Living the Mass: How One Hour a Week Can Change Your Life

“Living the Mass is a rich and resonant meditation on the Eucharist that will deepen the liturgy for those on both sides of the altar.” —Andrew Greeley “We Catholics don’t go to Mass; we go back to Mass—from having been ‘sent forth’ the last time! Grassi and Paprocki explain why, how, and where in this important new book.” —Gregory F. A. Pierce, author of Spirituality at Work The concluding prayer of the Mass is a command: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. We are charged to go forth and quite literally transform our families, our communities, and our world through the redeeming sacrifice of Christ as celebrated in the Mass. Fr. Dominic Grassi and Joe Paprocki use this challenge as the starting point for their inspiring and illuminating look at the central act of Catholic worship. They ask, What would our faith look like if we truly understood the gift of the Eucharist? Living the Mass will stir a new passion for and a greater understanding of this sacred two-thousand-year-old celebration offered freely to all who come, to all who believe. Also available in Spanish! Vivir la misa

“Living the Mass is a rich and resonant meditation on the Eucharist that will deepen the liturgy for those on both sides of the altar.”
—Andrew Greeley

“We Catholics don’t go to Mass; we go back to Mass—from having been ‘sent forth’ the last time! Grassi and Paprocki explain why, how, and where in this important new book.”
—Gregory F. A. Pierce, author of Spirituality at Work

 

The concluding prayer of the Mass is a command: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. We are charged to go forth and quite literally transform our families, our communities, and our world through the redeeming sacrifice of Christ as celebrated in the Mass. Fr. Dominic Grassi and Joe Paprocki use this challenge as the starting point for their inspiring and illuminating look at the central act of Catholic worship. They ask, What would our faith look like if we truly understood the gift of the Eucharist?
Living the Mass will stir a new passion for and a greater understanding of this sacred two-thousand-year-old celebration offered freely to all who come, to all who believe.
 

“Living the Mass is a rich and resonant meditation on the Eucharist that will deepen the liturgy for those on both sides of the altar.”—Andrew Greeley“We Catholics don’t go to Mass; we go back to Mass—from having been ‘sent forth’ the last time! Grassi and Paprocki explain why, how, and where in this important new book.”—Gregory F. A. Pierce, author ofThe concluding prayer of the Mass is a command: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. We are charged to go forth and quite literally transform our families, our communities, and our world through the redeeming sacrifice of Christ as celebrated in the Mass. Fr. Dominic Grassi and Joe Paprocki use this challenge as the starting point for their inspiring and illuminating look at the central act of Catholic worship. They ask, What would our faith look like if we truly understood the gift of the Eucharist?__Living the Mass__**Also available in Spanish! Vivir la misa** Beginning with the end in mind : thanks be to God From individuals to community : the introductory rites A healthy dose of humility : the penitential rite Ordinary lives in an extraordinary context : the scripture readings Making sense out of life : the homily In God we trust : the profession of faith Pray as if your life depended on it : the prayer of the faithful Stewards of God's gifts : the preparation of the gifts We give thanks and remember : the Eucharistic prayer Courage and confidence : the Lord's prayer Let peace begin with me : the rite of peace God alone sustains us : Holy Communion Go! the dismissal rite Living the Mass : we are not alone.