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I would like to invite everyone to post some of their favorite quotes regarding Holy Mass.

U “The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer!”–Pope Paul VI

U “He who devoutly hears holy Mass will receive a great vigor to enable him to resist mortal sin, and there shall be pardoned to him all venial sins which he may have committed up to that hour.”–Saint Augustine

U “O blessed Mass, by which we come to have the Son of God placed not within our arms but within our hearts, Nor is there a doubt but that with Him, and Him alone, we shall be able to satisfy the debt of gratitude which we have contracted with God.”–St. Leonard of Port Maurice

U “If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.”–Saint John Vianney

U “Put all the good works in the world against one Holy Mass; they will be as a grain of sand beside a mountain.”–Saint John Vianney

U “One single Mass gives more honor to God than all the penances of the Saints, the labors of the Apostles, the sufferings of the Martyrs and even the burning love of the Blessed Mother of God.” --St. Alphonsus Liguori
 
Such a sacrifice was not to be forgotten. It was not to be—it could not be—a mere event in the world’s history, which was to be done and over, and was to pass away except in its obscure, unrecognised effects. If that great deed was what we believe it to be, what we know it is, it must remain present, though past; it must be a standing fact for all times. Our own careful reflection upon it tells us this; and therefore, when we are told that Thou, O Lord, though Thou hast ascended to glory, hast renewed and perpetuated Thy sacrifice to the end of all things, not only is the news most touching and joyful, as testifying to so tender a Lord and Saviour, but it carries with it the full assent and sympathy of our reason. Though we neither could, nor would have dared, anticipate so wonderful a doctrine, yet we adore its very suitableness to Thy perfections, as well as its infinite compassionateness for us, now that we are told of it. Yes, my Lord, though Thou hast left the world, Thou art daily offered up in the Mass; and, though Thou canst not suffer pain and death, Thou dost still subject Thyself to indignity and restraint to carry out to the full Thy mercies towards us. Thou dost humble Thyself daily; for, being infinite, Thou couldst not end Thy humiliation while they existed for whom Thou didst submit to it. So Thou remainest a Priest for ever.

–Blessed John Henry Newman, Meditations and Devotions
newmanreader.org/works/meditations/meditations11.html#doctrine15
 
Greetings Heliotropium,

I am glad you started this thread, I shall be watching this thread with much interest.

I may find some time to go digging around from some quotes to submit myself.

God bless.
Anathama Sit
 
77 Graces and Fruits to be Derived from Devout Attendance at Holy Mass

Fr. Martin Cochem
  1. For thy salvation God the Father sends His beloved Son down from heaven.
  2. For thy salvation the Holy Spirit changes bread and wine into the true body and blood of Christ.
  3. For thy sake the Son of God comes down from heaven and conceals Himself under the form of the sacred host.
  4. He even abases Himself to such an extent as to be present in the minutest particle of the sacred host.
  5. For thy salvation He renews the saving mystery of the incarnation.
  6. For thy salvation He is born anew into the world in a mystic manner whenever holy Mass is celebrated.
  7. For thy salvation He performs upon the altar the same acts of worship that He performed when on earth.
  8. For thy salvation He renews His bitter passion in order that thou mayest participate in it.
  9. For thy salvation He mystically renews His death, and sacrifices for Thee His precious life.
  10. For thy salvation He sheds His blood in a mystic manner, and offers it up for thee to the Divine Majesty.
  11. With this precious blood He sprinkles thy soul and purifies it from every stain.
  12. For thee Christ offers Himself as a true burnt-offering, and renders to the God-head the supreme honor which is its due.
  13. By offering this act of worship to God thou dost make reparation for the glory which thou hast failed to give Him.
  14. For thee Christ offers Himself to God as a sacrifice of praise, thus atoning for thy omissions in praising His holy name.
  15. By offering to God this oblation which Christ offers thou givest Him greater praise than do the holy angels.
  16. For thee Christ offers Himself as a perfect sacrifice of thanksgiving, making compensation for all failures on thy part to render thanks.
  17. By offering to God Christ’s act of thanksgiving thou dost make ample acknowledgment of all the benefits He had bestowed on thee.
  18. For thee Christ offers Himself as the all-powerful victim, reconciling thee to the God Whom thou hast offended.
  19. He pardons thee all thy venial sins, provided thou art firmly resolved to forsake them.
  20. He also makes reparation for many of thy sins of omission, when thou didst leave undone the good thou mightest have done.
  21. He removes many of the imperfections attached to thy good deeds.
  22. He forgives thee the sins, unknown or forgotten, which thou hast never mentioned in confession.
  23. He offers Himself as a victim to make satisfaction for a part at least of thy debts and transgressions.
  24. Each time thou hearest Mass thou canst do more to pay the penalty due to thy sins than by the severest work of penance.
  25. Christ places to thy credit a portion of His merits, which thou mayest offer to God the Father in expiation of thy offenses.
  26. For thee Christ offers Himself as the most efficacious peace-offering, interceding for thee as earnestly as He interceded for His enemies on the cross.
  27. His precious blood pleads for thee in words as countless as the drops which issued from His sacred veins.
  28. Each of the adorable wounds His sacred body bore is a voice calling aloud for mercy for thee.
 
