First Mass Tonight!

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I got lucky and I know some people who were able to explain the mass to me and what they were saying and doing the (priest ,deacon exstiodanry ministers ) and I was able to ask questions about what certain things were ie the tabernacle (where our Lord is kept) before and after the eucharist is given to the faithful. I also was going through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults at the time which in my parish is a two year program, now i donā€™t know what it is in the parish you go to but if its anything like mine you wonā€™t be able to receive the Eucharist until your second year of the class near Easter vigil. Welcome home
 
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Good for you. It is so wonderful to see you on fire for your newfound faith in Catholic teaching. I hope that you will be happily waiting the time you are allowed to enter the Catholic Church.

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I was/am still in love with our Faith. I donā€™t know why I didnā€™t follow sooner. I felt the tug but I wasnā€™t sure if it was Our Lord or satin talking. After a while the feelings got stronger and wouldnā€™t go away so that is when I knew it was Our Lord telling me to come home to the Faith and I did so at the age of 34 I am now 36 and still on fire for our Faith.
 
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Welcome Home to the Faith you will never be the same spiritually again. Enjoy everything that you can and enjoy learning about our Faith. We are all here for you.
 
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Tis_Bearself said:
If there is no bell, as some OF Masses donā€™t use them, Christ becomes present at the elevation when the priest holds up the host and then the cup.
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Nope-nope-nope-nope. The Church teaches Christ becomes present on the altar as the Priest says the words of the consecration: THIS IS MY BODYā€¦ and THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD. Itā€™s got nothing to do with the elevation. šŸ‘šŸ˜‰

Edited to add a smiley, so you didnā€™t think I was mad-mad-mad-mad. šŸ˜…
 
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You donā€™t have to leave. You may participate in the sign of peace (greet people around you with a handshake and say ā€œpeace be with youā€). For communion you just remain in the pew. Some Catholics will do the same such as if they do not feel they should recieve communion, for any of a number of reasons.
 
Weave already corrected me and we had a discussion on that if you look at the thread.

Iā€™ve just deleted the original post to avoid all doubt.
 
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I thought He was there but became ā€œpresentā€ in the host and wine at the consecration. Fairly new so help me on this. Thanks.
 
Well, Matthew 18, Jesus said where two or more are gathered in His name that there He is in their midst. He says that in the context of confronting a problem of sin with another brother. So I would think the principle holds when you have a parish full of people gathered in His name, with the desire to worship. But He becomes present BBS&D when the Priest is saying the prayer of consecration and brings his hands down over the chalice. By the way. Been reading the order of mass in the old and new Missal. WOW. Mass is going to be incredibly more incredible the more I get the fist of what the priest does. Merry Christmas everybody!
 
Jesus is of course, as God, omnipresent at Mass. Heā€™s with us especially as we read the Gospel (so we stand in reverence).

When the priest then says the words of consecration, Jesus becomes present on the Altar. This is different from any other meeting weā€™ll have with Jesus here on Earth. We call what takes place at the consecration ā€œtranssubstantiationā€ and at this moment not only is Jesus present in the host, but the host BECOMES in its essence Our Lord, soul, divinity, body and blood. This belief is pretty unique among Catholics.
Mind you, the outward properties (everything we can see, feel, taste, do scientific studies on) remains LIKE bread or wine, but in essence itā€™s Our Lord.
 
As others have stated here you are welcome to stay through out the mass the idea of having to leave or not participate in all of the mass was done back in medieval times or even earlier *someone can correct me if Iā€™m misinformed * as of now you can participate in as much or as little as you want in the mass the only thing that you canā€™t be part of as a non Catholic is the Eucharist (the body of our Lord +his blood , the chalice) but you are more than welcome to be apart of the rest of the mass.
 
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you are welcome to stay through out the mass
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Eh, Iā€™ve heard enough mumbles and grumbles from those who have to sit behind or in the same pew. I just find it easier to slip out.
 
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