Presence at the Mass

[Crown_of_Stars]

I have two questions regarding this, actually.

I know God is present at the Mass, as well as His Son, but what about the Virgin Mary and possibly Joseph, being they are the Holy Family, in addition to the Father and Son?

And… God is present everywhere, all the time, of course, but most especially in the church. I take this to mean He is literally there with us (the congregation and clergy) inside of the church building/ sanctuary. My question is, is He any more present in the literal church than He is anywhere else? And if so, how, exactly? Or are we meant to even know?

 

[jbp]

I have two questions regarding this, actually.

I know God is present at the Mass, as well as His Son, but what about the Virgin Mary and possibly Joseph, being they are the Holy Family, in addition to the Father and Son?

And… God is present everywhere, all the time, of course, but most especially in the church. I take this to mean He is literally there with us (the congregation and clergy) inside of the church building/ sanctuary. My question is, is He any more present in the literal church than He is anywhere else? And if so, how, exactly? Or are we meant to even know?

No.

Only God is present in the church. Whenever the Holy Eucharist is present, there, Jesus is physically present body and soul.

You have in the Catholic Church a treasure greater than the Temple of Solomon itself. Greater than the Ark of the Covenant. For God Himself is present in the flesh, in the Holy Eucharist. Forget the angels and the saints. Jesus Himself is there. Everything else becomes irrelevant.

 

[Regina7]

I have two questions regarding this, actually.

I know God is present at the Mass, as well as His Son, but what about the Virgin Mary and possibly Joseph, being they are the Holy Family, in addition to the Father and Son?

And… God is present everywhere, all the time, of course, but most especially in the church. I take this to mean He is literally there with us (the congregation and clergy) inside of the church building/ sanctuary. My question is, is He any more present in the literal church than He is anywhere else? And if so, how, exactly? Or are we meant to even know?

He is more present at mass because he’s actually physically present in the Eucharist. While God is present with me while I type this in my house, he isn’t physically present (in bodily form), but he is at mass.

 

[tifischer]

I have two questions regarding this, actually.

I know God is present at the Mass, as well as His Son, but what about the Virgin Mary and possibly Joseph, being they are the Holy Family, in addition to the Father and Son?

And… God is present everywhere, all the time, of course, but most especially in the church. I take this to mean He is literally there with us (the congregation and clergy) inside of the church building/ sanctuary. My question is, is He any more present in the literal church than He is anywhere else? And if so, how, exactly? Or are we meant to even know?

In the mass God is present at the mass is all of heaven. A great movie, although I got it for my children because it is animated but it was so so good…I cried. It is called The Greatest Miracle - angels are all around us.

Blessings!

 

[ccmcmg]

No.

Only God is present in the church. Whenever the Holy Eucharist is present, there, Jesus is physically present body and soul.

You have in the Catholic Church a treasure greater than the Temple of Solomon itself. Greater than the Ark of the Covenant. For God Himself is present in the flesh, in the Holy Eucharist. Forget the angels and the saints. Jesus Himself is there. Everything else becomes irrelevant.

Only God? God the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit…no ‘only’!

During the Eucharistic Prayers, we pray and appeal to all the angels and saints to join us in prayer. Why wouldn’t or couldn’t they be there, if God so wanted and we asked? I know that the Blessed Mother has been with me at Mass.

 

[Crown_of_Stars]

Only God? God the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit…no ‘only’!

During the Eucharistic Prayers, we pray and appeal to all the angels and saints to join us in prayer. Why wouldn’t or couldn’t they be there, if God so wanted and we asked? I know that the Blessed Mother has been with me at Mass.

Once, toward the end of Mass, after Communion, during the closing hymn, I suddenly and mysteriously noticed a sweet whiff of the perfume of flowers. I honestly thought it was something special…then I asked the person I was sitting with if she noticed the scent of flowers, and she said she did and that it was another lady’s hand sanitizer. Then I felt disappointed! I had honestly thought something beautiful and special was happening. Oh, well.

 

[Gabriel_of_12]

In the old covenant the presence of God was feared like this; Hebrews 12:18…18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

In the New Covenant the Presence of God in Mass is celebrated like this unchanged since the first Apostolic Church;
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

In the Mass our liturgical prayer becomes present to us; Thy Kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, when the Church Triumphant (heaven) celebrates the eternal heavenly Liturgical Mass with the Church Militant (on earth) as One faith, One baptism in One Lord.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

St Teresa of Avila wrote that when the King comes, he brings his court with him. In other words, the Queen, Our Blessed Mother and the angels and the saints.

Jim

 

[Stephen_says]

For the first question: What does the Eucharistic Prayer Preface say?

“And so, with Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:”

Everyone is invited to the party!