Catholics are the closest and seem to get a long best with Jews opposed to Protestants. Considering half of them don’t even think we are Christians, despite us being the original Christians 🙏🏻
Why do Jews not believe in waiting until marriage ? Don’t the studies show these marriage are the strongest less likely to get divorced? Plus just having one romantic partner to me is just logical. You can’t get any more romantic than that, you won’t be thinking of others or comparing them. Plus the idea of being with multiple people grosses me out wether it’s me, them or both Thats done it.
Great you are here and Thanks for having an open mind. Catholics and Jews are closely united in our history ✅ and we should continue to grow closer together
The question of a priest dying during Mass became a horrible truth a few years back when a French priest was murdered whilst celebrating. Chatting to my own priest in England, I had said what a terrible thing it was, but Father said 'not for the priest it wasn't, it is the absolute best moment to die.'.
Think about Saint Oscar Romero of El Salvador who also was shot during mass. He was a martyr. The mass was over, but as your priest stated, what a moment to die!! He gave his blood for his people, just as Christ did for all of us.
"What is the priest dies during mass" Eastern Orthodox here: I knew a priest who was co-serving with a priest who had a heart attack and died during the Divine Liturgy and he told us about it. He said it was all the providence of God. First, the co-serving priest was a supply priest- meaning his assignment is filling in for other parish priests in the diocese when they are away- so he almost never co-served, and he was at this parish on this morning by the most random happenstance. During the Proskomedia, the parish priest looked at him, and with no words being exchanged between them at all "we both knew right then and there that he was going to die." He said his fellow priest looked indescribably grateful to die where and when he was closest to God, and while he was serving his parish. The supply priest said he died immediately, still on his feet, right before the table of oblation. The paramedics were called, but they quickly pronounced the parish priest dead and took him to the coroner. The supply priest took over the Divine Liturgy and then immediately served the first panahida for the priest afterwards. Apparently, a couple was getting married after the divine liturgy that day, so after checking in with them, the supply priest did the wedding too. If we're being honest, there's really not going to be a better time to go.
My great-grandfather died during mass, right after he had done an act of love for his wife and daughters - they forgot something at home and he went back to get it, and hurried back to be on time, and his heart gave out. He went painless and with no time for fear. He was a devout and good man from all I've heard about him, so I always felt it was a mercy and God took him, when his soul was safest. In prayer and on hollowed ground, surrounded by his loved ones with a priest close by to administer last rites. Since then I never felt dying during mass is 'yikes' ... but a great mercy.
In regards to the bells, when I was very young our family always sat at the back of the church during Mass and I absolutely loved when the bells rang because I literally thought God was ringing them, it always made me so happy. Move ahead a few years I was about 7 years old and was visiting my grandparents in NY and they always sat in the front of the church during Mass, imagine how disappointed I was to see the altar boy ring the bells.....I was absolutely heartbroken and started crying in the middle of Mass 😢. Even now, thinking of that lost childhood wonderment of the ringing bells makes me sad. The simple faith and trust of a child is so pure, it's sad that aging and life steal that away.
Father, As an Episcopalian currently in the process of converting to Catholicism, I really appreciate and enjoy your content. Thank you and please keep it coming.
Many years ago, when I was a child, my family went to the cottage for the summer and, therefore, went to another church. In my home parish, our pastor was the Bishop of the area so we had everything that a Catholic Church could need (and then some). In our summer parish, it was the exact opposite. There was a Monsignor who taught me much by the way he lived. He had vestments made out of cardboard...it was very stiff and stood right out over his stomach. In any case, he died during Mass. I was not there but my first reaction to the news was that God had given him a well-deserved gift. The Bishop has schools and institutions named for him. The Monsignor...nothing. However, when I thought about questions of faith, I think of my summer pastor over my local pastor. I picture him in heaven in his cardboard with happiness I could only imagine. Thank you for your excellent video.
Father Casey, I wanted to tell you that in your video about ‘things not to do in confession’, the person who comes and says that it has been many years since his last confession… well that person could easily have been me. And when you said ‘welcome home’, I finally felt that I really was home.
