Understanding the Mass

Deacon Robert Long has published a very popular series entitled Understanding the Mass. In this series, he provides insight into each part of the liturgy so that we can better understand this wonderful blessing given to us as Catholics. Deacon Long has given us permission to publish this 24-part series on our website.

Here is an excerpt from the last page of his writings:

My prayer is that this will have brought you closer to Christ and will encourage you to learn even more about your Catholic faith.

Yours in Christ,

Deacon Robert

 

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Access/view/download each section of this wonderful insight into the different parts of the Holy Mass below.

 

Grateful acknowledgement is given to the following resources during the preparation of this series:

This is my Body

United States Catholic Conference, Inc. – Libreria Editrice Vaticana.  Catechism of the Catholic Church   Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, Inc., 1994.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal    Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing, 2011.

Brown, Michael H.   Secrets of the Eucharist    Goleta, CA: Queenship Publishing, 1996.

Dubruiel, Michael    The How-To Book of the Mass    Huntington, In: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2002.

Trigilio, Rev. John, Jr.; Brighenti, Rev. Kenneth; and Cafone, Rev. Monsignor James, The Catholic Mass,  Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing, Inc. , 2011

Lang, Rev. Jovian P.  Dictionary of the Liturgy  New York: Catholic Book Publishing Corp., 1989

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  COMPENDIUM – Catechism of the Catholic Church   Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing, 2006

Driscoll, Jeremy. What Happens at Mass, Revised Edition  Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications Archdiocese of Chicago, 2005

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. United States Catholic Catechism for Adults Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing, 2006