Tag: Mass

I have often wondered how the apostles and other priests celebrated Mass in the first decades, following Our Lord’s instruction in the Last Supper to “Do this in commemoration of me”. Do we know anything about this?

Catholics (and before that, ancient Jews) have always cherished and venerated physical relics of their holy dead, even – or especially – when the rest of the world found that practice creepy or dangerous or just kind of gross.

A happiness scientist and Harvard business professor says attending daily Mass and saying the rosary before bed are secrets to his success.

How heartening to hear that some churches in Sydney are taking steps to make Mass more welcoming for neurodiverse parishioners and their families. Here are some more ways we can all help.

St Declan’s Church in Penshurst has created a guide to help neurodivergent children and adults better understand and participate in Mass. The guide walks the reader through the liturgy, including instructions on what to do at various points, pointing out available quiet spaces and music-free services.

The Jubilate Deo Programme is very proudly teaching a core repertoire of Gregorian Chant to 2,600 students across 11 Catholic schools. To our knowledge, this is the largest systemic program teaching chant to school aged children anywhere in the world.

Going to Mass and receiving Communion are signs of putting one's trust in God and understanding he is the one who gives the courage and strength to live life to the fullest no matter how little one has, the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia.

Part two of our series on the Nicene Creed, in honour of the 1700th anniversary of the statement of Christian faith, reflects on the phrase “All things visible and invisible.”

The Nicene Creed is more than just a set of religious principles. It’s a call to each one of you to stand up and be counted in the church today. Welcome to part one of a Lenten series on the 1700-year-old statement of belief.

The role of an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion is a popular one in many Australian parishes, and probably over-used, writes Dr Philippa Martyr.

On the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, Pope Francis celebrated Mass alongside an estimated 50,000 people who nearly filled Singapore's National Stadium to capacity.

An estimated 700,000 people gathered to celebrate an outdoor Mass with Pope Francis on a sprawling esplanade near the Capital City of East Timor, with a choir of hundreds.