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CHRISTINE77
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Deborahaz,
The OP is a Mormon. I doubt if he has ever gone to Catholic Church.
The OP is a Mormon. I doubt if he has ever gone to Catholic Church.
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anon52328184
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you know, i am going to stop coming to catholic answers forum if so many mormons come here posing as catholics. there was someone the other day who was saying the were going to RCIA and then the next day posted a thread on why everyone wasnāt mormon!! why do the moderators allow this. i have better things to do with my time that put up with someoneās hoaxes.
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jmcrae
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Well, it works against them - now that we have seen that they lie to gain our confidence, it doesnāt seem like a very good idea to trust their religion, does it?
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CHRISTINE77
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I know, they are very deceptive. But if you look at their profiles, they usually write N/A as their religion. I think itās a pretty apt description of their religion!!
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Rachel_Malloy
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Please stay on track folks.
Thanks and God bless-
Rachel
Thanks and God bless-
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StMarina303ad
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Go to an Orthodox Church! Iāve never a sermon by an Orthodox priest that didnāt teach me something.
The sermon certainly isnāt the only reason to attend Church, itās just one part of it.
We also eat the Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior as He commanded us to do.
In the Orthodox Church the Divine Liturgy has been unchanged for about 1700 years. The most recent change was shortening it a bit from about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to about 1 1/2. The only change before then was shortening it a bit from 3 1/2 hours to 2. The original Divine Liturgy was set up by the Holy Spirit through the Apostle James in Jeruselem.
Hey, btw does anyone know why the Catholics changed the name of the primary liturgical service from Divine Liturgy to Mass?
Always RememberWe must worship God has He wants to be worshipedDonāt go to Church to āget something out of itā, but to give to God what is Godās***
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DebChris
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Mass means to go forth. The liturgy prepares us to go forth into the world and witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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StMarina303ad
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Thanks! In what language?
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LilyM
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Latin - the word, āmissaā specifically, from which, for example, is derived the English word āmissionā (as in sending someone out to do something).
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Seraphim25
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The thing that we as the church (which is ALL of US the Believers are the church) need to read the bible. The government of the church is assuming that we are in great zeal for God. One you say that you are a Christian, you better be doing Christian things. Reading your bible everyday staying grounded on the word of God. For Jesus says: That we must be fed by the word of God. For the word of God is what purifies us and sanctifies us.
The mass is a manifestation of the fulfillment of the old testament where all people will come in ONE voice in praise to God. So in Americanā¦The mass is supposed to be the pivotal moment where we worship God as ONE body in Christ Jesus.
Unfortunetly, I know a lot of folks who turn away from the Catholic (universal christian faith) to a more bible versed protestant church. They will tell you that they learned more in two weeks about what the bible says and teaches than all the years they went to Catholic schools. I would askā¦Did you ever read your bible or go to bible studies??? They all would say well no I never had the time nor did my parents instruct me to do so. As you can see this is a fault of the parents who did not insturct thier sonās/daughters to read the bible. Nor do the parents find time to read the bible.
This is why we as Christians are suffering severely of lack of understanding of the word of God and what he teaches. This is the reason and root of the problem why a lot of Christians fall away or see out other religious vigor. Just by watching Oprah Winfrey and what she believes will cause an influx of people into her/ new age movements agenda.
We as the bride of Christ must MUST MUST read our bibles!!!
Peace be with all of you in the one who makes all things pure as he himself his pure. The Lord is my righteousness!!!
The mass is a manifestation of the fulfillment of the old testament where all people will come in ONE voice in praise to God. So in Americanā¦The mass is supposed to be the pivotal moment where we worship God as ONE body in Christ Jesus.
Unfortunetly, I know a lot of folks who turn away from the Catholic (universal christian faith) to a more bible versed protestant church. They will tell you that they learned more in two weeks about what the bible says and teaches than all the years they went to Catholic schools. I would askā¦Did you ever read your bible or go to bible studies??? They all would say well no I never had the time nor did my parents instruct me to do so. As you can see this is a fault of the parents who did not insturct thier sonās/daughters to read the bible. Nor do the parents find time to read the bible.
This is why we as Christians are suffering severely of lack of understanding of the word of God and what he teaches. This is the reason and root of the problem why a lot of Christians fall away or see out other religious vigor. Just by watching Oprah Winfrey and what she believes will cause an influx of people into her/ new age movements agenda.
We as the bride of Christ must MUST MUST read our bibles!!!
Peace be with all of you in the one who makes all things pure as he himself his pure. The Lord is my righteousness!!!
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cazayoux
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The mass is where I EXPERIENCED that unity like no other time in my life.
I was visiting a foreign country and went to mass.
I didnāt understand a word that was spoken, but I knew exactly what was going on.
1.1 billion in mass ā¦ now THAT is the unity scripture speaks of!
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KingAlfred
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Wellā¦consider the Protestant version: You sit for hours listening to one guy ramble on and on. How do you know *he knows *what the heck heās talking about? Why should you listen to *him? *Why is he so important that you need to just sit there, for HOURS, ingesting his *personal interpretation *of Christianity? I couldnāt do that. No way.
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DebChris
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This is a more extended answer to your question. It comes from my Sunday bulletin where the same question was asked.
āā¦at the conclusion of the Mass, the priest (or deacon) says, in the Latin, āIte, missa est.ā Literally, that means, āGo, it (the Church or congregation) is sent.ā āMissaā (dismissal) gradually and eventually became the name for the entire service. That translates into English as āMass.āā
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belgianwaffles9
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Some additonal info:Latin - the word, āmissaā specifically, from which, for example, is derived the English word āmissionā (as in sending someone out to do something).
It should be noted that it is still called āDivine Liturgy,ā we have just developed sort of a ānicknameā for it.
The word āmassā is derived from the Latin āmissa,ā which comes from the end of the Mass itself.
The priest says: āIte, Missa Est.ā In modern translations, it is translated, somewhat erroneously, as āGo, the mass is ended.ā What it LITERALLY means is āGo, it has been sent forth.ā
āMissaā means a sending forth. We see the latin root in words such as dismissal.
Over time, āMissaā just became the name of the Liturgy itself. In english, the word became āmass,ā in french, āmesse,ā etcā¦
So, Latins do still use the term Divine Liturgy from time to time, but we usually use the term āMass.ā So instead of saying we are celebrating the Divine Liturgy, we say we are celebrating the Sending Forth, which is what Jesus did: he sent us forth to proclaim the Gospel, which we do in the Divine Liturgy.
Latins are not the only ones with a ānicknameā for the Divine Liturgy: Syriacs use the term āQorbono,ā which means āOffering.ā
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