Cont…
  1. For the sake of this propitiatory victim the petitions proffered during Mass will be granted far sooner than those that are proffered at other times.
  2. Never canst thou pray so well as whilst present at Mass.
  3. This is so because Christ unites His prayers to thine, and offers them to His heavenly Father.
  4. He aquaints Him with thy needs and the dangers to which thou art exposed, and makes thy eternal salvation His particular concern.
  5. The angels also, who are present, plead for thee, and present thy poor prayers before the throne of God.
  6. On thy behalf the priest says Mass by virtue of which the evil enemy will not be suffered to approach thee.
  7. For thee and for thy everlasting salvation he says Mass, and offers that holy sacrifice to God Almighty.
  8. When thou hearest Mass, thou art thyself in spirit a priest, empowered by Christ to offer the Mass both for thyself and others.
  9. By offering this holy sacrifice thou dost present to the Blessed Trinity the most acceptable of all oblations.
  10. Thou dost offer an oblation precious indeed, of greater value than all things in heaven and earth.
  11. Thou dost offer an oblation precious indeed, for it is none other than God himself.
  12. By this sacrifice thou dost honor God as He alone is worthy to be honored.
  13. By this sacrifice thou dost give infinite satisfaction to the most Holy Trinity.
  14. Thou mayest present this glorious oblation as thine own gift, for Christ Himself gave it unto thee.
  15. When thou hearest Mass aright, thou dost perform an act of highest worship.
  16. By hearing Mass thou dost pay the most profound reverence, the most loyal homage, to the sacred humanity of Our Lord.
  17. It is the best means whereby to venerate the passion of Christ, and obtain a share in its fruits.
  18. It is also the best means of venerating the Blessed Mother of God, and increasing her joy.
  19. By hearing Mass thou canst give greater honor to the angels and saints than by reciting many prayers.
  20. By hearing Mass devoutly thou canst also enrich thy soul more than by aught else in the world.
  21. For in this act thou dost perform a good work of the highest value.
  22. It is a signal exercise of pure faith, which will receive a great reward.
  23. When thou dost bow down before the sacred host and the sacred chalice, thou dost perform a supreme act of adoration.
  24. For each time thou dost gaze reverently upon the sacred host thou wilt receive a recompense from heaven.
  25. Each time thou dost smite thy breast with compunction some of thy sins are remitted to thee.
  26. If thou hearest Mass in a state of mortal sin, God offers thee the grace of conversion.
  27. If thou hearest Mass in a state of grace, God gives thee an augmentation of grace.
  28. In holy Mass thou dost spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink His blood.
 
Cont…
  1. Thou art privileged to behold with thine eyes Christ hidden under the sacramental veil, and to be beheld by Him.
  2. Thou dost receive the priest’s benediction, which is confirmed by Christ in heaven.
  3. Through thy diligence in hearing Mass thou wilt also obtain corporal and temporal blessings.
  4. Furthermore, thou wilt be preserved from many misfortunes that would otherwise befall thee.
  5. Thou wilt also be strengthened against temptations which would otherwise have vanquished thee.
  6. Holy Mass will also be to thee a means of obtaining the grace of a holy death.
  7. The love thou hast shown for Holy Mass wilt secure for thee the special succor of angels and saints in thy last moments.
  8. The remembrance of the Masses heard in thy life time will be a sweet solace to thee in the hour of death, and inspire thee with confidence in the divine mercy.
  9. They will not be forgotten when thou dost stand before the strict Judge and will incline Him to show thee favor.
  10. Thou needest not fear a long and terrible purgatory if thou hast already to a great extent atoned for thy sins by frequently assisting at Holy Mass.
  11. One Mass devoutly heard will do more to mitigate the pains of purgatory than any act of penance, however difficult of performance.
  12. One Mass in thy lifetime will be of greater service to thee than many said for thee after death.
  13. Thou wilt attain a high place in heaven, which will be thine to all eternity.
  14. Thy felicity in heaven will, moreover, be increased by every Mass thou hearest on earth.
  15. No prayers offered for thy friends will be as efficacious as a single Mass heard and offered on their behalf.
  16. Thou canst amply recompense all thy benefactors by hearing Mass for their intention.
  17. The best help, the greatest consolation, thou canst afford the afflicted, the sick, the dying, is to hear Mass for them.
  18. By this same means thou canst even obtain for sinners the grace of conversion.
  19. Thou canst also earn for all faithful Christians saving and salutary graces.
  20. For the suffering souls in purgatory thou canst procure abundant refreshment.
  21. And if it is not within thy power to have Mass said for thy departed friends thou canst by devout assistance at the holy sacrifice release them from the tormenting flames.
 
“It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.” (St. Padre Pio)
 
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