The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the liturgical ministries at OLV

Описание: Presentation by Fr. Julio and Fr. Cintra on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass & the liturgical ministries at OLV

Our Parish Mission: We serve & lead our parishioners by fostering discipleship, strengthening sacramental life, developing future priests and religious, and teaching all that Jesus commanded.

The Catholic Church's Vision for (Sunday) Liturgy
“Taking part in the Eucharistic sacrifice, which is the fount and apex of the whole Christian life, [the faithful] offer the Divine Victim to God, and offer themselves along with It.” - Lumen Gentium 11, Vatican II

[Priest:] “Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. [the people rise and reply:] May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.” - Excerpt from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

“Come to Church early, approach the Lord, and confess your sins, repent in prayer. ... Be present at the sacred and divine liturgy… This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” - Pseudo-Eusebius of Alexandria (c. 6th century), cited in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) paragraph 2178

“Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all.” - CCC 1326

“The guiding principle [of the book Architecture in Communion, which was consulted by the architecture committee that designed Our Lady of the Valley] was that the Sacred Liturgy is pre-eminent and that all things lead to the Holy of Holies. The Narthex is the threshold between the noise of this world and the Divine Presence. I see that space as a place to exhale, “take off my sandals “ and enter Holy ground. Art, color and lighting can facilitate that sense. Whatever we do should respect the central focus that brings us to our knees.” - Jerry Loop, OCIA director, long-time parishioner