Fr. Christian Mathis | November 11, 2009
Here we come to the part of the mass that most Western Christians would consider to be the center and most important part of our prayer, that being the institution narrative and consecration. The new GIRM describes this section of the Eucharistic Prayer in these words, Institution narrative and consecration: In which, by means of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 7, 2009
Today I am happy to be participating again in Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blogpost, although we might have to call it the Saturday Morning Blogpost due to my timing this month. I am choosing to share a post from my recent series on the Eucharist. I hope that readers will take a look at not [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 4, 2009
One of the most fascinating things said by Fr. Gerry Austin at our recent priest retreat concerned the part of the Eucharistic Prayer known as the epiclesis. The new GIRM describes it in this way: Epiclesis: In which, by means of particular invocations, the Church implores the power of the Holy Spirit that the gifts [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 3, 2009
Sometimes I wonder how many folks there are out there, many clergy included, who know that the Sanctus is part of the Eucharistic Prayer. But there it is, plain as day, in the new GIRM: Once again, in this part of the Eucharistic Prayer, we are reminded that it is the whole congregation who offer [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 2, 2009
Paragraph 79 of the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal, promulgated in 2003, lists the eight chief elements in the Eucharistic Prayer. The first of these eight elements is Thanksgiving which is defined as the following: This act of thanksgiving is expressed very clearly in the praying of the preface, and it may surprise [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 30, 2009
In beginning this new set of reflections on the Eucharistic Prayers used in the Roman Catholic tradition, it may help to see what the Church provides us in the new General Instruction to the Roman Missal (GIRM), which I will be referring to in the posts on the eight elements present in the Eucharistic Prayers. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 29, 2009
Our recent priest retreat with Fr. Gerry Austin, O.P. has me back to reflecting a bit more deeply on the Eucharist, and in particular the Eucharistic Prayers we as Roman Catholics use each day for celebrating our faith. My hope is to begin a series of reflections here that will explore more deeply the prayers [...]
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