Why do Catholics

[PJM]

Have you ever wanted to ask:

Why do you Catholics DO THAT?

Well, here’s your opportunity:thumbsup:

God Bless you,

Patrick

 

[Convert1]

I have wondered this one for a while:

Why are the three readings in mass (outside of the one from Psalms) generally from the old testament, the new testament and one of the gospels?

 

[PJM]

I have wondered this one for a while:

Why are the three readings in mass (outside of the one from Psalms) generally from the old testament, the new testament and one of the gospels?

Matt.28 Verses 16 to 20

"Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. **And Jesus came and said to them, **“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [YOU!] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, **teaching them to observe all that I have commanded [commanded here means both commanded and TAUGHT to[/COLOR]YOU and lo, I am with YOU always, to the close of the age”

Our Church is Missionary; She is obligated to GO! And Teach ALL that Jesus taught them.

So the Church has a 3 year cycle of Readings. That endeavor to share the FULLNESS of God’s Words. For those of us blessed and enabled to attain daily Mall, we are exposed to the entire bible in the 3 year cycle…

What the 3 readings do is expose very often
an OT reading
An Epistle reading [means a letter]
and a Gospel reading which is the very foundation to all that the Bible contains:thumbsup:

Thanks for asking!

Patrick.**

 

[sirach2v4]

Yes, there’s a whole book with that subject heading. Somebody gave me a free copy.

I’m old enough to have lived through the transition of the Mass from Latin to English, after the Second Vatican Council.

Prior to that change, there was generally always just a reading of an “epistle” (letter) from the New Testament and then a Gospel passage.

After that change, on weekdays, we have a reading from the OT or NT, followed by a Gospel reading. On Saturday/Sundays, a third preliminary reading from the OT was added.

There are or were some liturgies where more than three passages from scripture have been read.

In addition to the “why do Catholics do that” book, there’s also books on the Mass itself, like Mike Aquilina’s “mass of the early Christians” and Fr. Jeremy Driscoll’s on (if I recall correctly) “What Happens at Mass.” The upshot of Aquilina’s book is that the Mass is a very ancient liturgy and we do it today to a good measure because of Tradition – it’s not a meaningless ritual, but it’s what has always generally been handed down (“tradition”).

 

[PJM]

=sirach2v4;13418193]Yes, there’s a whole book with that subject heading. Somebody gave me a free copy.

I’m old enough to have lived through the transition of the Mass from Latin to English, after the Second Vatican Council.

Prior to that change, there was generally always just a reading of an “epistle” (letter) from the New Testament and then a Gospel passage.

After that change, on weekdays, we have a reading from the OT or NT, followed by a Gospel reading. On Saturday/Sundays, a third preliminary reading from the OT was added.

There are or were some liturgies where more than three passages from scripture have been read.

In addition to the “why do Catholics do that” book, there’s also books on the Mass itself, like Mike Aquilina’s “mass of the early Christians” and Fr. Jeremy Driscoll’s on (if I recall correctly) “What Happens at Mass.” The upshot of Aquilina’s book is that the Mass is a very ancient liturgy and we do it today to a good measure because of Tradition – it’s not a meaningless ritual, but it’s what has always generally been handed down (“tradition”).

Thanks for the info

God Bless you,

Patrick

 

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