A Pocket Guide to the Mass by Michael Dubruiel walks you through the biblical basis of prayers, the meaning behind gestures, and a brief overview of the spirituality that brings Catholics together for Eucharist each week.
Reenergize your time at Mass or help those who are new or returning to the Church with this quick and insightful overview. Rediscover the fullness of the Mass today!
Consider this book as a way to deepen your love for the Eucharist during this year of Eucharistic Revival.
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Filled with stories, solid prayer-helps, and sound advice, HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE EUCHARIST by Michael Dubruiel shows you how to properly balance the Mass as a holy banquet with the Mass as a holy sacrifice. This books guides readers to embrace the Mass as the most powerful way to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Maybe you are a recent convert, or perhaps you've attended Mass your whole life, but there are still things that puzzle you, like: when you should genuflect and when you should bow; what the different books used at Mass are and what they contain; the meaning of words like "Amen," "Alleluia," or "Hosanna"; what to do during the sign of peace.
You aren't alone.
The How-to Book of the Mass by Michael Dubruiel not only provides the who, what, where, when, and why of the most time-honored traditions of the Catholic Church, but also the how. All in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format.
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To help emphasize the role of the Works of Mercy in the Life of the Christian!
While this book was being written, Father Benedict was involved in a horrific accident that nearly took his life. At the time of the accident the text he was working on was in his suitcase. He had just finished the introduction to "When I was a stranger..." as you read over the text for that section you might sense that he was having a premonition of what was about to happen in his life-where he would soon be in an emergency room under the care of doctors, nurses and as well as his family and religious community.
You will find that this book provides you with keys to finding Our Lord in the poor, and to overcoming the fears and obstacles (represented by the seven deadly sins in each section) that prevent you from responding to His call.
The secret to obedience is given to us in John’s Gospel, when
Jesus teaches that he is the vine and we are the branches. Our life
depends upon remaining part of him—which we do by being
obedient to his commands and partaking in his Body and Blood
offered in the Eucharist. John in his letter says that we can tell if
we are “abiding” in Christ by our actions: Are they Christ-like?
The power to be like Christ, of course, comes from dying to
ourselves and allowing Christ to live within us. This requires
more than simply listening to or parroting the words of Christ;
this requires a complete abandonment to him.
Every day the official prayer of the Church begins the same
way, by praying Psalm 95: “Come, let us worship the Lord,”
echoes the refrain, inviting us to see our Savior, our Creator, the
God to whom we belong. With the invitation comes a warning:
“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
St. Peter Chrysologus (the “golden-worded”) was known for
his clear and simple style of preaching. About the angel’s appearanceat the tomb, he preached, “Pray that the angel woulddescend now and roll away all the hardness of our hearts andopen up our closed senses and declare to our minds that Christhas risen, for just as the heart in which Christ lives and reigns isheaven, so also in the heart in which Christ remains dead andburied is a grave.”
For those who do not believe, life unfolds as a series of accidents.When a follower of Christ sees his life in exactly the sameway, Jesus calls that person foolish, slow to believe. Someone likethat needs to redirect his attention to the cross.
