Some Pious thoughts during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
The Priest at Mass OUR LORD
1. Enters the
Sanctuary..........................................................Enters Garden
of Olives
2. Begins prayers at the foot of the
Altar...................................Begins prayer in the Garden
3. Says the
Confiteor..............................................................Faints
and falls down in agony
4. Ascends steps and kisses the Altar...................................Is
betrayed by Judas with a kiss
5. Goes to the book at Epistle side..........................................Is
led prisoner to Annas
6. Reads the
Introit.................................................................Is
falsely accused by Annas
7. Goes to the middle, recites "Kyrie Eleison"...................Is brought to
Caiphas; denied thrice by Peter
8. Turns to people and says "Dominus vobiscum"..................Looks at Peter
and converts him
9. Goes to book and reads Collects and Epistle.........................Is led to
Pilate
10. Goes to middle, then Gospel side.......................................Is
taken to Herod and mocked
11. Returns to the middle of the Altar........................................Is
led back to Pilate
OFFERTORY
12. Uncovers the
Chalice.........................................................Is stripped of
His garments
13. Offers the bread and
wine...................................................Is scourged at the pillar
14. Covers Chalice with
pall.....................................................Is crowned with thorns
15. Washes his hands at Epistle side.......................................Is
declared innocent by Pilate
16. Turns to people and says "Orate Fratres".............................Pilate
says "Behold the Man"
17. Prays in low voice, the secret prayers...................................Is
mocked and spat upon
18. Recites Preface and Sanctus - bell rings...............................Barabbas
is freed
CANON OF MASS
19. Makes memento for
living.....................................................Carries Cross to
Calvary
20. Continues to pray in low
voice...............................................Meets His Mother and other
pious women
21. Holds hands over oblation - bell
rings.....................................Soldiers take hold of Christ Our Lord
22. Blesses the bread and wine with sign of the cross five times....Is nailed to
the cross
CONSECRATION
23. Consecrates the Host, adores and elevates it.........................Christ
is raised on the cross
24. Consecrates the wine and elevates the Chalice.......................Blood of
Christ flows from five wounds
25. Prays in a low
voice..............................................................Hangs on the
cross. Sees His Mother kneeling
26. Says aloud "Nobis quoque peccatoribus"................................Prays
for all mankind
27. Recites aloud the "Pater
Noster"............................................Speaks His final seven word
on the cross
28. Breaks the Sacred
Host........................................................Dies on the cross
29. Drops a particle of The Host into the
Chalice...........................Christ's Soul descends into Limbo
30. Says "Agnus
Dei".................................................................Those
standing by acknowledge Christ to be the Son of God.
COMMUNION
31. Receives the Body and Blood of Christ....................................Is
laid in the Sepulchre
32.Cleans the
Chalice.................................................................Christ's
Body is annointed with the Sepulchre
33. Arranges the Chalice on the Altar
again..................................Rises from the dead
34. Turns to people and says "Dominus vobiscum"........................Appears
to His Mother and disciples
35. Reads prayers at Epistle side - Post Communion....................Teaches of
forty days
36. Turns to people and says last "Dominus vobiscum...................Bids
farewell to disciples and Ascends into Heaven
37. Gives the
blessing................................................................Sends
the Holy Gost to His Apostles
38. Reads the last
Gospel.........................................................Apostles preach
to Gospel to all Nations