1. The Catholic Mass

2. What is the purpose of Mass?
Complete the K-W-L Chart on your handout
What I Know
What I Want to Know
What I Learned (complete after)

3. The Mass
The Catholic Mass is the service where there are readings, a homily and the consecration of the Eucharist
Consecrated Eucharist: the bread and wine transform into the real presence of Jesus
Homily: The priest speaks about the readings and how they apply to our lives today
The Mass is the celebration of the Eucharist Roman Catholics see the Mass as a very important event

4. The Mass Eucharist is a Greek term for the Jewish meal blessing
Eucharist is a celebration of God’s continuing care and His presence.
The Eucharist is the most important part of the Mass because it’s the consecration and distribution of Holy Communion

5. The Mass
At the end of Mass, Catholics are sent out into the world to use the instruction of God in their daily lives
The key is that Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is a part of history, but sacramentally present in matter and form

6. 4 Main Parts of the Mass: Gathering Prayers The Word The Eucharist
Sending Forth

7. Gathering Prayers The Lord bring us together We ask for forgiveness
We give glory to God

8. The Word We listen to the Word of God We proclaim our faith
We pray for the whole world

9. The Eucharist
We present to God the bread and the wine which become the body and blood of Jesus
We give thanks to God
With Jesus, we offer our lives to God
We pray the “Our Father”
We give each other a sign of Jesus’ peace
During communion, we receive Jesus as our food

10. Sending Forth
The Lord sends us home to live the gospel

11. Colours at Mass

12. Have you ever noticed that the priest wears different colours at different times in the year?
Do you think he's being fashionable or is there a purpose to changing colours?
What do you think red, purple, green and white represent?

13. Vestment Colours
Vestment colours are used to represent the mood being celebrated. The colours for the altar cloth and celebrants (priests) sash will be of this colour. There are four possible vestment colours.

14. RED The priest wears red on the Feasts of Martyrs
Martyrs are people who were killed because of a religious belief
Red signifies blood
Priest would wear red on days focused on Jesus’ death (Good Friday, Psalm Sunday)

15. PURPLE
Priests wear purple during the Advent and Lent Seasons. Pink is worn on the third Sunday of Advent.
The purple represents sorrow and suffering
Suffering awaiting the arrival of the Savior (Advent), and suffering to mark Christ’s 40 days in the desert (Lent)

16. GREEN A Priest wears green during ordinary time
Green is the symbol of hope

17. WHITE OR GOLD
Priests wear white during the Christmas and Easter Season
White symbolizes life
A priest wears white for funerals (celebrating life as oppose to mourning)

18. Important Terms
Transubstantiation: the change of the substance of bread and wine into that of the body and blood of Christ
Church Tabernacles: A small cupboard, chest or cabinet in which the consecrated hosts are kept
Priest: an ordained minister of the Catholic Church. Only priests can consecrate the Eucharist

19. Present in 10 Minutes Forms of Prayer in Mass Group work (Prayer)
Read the prayer
Identify the FORM of the prayer
Using chart paper: write what this prayer is about in your own words
Present in 10 Minutes