Hearing the Word of God the right way!

[Slimdigger]

Do you know there is Dogmatic structure to hearing the Word of God at the Holy Mass. That’s right there is General Instruction in the Roman Missal (GIRM) so that you are a tuned instrument of God.

Humbly review and I bet you will learn something. Its a quick read. God love USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-wor...turgy-of-the-word/hearing-the-word-of-god.cfm

It Goes onto sight St John Paul 2nd APOSTOLIC LETTER
DIES DOMINI
OF THE HOLY FATHER
JOHN PAUL II

 

[Slimdigger]

I was one of them poor souls following along thinking I was slick lol… Looking back on my old days I see how contagious following along is.

 

[stpurl]

For those who aren’t hearing impaired or who are in a parish where there are excellent speakers and/or no language barriers or other issues which make it difficult to hear what it said, or where what is said is not what is truly ‘written’, great.

For the hearing-impaired, a missalette or missal (yes, hopefully to be read before the Mass itself, but you know, most of us aren’t geniuses who can remember every single word of every single epistle or gospel of a given Sunday or weekday) to help ‘keep on track’ is not just an option, but a necessity. And for those who may hear clearly but who are listening to those who for whatever reason aren’t clearly conveying the Word, again, a missalette is necessary for them TO ‘hear the Word of God’. Obviously, this is not the case for the majority of people, but it’s a sizeable enough minority, and with the aging of Church attendees and a probable influx of foreign priests/speakers, it is going to be more of an issue every year.

 

[Slimdigger]

What is stated in the GIRM is to prepare for Mass first. That only follow along as a last resort. I see lots of elderly following along. You can never be too sure what they are doing mentally. So they may just have their book out.

But we are not supposed to follow along unless we have to. Eyes to the Podium and listen to What God is trying to say to us.

I admit its has been recommended multiple times to me by teachings and is a spiritual plan to bring a journal to mass and take notes during Gods word. I need to yet. This would helps to become a better version of ourself … Compliments the Sub mission of all missions = Getting to Heaven

 

[stpurl]

Ah, editing to say, I read a couple of your other posts. I don’t want to perhaps confuse you or seem antagonistic (I’m not), so I’ll just say I agree that it is very important to listen to the word of God and pray for all people. God bless.

 

[Slimdigger]

I was referring to the Mental Prayer. … The Mass can be prayed mentally. I assume it would be beneficial sometimes going from St Teresa of Avila Doctor of the 9 levels of prayer in the Image of our Blessed Mother.

Then again the Mass is the Highest form of prayer bc of corpia copitus. So Its a different kind of verbal prayer and yeah the highest…

The teaching of St Teresa is Mental Prayer must be mastered before going any higher and its only the 2nd or 3rd level…

 

[Mtatum1958]

That only follow along as a last resort.

I don’t read the GIRM, so I truly want to know if this is how it is stated there.

What is basic to the information you linked, it to receive the most, a person should prepare by readind or knowing the readings for that day.

Following along in a written doesn’t necessarily preclude listening. There are many, many reasons (some stated above) for people doing this. Some enhance their learning in this manner.

 

[Slimdigger]

Following along in a written doesn’t necessarily preclude listening. There are many, many reasons (some stated above) for people doing this. Some enhance their learning in this manner.

Your have a point there. I don’t see anything in the GIRM about writing in a Journal … I see hearing the word of God as purely listening attentively after preparing for the mass by studying the reading before hand.

 

[Slimdigger]

What, then, must we do to properly receive the Word of God proclaimed at Mass? The General Instruction tells us that “the readings from the Word of God are to be listened to reverently by everyone” (no. 29), and it provides that those who read the Scriptures at Mass must be “truly suited to carrying out this function and carefully prepared, so that by their hearing the readings from the sacred texts the faithful may conceive in their hearts a sweet and living affection for Sacred Scripture” (no. 101).

The key word in all of this is listening . We are called to listen attentively as the reader, deacon or priest proclaims God’s Word. Unless one is unable to hear, one should not be reading along with a text from a missal or missalette. Rather, taking our cue from the General Instruction itself, we should listen as we would if Christ himself were standing at the ambo, for in fact it is God who speaks when the Scriptures are proclaimed. Carefully following along with the printed word can cause us to miss the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit, the message that the Spirit may have for us in one of the passages because we are anxious to “keep up,” to move along with the reader.

It Goes onto sight St John Paul 2nd APOSTOLIC LETTER
DIES DOMINI
OF THE HOLY FATHER
JOHN PAUL II

 

[Dlee]

I understand what you are getting at, but I will disagree a bit. For me, active listening includes more than my sense of hearing. I listen with my eyes, my heart, and yes, making notations. Even the posture of my body enhances my listening ability. I mostly will follow along with the readings, but listen only with my ears to the Gospel. I also listen better with a pen in my hand.

 

[maryjk]

I understand what you are getting at, but I will disagree a bit. For me, active listening includes more than my sense of hearing. I listen with my eyes, my heart, and yes, making notations. Even the posture of my body enhances my listening ability. I mostly will follow along with the readings, but listen only with my ears to the Gospel. I also listen better with a pen in my hand.

Especially if I can’t understand the person that is doing the reading. I often make notes in my missal or underline certain passages if they are mentioned in the homily.

And like you, I normally only listen to the Gospel.