The Mass


Vatican II: Constitution on the Liturgy See Chapter 2: The Most Sacred Mystery of the Eucharist.

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 1975 Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship.

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 2, Section 2

Instruction concerning worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, approved and confirmed by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Promulgated on March 17, 1980.

Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass Pastoral letter by Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, September 1997.

The Eucharist Article in "Spirituality for Today" by Rev. Michael Dogali.

Mass Times We maintain a database of the Mass Times for all the Catholic churches in the United States. You can access this database from this web site or by phone.

The Mass From St Ann's Shrine in Scranton PA. Includes: Today's Mass (Feast Day, Prayers, Readings & Homily); Petition & Prayer Requests (Your Petitions & General Petitions); Readings for additional Masses (Feast Day, Prayers, Readings & Homily); Priests & People; Gift Items from The Mass

Doctrine on the Sacrifice of the Mass Council of Trent

Canons on the Sacrifice of the Mass Council of Trent

Decree Concerning the Things To Be Observed, and To Be Avoided, in the Celebration of Mass Council of Trent

The Sacrifice of the Mass Baltimore Catechism

Sacrifice of the Mass Article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.

The Power of the Mass

CAFOD, Justice and the Eucharist

The Eucharist and Justice From Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Matthew's Parishes

In the Catholic Church, A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss By Thomas J. Reese, S.J. America, April 15, 1995

"Outlining" the Order of Mass By Dan F. Onley, President, Pastoral Arts Associates of North America

Explanation of the Mass Very nice explanation courtesy of St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Site

Selections from the Assyrian Liturgy

The Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil

The Divine Liturgy of St. James

The Divine Liturgy of St. Mark

The Order of Mass The basic texts used in the Eucharist, courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University.

Biblical Texts related to the Catholic Mass Compiled by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University.

The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass Compiled by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University. This website has comprehensive tables of the scripture readings from several editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass, so that you can easily obtain an overview of all the readings used in a particular liturgical season and/or in a particular year of Ordinary Time. There are also many cross-references and some comparative analyses so that you can more easily see the differences between various editions of the Lectionary for Mass.

The Church's Latin Heritage Theology Library links



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