{"id":119,"date":"2018-05-23T08:04:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T13:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicacademynet.wordpress.com\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:20:41","slug":"elements-of-the-mass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/?page_id=119","title":{"rendered":"Elements of the Catholic Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/prayer-and-worship\/the-mass\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">USCCB &#8211; Rediscovering The Mass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">USCCB &#8211; Daily Readings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Understanding the Mass as Biblical: A Walk-Thru (Part 1) &#8211; Explaining the Faith<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 1:01:31\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XpciIRVaz3w?si=hbwuot_7XdcpZK7W\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Understanding the Mass as Biblical: A Walk-Thru (Part 1) &#8211; Explaining the Faith\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Understanding the Mass: A Walk-Thru (Part 2) &#8211; Explaining the Faith<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 1:01:51\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3bpqLWWa3tY?si=tlisbzZo91DyMBWz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Understanding the Mass: A Walk-Thru (Part 2) &#8211; Explaining the Faith\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Elements of the Catholic Mass<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 31 videos\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLEKGMpiA2D7YSqLFnQZc3DME875jG86T9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Elements of the Catholic Mass\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Dr. Scott Hahn: The Bible and the Sacrifice of the Mass<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 24:08\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0uL_IAJWvX0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Dr. Scott Hahn, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, speaks about &#8220;The Bible and the Sacrifice of the Mass&#8221; at the 2012 Defending the Faith Conference here on campus in Steubenville, Ohio. Dr. Scott Hahn is the Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR, Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville.\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Beauty of the Liturgy<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 13:58\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C0PHkO3CpC0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Why does the liturgy have specific actions &#038; rubrics?\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Fr. Mike Schmitz &#8220;Reflections on the Holy Mass&#8221; \u2014 Arlington Diocese Men&#8217;s Conference 2018.<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 41:14\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdBQmSBLZYY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Fr. Mike Schmitz is a priest for the Diocese of Duluth, Minn. He currently runs the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and is also the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese. He is known nationally for his videos and social and digital presence.\n\nSpeaking on the meaning of the Mass, Fr. Mike reminds the men, &#8220;The heart of religion is worship; and the heart of worship is sacrifice.&#8221;\n\n&#8220;Even if [you] don&#8217;t feel anything (at Mass), it doesn&#8217;t matter. Why? Because as Catholics, we do not worship an experience; we worship the Reality, God Himself.&#8221;\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Why We Have to Attend Mass and Receive Communion in a State of Grace<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 8:08\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pw7Hl4RxFI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> It\u2019s tempting to believe we can love God in whatever way suits us, but that\u2019s not how love works. \n\nThe way we express our love for God is through obedience and worship. In the first of two explanations in this video, Fr. Mike explains that going to Mass on Sunday is our weekly chance to prove our love for God. \n\nFr. Mike\u2019s second lesson in this video addresses the issue of receiving Communion in the state of sin, which follows the logic of the first lesson above. \n\nCommunion with God is only possible once we have been reconciled with God and his Church. Both Christ and St. Paul make this clear:\n\n\u201cSo if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift\u201d (Matthew 5:23-24).\n\n\u201cWhoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.\u201d (1 Corinthians 11:27).\n\nFr. Mike briefly addresses what sin is in this video, and directs his viewers to this previous video of his wherein he addresses the topic more thoroughly: What is Sin?\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Why Mass on Sunday? | Fr. Brice Higginbotham<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 5:45\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Crozo93Mupg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Why Mass on Sunday?\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Why the Altar?<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 4:34\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCbeqacoa5U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Why the Altar?\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Why Stand, Sit, Kneel? | Fr. Brice Higginbotham<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 3:53\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twPgQ14qkQo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> Why do we stand, sit, and kneel so much at Mass?\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> The Bible at Mass | Fr. Brice Higginbotham<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 4:09\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J55Ujq81KI4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> What are we reading at Mass? What are we listening to? &#8211; Fr. Brice\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> Fr. Mike Schmitz: &#8220;Pray The Mass Like Never Before&#8221; | SEEK2019<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 44:59\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YpUp6zSGCb4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> While many people go to Mass every week, few people know what it is to worship. We show up and do our best to \u201cpay attention,&#8221; but for too many of us, this just means we watch closely. You have been given a gift that you have most likely left unused. This gift is unused because it is largely unknown. This presentation will uncover this unknown and unused gift so that you can stop watching the Mass and start worshipping at Mass. Fr. Michael Schmitz is the director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<b>Title:<\/b> EWTN Live &#8211; A Biblical Walk through the Mass &#8211; Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ w Dr Edward Sri &#8211; 04-20-2011<br>\n<b>Length:<\/b> 56:29\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkcmsxgW7_Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n<b>Description:<\/b> EWTN Global Catholic Television Network: EWTN Live &#8211; Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ &#8211; Dr. Edward Sri &#8211; A Biblical Walk through the Mass.\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USCCB &#8211; Rediscovering The Mass USCCB &#8211; Daily Readings Title: Understanding the Mass as Biblical: A Walk-Thru (Part 1) &#8211; Explaining the Faith Length: 1:01:31 Description: Understanding the Mass as Biblical: A Walk-Thru (Part 1) &#8211; Explaining the Faith Title: Understanding the Mass: A Walk-Thru (Part 2) &#8211; Explaining the Faith Length: 1:01:51 Description: Understanding&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/?page_id=119\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Elements of the Catholic Mass<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3721,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-119","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","with-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4629,"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119\/revisions\/4629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catholicacademy.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}