Today's Readings
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On Sunday, November 27th of this year, Catholics in the United States will begin worshiping with the newly-translated texts of the third edition of the Roman Missal.
The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (the first document issued by the 2nd Vatican Council) tells us that “the Church earnestly desires that all the faithful be led to that full, conscious and active participation” in the celebration of the Eucharist and that this “is the aim to be considered before all else.” What does “full, conscious and active” participation in the celebration of the liturgy mean? We begin with “full.” An attitude of “full participation” brings us to the liturgy, body and soul, with all our might. It begins long before the liturgy in making sure that Sunday Mass is not just one more thing on our "must do" list. Catholics let the time of liturgy be first. They come to Mass mindful of their responsibility—to themselves, one another and God. Just as they want the priest, choir and lector to prepare, they know that they too must prepare to be good members of the assembly. Full participation means that a baptized person does not mentally weave in and out of the liturgy. Our duty is not just to be present; our duty is to be fully present. The songs are for singing, the Scriptures for listening, the silence for reflecting, the intercessions for pleading, the eucharistic prayer for immense thanksgiving, the Communion for every kind of hunger and thirst satisfied in partaking together of the Body and Blood of Christ and the dismissal for going out to love the world the way God does.
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