Catholic Liturgy The Promise The beginning of the fulfillment The transformation/affect The affirmations The result

The Promise “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age”.(Mt 28:20)‏ Jesus made this promise right before he ascended into heaven. Leaving them in his historic, resurrected body.

The New Adam’s Bride The mystical marriage of the New Adam and Eve. Christ is put into the "deep sleep" of death, and "the woman" (Jn 19:26) is immaculately conceived from his side in the flow of blood and water: figures of Baptism and Eucharist. And their mystical union gives "new birth" to the beloved disciple ("Behold your mother" [Jn 19:27]). Creation is recapitulated!

The beginning of the fulfillment “In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you”(Jn 14:19-20). That day was Pentecost when the Holy Spirit animated the Church as the living Body of Christ. He gave life to the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church. Holy Spirit = Soul of Church.

The Transformation/Affect On the day of Pentecost “Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire , which parted and came to rest on each of them. And they were filled with the Holy Spirit…”(Acts 2: 1-4). The Church realized that it was the continuation of Christ on earth as His living Body.

The Affirmations Jesus himself affirmed the truth of this union with himself and the Church as one body. -‘I am in you and you are in me’ -‘Whoever listens to you listens to me’. -‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’

The Result Jesus continues his work of salvation through the Church. Present to the world through the Church. Actions of Church = Actions of Christ These are called ‘Liturgical Actions’ The Seven most important Liturgical Actions are called Sacraments.

Jesus is Timeless Jesus acted in Gospel times Through physical actions Of his historical body Cured, healed, touched, anointed,fed, washed, taught Jesus acts in our times Through sacramental actions Of his Mystical Body The Church Cures, heals, touches, anoints, feeds, washes,teaches

The Most Important Sacrament The Eucharist fulfills the Liturgical promise(To be with us always) best. Because in the Eucharist we have his ‘Real Presence’ -----His Substantial Presence, Body Blood Soul and Divinity of Christ. That we can a). adore, b). consume, c). become one with him in ‘communion’.

We Re-live His Life Time becomes a re-enactment of Christ's saving events, His being born in our flesh, His dying and rising for us in that human flesh. Anamnesis, memorial, is the Jewish principle behind this Christian celebration of time. What is remembered is not merely celebrated, but re-lived or made present again, re-presented or re-played. This is a key to Catholic teaching on how the Eucharistic Sacrifice is the re-presentation of the Paschal Mystery, the Cross and Resurrection. But it also shows us how our Liturgical Year is much more than a series of anniversaries.

Sacred Time: Feasts, Fasts and Seasons Christians understand time in a different way from other people because of the Liturgical Year. We are drawn into a cycle that can become such a part of our lives that it determines how we understand the structure of each passing year. All of the great moments of the Liturgical Year look back to the salvific events of Jesus Christ, the Lord of History. Those events are made present here and now as offers of grace. Look around the church. The bare altar suggests that this might be Good Friday, while a mountain of flowers, left over from a wedding, tells us that it could just as well be Easter Day.

Liturgical Year Liturgical Calendar Advent Ordinary Time Christmas Easter Lent

Liturgical Year Liturgical Calendar Advent 4 weeks of preparation for Christmas Christmas (birth of Christ) Holy Family Mary the Mother of God (New Year’s Day) Epiphany Baptism of the Lord Lent Ash Wednesday Pentecost Ascensio Passion (Palm) Sunday Easter Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.) Easter Vigil (The Resurrection) Easter (Celebrate the Resurrection at Masses - The greatest Feast of the year.)

Tapping into Power We say that we "follow" or "observe" the Liturgical Year, but this Year of Grace also carries us along. Once we enter it faithfully we must allow it to determine the shape of our daily lives. It sets up a series of "appointments" with the Lord. We know there are set days, moments, occasions when He expects us. Within this framework of obligation, duty and covenant, we are part of something greater than ourselves. We can detect a sense of being sustained or borne forward by the power and pace of a sacred cycle that is beyond our control.

Liturgical Colors Purple White Red Gold Pink Green Preparation Celebration Holy Spirit, Martyrdom Christmas 3rd Sunday of Advent Ordinary Time

Weekly Holy Days The Christian calendar found its origins in Israel and the Jewish seven day week. The "seventh day", the Sabbath, sanctified the whole Jewish week. In apostolic times, Christians replaced the Sabbath with Sunday, the first day of the week, when Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Other Holy Days of Obligation Jan 1··Mary, the Mother of God 40 days after Easter-The ··Ascension (except in the several ecclesiastical provinces that, since 1999, have transferred this celebration to the following Sunday) Aug 15-The ··Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nov.1 ··All Saints Dec. 8-The ··Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec.25-··The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas)

Catholic Life is a life of Prayer Daily: Formal Prayer- 1.Liturgy of the Hours: morning,noon,night 2. Rosary: Daily Mysteries Mon/Sat: Joyful Tue/Fri:Sorrowful Wed/Sun:Glorious Thur: Luminous

Daily Continued... Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration-24/7 Spontaneous prayer Saints in daily calendar Before Meals Examination/prayer at night