2 questions on Mass

[Pancakes]

Hi all .

I do apologize for somewhat restating this question, but I remain confused on this point.

As I understand it, Mass can be served daily, and this is indeed, the ideal. However if one is, for example, able to go to a midweek Mass, say in the morning when they’re off, what reason do they have to be following the Liturgy of the Hours, and doing the prayer that could have been said at that time? Is the Liturgy of the Hours not as important, perhaps? Is there some other reasoning?

Also, is the justification for a daily Mass being served by a parish given in the Lord’s Prayer, as I assume? ("…Give us this day our daily bread…")?

Thank you .

 

[Aquila_Lucis]

Hi all .

I do apologize for somewhat restating this question, but I remain confused on this point.

As I understand it, Mass can be served daily, and this is indeed, the ideal. However if one is, for example, able to go to a midweek Mass, say in the morning when they’re off, what reason do they have to be following the Liturgy of the Hours, and doing the prayer that could have been said at that time? Is the Liturgy of the Hours not as important, perhaps? Is there some other reasoning?

Also, is the justification for a daily Mass being served by a parish given in the Lord’s Prayer, as I assume? ("…Give us this day our daily bread…")?

Thank you .

The Liturgy of the Hours is important. It is, in fact, the public prayer of the Church. Lay people encouraged to pray the Divine Office, though they are not obligated to. If given the choice between attending Mass one morning and praying Morning Prayer, I would choose Mass as being more important. It is the eternal Sacrifice of Our Lord.

This, however, assumes that one cannot to both. The priest celebrating the Mass somehow got it done; as a priest, he is obligated to pray the Divine Office.

As for why Mass is celebrated daily, indeed, the Lord’s Prayer points right at that. We receive our food at Mass. Without it, we would starve. Also, the Sacrifice that Jesus affected on Calvary is perpetual and do not need to be made again. Mass, though, is the manner through which the fruits of that sacrifice are made available in an unbloody fashion to the faithful.

Hope this helped som
~M

 

[chimo]

Hi all .

I do apologize for somewhat restating this question, but I remain confused on this point.

As I understand it, Mass can be served daily, and this is indeed, the ideal. However if one is, for example, able to go to a midweek Mass, say in the morning when they’re off, what reason do they have to be following the Liturgy of the Hours, and doing the prayer that could have been said at that time? Is the Liturgy of the Hours not as important, perhaps? Is there some other reasoning?

Also, is the justification for a daily Mass being served by a parish given in the Lord’s Prayer, as I assume? ("…Give us this day our daily bread…")?

Thank you .

I think you are confusing which is more important. I don’t think this to be of a worry since the Eucharist is the chief means to be united with God. In fact it always takes first place. All other devotions are second towards what the Mass offers. Remember too that the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours or any other devotion are two separate works. The Mass is the Work of God. The Liturgy of the Hours or any other devotion is our work before God. They are necessary for each other for our work must include His Work. Yet in the function and measure of Grace you will always receive more from His Work than from yours. But as I said earlier your work must always cooperate with His if the full potential of Graces are to be available.

 

[hilde_the_dog]

There is no statement that the Morning Prayer must be prayed/recited/sung at 9am.

There is the old apochraphal story of the priest pulling his car over to the side of the road at 11:30pm to pray the evening prayer of the LOTH.

LOTH and daily mass are not in conflict with each other. Somethimes the mass does have as the Prayer of the Faithful the Intercessions of the LOTH.

I do both as much as I can.

I just recited the Evening Prayer of the LOTH at 2pm because it works for my schedule.

 

[twoshoes]

Hi all .

I do apologize for somewhat restating this question, but I remain confused on this point.

As I understand it, Mass can be served daily, and this is indeed, the ideal. However if one is, for example, able to go to a midweek Mass, say in the morning when they’re off, what reason do they have to be following the Liturgy of the Hours, and doing the prayer that could have been said at that time? Is the Liturgy of the Hours not as important, perhaps? Is there some other reasoning?

Also, is the justification for a daily Mass being served by a parish given in the Lord’s Prayer, as I assume? ("…Give us this day our daily bread…")?

Thank you .

In Mass we receive the Divine Presents of Our Lord.I find nothing that can compare to Our Lord last and greatest gift to us, himself.

 

[Pancakes]

Thank you for the helpful answers . So, if I understand correctly, Mass, being a Eucharistic service, is ranked higher than other services and hence, the primary duty of a parish (in terms of services) is to hold Mass? And one doesn’t need to worry about the other things (ie, the LOTH) if able to attend Mass regularly?

 

[chimo]

Thank you for the helpful answers . So, if I understand correctly, Mass, being a Eucharistic service, is ranked higher than other services and hence, the primary duty of a parish (in terms of services) is to hold Mass? And one doesn’t need to worry about the other things (ie, the LOTH) if able to attend Mass regularly?

They are to work together but with the Mass taking priority. If the Mass comes up put down your prayer book to meet God. When Mass is over and you decide to continue your LOTH then do so for at these times God comes to meet you.

 

[Joan_M]

Thank you for the helpful answers . So, if I understand correctly, Mass, being a Eucharistic service, is ranked higher than other services and hence, the primary duty of a parish (in terms of services) is to hold Mass? And one doesn’t need to worry about the other things (ie, the LOTH) if able to attend Mass regularly?

Lay people have no obligation to say the LOTH. If lay people do say the LOTH, it is entirely voluntarily. People may have other prayer devotions they like to say.