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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 1 May 2026 No Comments
The Gospel The heart of the Liturgy of the Word is the Proclamation of the Gospel.  And it is treated in such a way that this is made clear.  The…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 10 April 2026 No Comments
The Readings at Mass In the few years following Vatican II’s renewal of the liturgy, a group was set up to look at the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. …
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 20 March 2026 No Comments
The Opening Prayer of the Mass These prayers are the original element of the Introductory Rites. The first evidence for them is in the fifth century. At that time, the…
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Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 20 March 2026 1 Comment
Lent and Conversion Jesus calls his followers – that is us – to be converted. Conversion is an interesting word. In the Greek of the New Testament, it comes from…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 13 March 2026 No Comments
The Gloria The next step in our tour of the Mass is to look at the Gloria.  As we are all aware, we do not sing the Gloria during Lent…
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Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 13 March 2026 No Comments
Three Models On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent in Year A of the Lectionary (that is the book of readings for Mass), we are presented with three…
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Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 6 March 2026 1 Comment
Lent is not ‘Ordinary Time’! To say that Lent is not ‘Ordinary Time’ is true of the liturgy.  It is an intensive time of our Christian year!  It is not…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 6 March 2026 No Comments
The Penitential Act There are three forms of the Act of Penance at the beginning of Mass.  Each of them involves an invitation by the priest to acknowledge our sinfulness…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 27 February 2026 No Comments
The Greeting and Invitation After the sign of the cross, the priest greets the people either with the ancient greeting “The Lord be with you” or others chosen from the…
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Lenten Thoughts

Frank O'Loughlin 20 February 2026 No Comments
Ash Wednesday – Easter – Pentecost Ash Wednesday  On this day, we are marked with ashes and the ancient words accompanying that act are “Remember you are dust and unto…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 13 February 2026 No Comments
Mass: Introductory Rites The Introductory Rites are the Entrance Hymn, the sign of the cross, the greeting, words of introduction, penitential rite/Kyrie, Gloria and the Opening Prayer or Collect.  These…
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A Tour through the Mass!

Frank O'Loughlin 6 February 2026 1 Comment
What do we mean by a Tour of the Mass? Many of us have been going to Mass since we were infants, others among us may have come to it…
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