacred Liturgy and Communion".  St. Cyril wrote this series as instructional lectures to those about to become Catholic. 

ARTICLES


The Mass Explained, step-by-step explanation of each part of the Mass by Cormac Burke

What Is Happening At Mass?, by Bishop Robert Barron

Live video feed from the perpetual adoration chapel at the Tyburn Convent in London, U.K.  Visit Jesus anytime!

1912 Catholic Encyclopedia article, "Liturgy of the Mass."  It gives a historical overview of the Mass from its very beginnings to the early 20th Century.

Bl. John Henry Newman's sermon, "Attendance on Holy Communion"


VIDEOS

Mark Hart, "Bored at Mass?" (duration 4:52)

Venerable Fulton Sheen, "The Meaning of the Mass" (duration 29:02)


Scott Hahn, "The Bible and the Sacrifice of the Mass"

Bishop Robert Barron, "The Mystery of the Mass - the Source and Summit of Christian Life" (duration 58:23)

Matthew Kelly, Part 1 of 3, "The Mass" (#3 of the 7 Pillars of Catholicism) (duration 9:33)


Matthew Kelly, Part 2 of 3, "The Mass" (duration 9:12)


Matthew Kelly, Part 3 of 3, "The Mass" (duration 4:09)


Brant Pitre, "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist" (duration 1:12:08)
 
 

CHURCH DOCUMENTS

 
Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963)
 
St. John Paul II, encyclical on the Eucharist and its relationship to the Church, Ecclesia de Eucharistia (2003)
 
Bl. Paul VI, encyclical on the Holy Eucharist, Mysterium Fidei (1965)
 
Pope Pius XII, encyclical on the Sacred Liturgy, Mediator Dei (1947)