I just want you to know how much I, an 83 year-old senior priest, appreciate your RUclips ministry. I watch all of your lessons and reflections and find them truly in the spirit of Jesus Christ and his beloved saint Francis of Assisi. In this video about the Mass, I did notice one item that I think needs clarification: relics in the altar. Perhaps these quotes will summarize my point sufficiently well: The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says: “The practice of the deposition of relics of saints, even those not martyrs, under the altar to be dedicated is fittingly retained. However, care should be taken to ensure the authenticity of such relics” (No. 302). Elaborating on that directive, the Ceremonial of Bishops says: “The tradition in the Roman liturgy of placing relics of martyrs or other saints beneath the altar should be preserved, if possible. But the following should be noted: … The greatest care must be taken to determine whether the relics in question are authentic; it is better for an altar to be dedicated without relics than to have relics of doubtful authenticity placed beneath it” (No. 866). While lauding the practice of placing relics within the altar, neither the GIRM nor the CoB says that it is required. In my estimation, the warning about ascertaining their authenticity is well heeded, as the whole business of selling relics is problematic.
I appreciate how inquisitive your audience is. Some of these questions I wouldn't have thought to ask, but I am glad someone wondered about these issues.
I was at Mass once when a woman had a heart attack. Folks went over to administer CPR, and the priest came down to say a prayer over her. Then he continued the Mass as if nothing were going on. Made sense as she was still getting care (and the ambulance arrived), and the priest had no special medical skills to add.
Sometimes it is best to carry on with whatever everyone is there for in order to keep everyone busy and out of the way. You see that at sporting events, for example, where there is an emergency going on just outside and they keep going with the match because otherwise everyone would leave and get in the way. The priest may have been thinking the same thing - if he stopped, everyone would crowd round and cause problems, but by continuing he got everyone to stay in their pews.
@@thomasdalton1508 Agreed, but wiith respect to the Mass, I don't think there's any choice unless the priest dies. I thought it made sense to keep going given the sacredness of the event.
@@thomasdalton1508 I once attended a Mass where the priest stepped out at the Agnus Dei to give the Last Rites to a congregant who was being loaded into an ambulance. Shepherding a soul in imminent danger of death is the most important task a priest has.
Someone gave me a ride home today that decided to evangelize. He told me that Mass is antiquated, and invited me to his Church. I politely declined, and explained that I prefer traditional ways. We had a good conversation, and I gave him information about who to talk to regarding volunteering at CSS's local soup kitchen. We didn't even know that we had a street minister group in common before the conversation. Making friends is the most common way that evangelism happens; but if it weren't for these uploads by Fr. Casey and a whole bunch of other online ministries, some of us wouldn't have continued education to grow with. Thanks, Fr. Casey.
@tapestry6455 I know! It hurts the soul. The Catholic Church is the tree-trunk of Christian existence. The other denominations are branches of the tree. If God gives respite to the weary, in the shade of that mighty Oak, then surely it's possible to get along with our brothers and sisters.
@@DawnLapka That isn't funny. Jesus is the true vine and believers are branches. Mass is wrong by the way. It is sad that you think some man made church is the true vine.
@@br.m Mass is the real deal. Jesus created the Catholic Church. Who was the first Pope? Peter. Who said anything about what was written being funny. This was an actual occurrence.
@@DawnLapka Look I'm not trying to argue with you about Catholicism and its traditions. I'm talking about the Bible and what Jesus actually said. The pope is not Biblical that is catholic tradition. So I was just putting the truth about the Bible out there. Please don't feel the need to explain catholicism to me, I already investigated Roman Catholicism many decades ago. Sorry for upsetting you. Carry on as you were if it pleases you. Good luck.
I remember the first time I understood what was happening in the mass (not a cradle Catholic). The Jesuit priest held up the Body and Blood of Our Lord and I just recall that I was shaking uncontrollably. I usually use the term "awesome" to mean cool or neat, but in the literal sense, it was awesome. I was in awe of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I was at a Mass once at our cathedral- a deacon had a diabetic attack and the bishop stopped the Mass (I guess he could), had the music director play some soft music on the organ until the paramedics came. Once they did arrive, treated the deacon and took him to hospital, the bishop continued on with the Mass. Sometime later, at a Sunday Mass, this same bishop passed out himself and had to be taken to hospital! The Mass had to end as a result!
I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Corpus Christi is always celebrated outside on the main square. I was blessed because for many years the Archbishop that celebrated that Mass was JM Bergoglio, now Pope Francis.
As a police officer, I love that you used, "You're under arrest." As an example of a performative utterance. Those are the closest things to magic words that I've ever found.
