INTERCESSORY PRAYERS VARIOUS NEEDS
For the Universal Church God our Father, by the promise you made in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ your Son, you bring together in your Spirit, from all…
The Divine Praises
Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most sacred heart. Blessed…
Eucharistic Blessing
Down in adoration falling. Lol the sacred Host we hail; In o’er ancient forms departing, Never rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying Where the feeble senses fail…
Benediction Service
When the priest opens the tabernacle the following or some other Eucharistic Hymn is sung: 1. O Saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below; Our foes…
WHAT THE COMMUNION RITE
Cel: Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Saviour gave us: All:Our Father, who art in heaven, hal- lowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come;…
What is the Holy Mass?
The Holy Mass The first precept of the Church binds all Catholics to attend Mass on all Sundays and days of Obligation. This is a grave obligation on our conscience,…
What is The Sacrament of Penance?
What is The Sacrament of Penance? This is the sacrament in which the Heavenly Father, through the merits of Jesus Christ receives again the child who returns repentant. It…
What is the Lay Baptism?
Lay Baptism The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishop and the priest, and in the Latin Church, also the deacon. In case of necessity, any person, even someone not…
What is the Eucharistic Fast?
Eucharistic Fast In the case of the sick and the aged, be they in hospital or home, the duration of the eucharistic fast or abstinence from food and alcoholic drink…