![]() ![]() The Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist “are so closely connected with each other that they form but one single act of worship” ( Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, #56). The Order of the Mass comprises four major parts: The Introductory Rites, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and The Concluding Rites. The form of the Mass we have today was promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969. ![]() These references attest to the living tradition of the Mass. ![]() Three of the best references describing the Mass of the early Church are the Didache ( Teaching of the Twelve Apostles) (c. Granted, the Mass has evolved over time, but the essential elements and structure have not. Since that time, the Church has offered the Mass, which participates in the everpresent, everlasting reality of the Last Supper and the passion, death, and resurrection. The action of this first Mass must be understood in the whole context of our Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection. Here our Lord and the apostles read the Sacred Scriptures, and then for the first time He took bread and wine, pronounced the words of consecration, and gave His Body and Blood to them. Granted, the root of the Mass is the Last Supper, a Passover meal. To fully appreciate the Mass, one has to understand its historical development. The Mass is the most beautiful act of worship of Almighty God and a precious treasure of our Catholic Church. ![]()
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