Fr. Christian Mathis | December 16, 2011
Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Savior. (Isaiah 45:8) Entrance Antiphon for the 4th Sunday of Advent It has been raining quite a bit here in East Tennessee this past week. Perhaps God is trying to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 17, 2010
Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer Yesterday we celebrated the feast of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian. They are two of the early Church martyrs, one a Pope and both Bishops who helped the Church withstand the errors of Novatian who held that those who had denied the faith during [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 7, 2009
The word doxology literally means, glory. This part of the Eucharistic Prayer is meant to give glory to God in return for all He has given to us. This part of the liturgy is more likely to be sung, even during a daily celebration with the words, Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 5, 2009
Today I am happy to be participating again in Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blogpost. I am choosing to share a post from my recent series on the Eucharist. I hope that readers will take a look at not only this post, but all of the recent posts on this topic. You can find my chosen [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 3, 2009
Catholics often get accused of worship Mary, saints and whole host of things including statues, icons and various other items that symbolize the holiness of things on earth through Christ’s Incarnation. One reason I believe this happens is a misunderstanding when it comes to a particular form of prayer, that being prayer of intercession. We [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 18, 2009
The next part of the Eucharistic Prayer is called the offering. One of the things I like about the liturgy is that there is a continual exchange between God and his people. We give Him thanks for all he has given and offer these gifts back to Him for blessing. He sends the Holy Spirit [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 17, 2009
The Eucharistic Prayer continues following the Institution Narrative and Consecration with the Anamnesis. The General Instruction to the Roman Missal describes this part of the prayer in these words: Anamnesis: In which the Church, fulfilling the command that she received from Christ the Lord through the Apostles, keeps the memorial of Christ, recalling especially his [...]
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