ABOUT THE MASS SERIES VOL 2.
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About the Mass |
‘COMMUNION RITE: PART 1:
OVERVIEW’
The
elements of the Communion Rite are:
·
Our Father.
·
Deliverance Prayer.
·
Sign of Peace.
·
Breaking of the Host.
·
Lamb of God.
·
Communion.
·
Silence.
·
Prayer after Communion.
The rites of preparation for Communion are a structure link between the
Eucharistic Prayers and the reception of the Eucharist. They are to lead
directly to the communion of the people. Their purpose is to prepare the
congregation for its participation in the reception of Christ in the
Eucharist. Mutual love and reconciliation are the seeds and the fruits of
the sacraments shared in by the priest and the people.
At this part in the Mass, we are invited to prepare ourselves well for
our personal encounter with Christ in the Eucharist. We are encouraged
during this Communion Rite to show forth signs of the fruit of the Eucharist
which is the unity of the Body of Christ, being loved by Christ and loving Him
through our love of one another.
The Church invites us to view the prayers and actions of the Communion
Rite in this light, so that we can enter more fully and ever deeper into our
personal encounter with Christ in communion and be as well-disposed as
possible. We are encouraged each time that we participate in Mass to have a
growing desire to express such dispositions as mutual love, unity and
forgiveness. These are not things that we just think about in Mass, but
we need to make conscious concrete decisions about how we might express them in
our lives.
I hope that we are all able to seize this wonderful opportunity each
time we attend Mass.
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