This week we returned to this great truth and then looked at the prayers which come after the proclamation of the Mystery of Faith at Mass, the prayers of intercession. Typically when we hear "intercession" we think of praying for someone else. However, these prayers of the Mass invite us, instead, to pray "with" all those present, those united under the bishops and the pope, those all over the world, those who have died, and all the angels and saints. The Mass is a powerful prayer of unity in which we join with all those connected on the True Vine. The children have taken their drawings of the Mystery of Faith and are working to expand their art response to show this great mystery of the vastness of God's desire to unite all people of all time to Himself.
During the heart of the Mass (the Eucharistic Prayer), just after the words of Consecration, the priest says: "The Mystery of Faith." We respond in one of three ways, including: "We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again." This is such a great mystery, one which is intimately connected with the mystery standing before us in this moment of the Mass, the Risen Christ, the True Presence of the Good Shepherd, hidden in the signs of bread and wine. Last week the children pondered this great mystery and then turned their thoughts into art.
This week we returned to this great truth and then looked at the prayers which come after the proclamation of the Mystery of Faith at Mass, the prayers of intercession. Typically when we hear "intercession" we think of praying for someone else. However, these prayers of the Mass invite us, instead, to pray "with" all those present, those united under the bishops and the pope, those all over the world, those who have died, and all the angels and saints. The Mass is a powerful prayer of unity in which we join with all those connected on the True Vine. The children have taken their drawings of the Mystery of Faith and are working to expand their art response to show this great mystery of the vastness of God's desire to unite all people of all time to Himself. Comments are closed.
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