Catholic Worship
Below is a summary of the life of grace found in prayer and the Sacraments. So often the Sacraments can be seen as dry and empty rituals. But they are, in reality, the greatest treasures we have! They are God’s true presence among us! These reflections are a summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church #1066-1690 and #2558-2865.
Chapter One - The Greatest Act on Earth
The Great Mysterium Fidei - Liturgy 101 - Is the Liturgy Boring? - Who Celebrates the Liturgy? - How the Liturgy is Celebrated - When Do We Celebrate? - Where Do We Celebrate? - Diversity vs. Unity
Chapter Two - Sacraments: A Personal Encounter
Getting Personal! - Three to Get In: Sacraments of Initiation – Two to Heal: Sacraments of Healing - Two for the Mission: Sacraments of Vocation
Chapter Three - The Sacrament of Baptism
Effects of Baptism – Old Testament Prefigurations – Giving Us This Sacrament – Who Baptizes Whom? – The Celebration of Baptism
Chapter Four - The Sacrament of Confirmation
What Scriptures Reveal – Effects of Confirmation – Celebrating the Sacrament – Sings and Symbols
Chapter Five - The Most Holy Eucharist
Essence Challenges our Five Senses – The One Eternal Sacrifice – The Divine Sacrament Made Present – Transforming Communion – The celebration of the Mass
Chapter Six - The Sacrament of Penance
The Names of the Sacrament – How I Prepare – Understanding this Glorious Gift – From Interior Repentance to the Grace of the Sacrament – Forgiveness is Not Enough…The Grace of Indulgences
Chapter Seven - The Anointing of the Sick
Scriptural Foundation – The Suffering of Illness – Who Can be Anointed by Whom? – Effects of the Sacrament – How and When it is Offered
Chapter Eight - The Sacrament of Holy Orders
The Mission of Christ – Entrusting the Mission – Degrees of Ordination – Fulfilling Christ’s Mission Through Ordination – Practical Considerations – Ordination Itself
Chapter Nine - The Sacrament of Matrimony
God’s Design and Intention for Marriage – The Effects of the Fall – Christian Marriage in the New Covenant – Matrimonial Consent – A Sacrament or Not – The Domestic Church
Chapter Ten - An introduction to Prayer
Humility as the Foundation of Prayer - Prayer in the Old Testament - Prayer in the New Testament - The Basic Forms of Prayer - The Holy Spirit Teaches Us to Pray - Three Form of Prayer - Struggles with Prayer
Chapter Eleven - The Lord's Prayer
A Summary of the Whole Gospel - The Seven Petitions