Thanks for all the videos you've made here through the years. I'm an Evangelical Lutheran and have studied Lutheran theology, but not an ordained priest (prest in Norwegian) Through your videos I'm more and more leaning towards the Mother Church, but one thing making me not taking the step to join the church is listening to American priests saying the mass in latin.... Lol... Just kidding... But I'd love to teach most of them the latin pronunciation, as most of them fails in Latin pronunciation. Well... Had to bring a bit fun. Just wanted to thank you for the videos and lightening up a little fire in my heart that brings me closer ans closer to the mother church. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord let the light of His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lifteth His Countenance upon you, and give you His peace. Amen.❤🙏🏻
Hi. An Eastern Orthodox Christian here. I was browsing for spiritually appropriate videos, and somehow, this video of yours came up. It happens that while I was an Altar server at a Liturgy, that our parish priest did fall seriously ill during the Liturgy! Happily, it was after Communion had been distributed and we were saying the Thanksgiving prayers. Also happily, we had a doctor in attendance that day. Forty years ago now, and what I remember is that we had to set the unconsumed Eucharist aside since we had only the one priest and no deacons so that a priest from another parish could come deal with that. Was definitely an experience.
2:15 - I had taken a non Christian friend of mine to a Catholic mass and said friend kept pestering me to ask the priest to allow her to receive communion. I had to explain that it is only meant for Catholics, and that they couldn’t participate.
I loved this video, Father. Not only is it informative for those who either are not Catholic or are thinking about joining the Church but it was wonderful to keep in mind for those of us who have been faithful Catholics for a long time.
Thanks Fr. Casey. I’d recently been bowing my head during the Eucharistic presentation as a sign of humility and unworthiness. I shall cease this practice, concentrate more during the time of contrition, and with the Lord’s mercy, marvel at His presence.
As far as the blessing during the Eucharist goes... As a protestant I would ask you to reconsider some of your thoughts on it! I understand what you are saying, but as someone outside, attending and feeling drawn in for the first time, the blessing I received from the priest was probably the single kindest thing i had experienced in a church environment in a long time. I just cant explain the power that blessing had in my life, and the genuine kindness in the priests eyes as he looked into mine. There have been other factors of course, but that kindness i continue to experience every friday that i have been attending has been a huge draw for me to want to enter the church and partake in the eucharist with who i now recognize as brothers and sisters in Christ. I dont think it pollutes the Lords table at all, i think it would be kind of like giving the dogs the crumbs from the table... Which Jesus talks about! Its the sick who need a doctor, and the blessings each week have been refreshing and healing to my soul, drawing me into a deeper and deeper desire for communion with the body.
@charitybrook6279 as protestant I see it both ways. It does interrupt the proper flow and what the Eucharist is really about but is definitely a beautiful gesture and I enjoy it while in mass. I cant wait to take communion together
@@charitybrook6279 its hard to explain but next time your in a mass just step outside of the pew and don't go up. It might feel odd but no one will even bat an eye at you. You will understand what I am talking about. If you want a blessing that is more substantial go after mass and talk with the priest. He will gladly bless you. Like I said I have gone up also but now that I recognize it I just speak with the priest after mass and it has drawn me even closer to the church.
I think I wanna be Catholic…..the more I watch you the more I feel like “of course satan would try to break the church into a thousand denominations and confuse people” you really have me contemplating life lol I never thought I would be considering Catholicism lol
When I was in college, the priest assigned to our Newman community (and two local parishes) was from Australia, living in the U.S. for some years. His family came to visit him for a week or so. While they were in town, he said Mass, and immediately afterward was talking to someone, mentioned he had a terrible headache, then passed out. He’d had a stroke, and died within a day or so. It was awful for everyone. He was a kind, funny man, loved by all. But spiritually, it couldn’t have been better, and his family were present for his death and funeral.
Great video, on the topic of mass outside, St. Albert the Great Parish in Houghton, MI is associated with the university it was build net to, and every year the students build a chapel out of snow and ice, including stained ice "windows". The church then celebrates Mass in the ice chapel a few times, and it's an awesome experience. I strongly recommend trying to attend an ice Mass to anyone who is able.
I'm down here living in Lima, Peru. I also celebrate Mass daily at 8am at our lovely church around the corner. I love my Peruvian sisters and brothers in the Faith, but they are driving me spare with their... standing, kneeling and sitting at Mass. The 50 or so people at a weekday Mass (you read that number correctly) literally break down into three groups: At every point during the Mass (with the exception of the reading of the Gospel, when everyone is standing) there are always three groups: Standing, sitting, kneeling. Those who kneel after the Sanctus, but stand after the Consecration (I'm in the group which remains kneeling until after the Concluding Doxology); those who kneel before the Agnus, those who kneel after it, and those who remain standing. A perfectly wonderful older lady who stands two pews right in front of me (for the entire Mass, including the Consecration!), forces me to skeedaddle on my knees to the right so I can still see the Altar. I often think anyone viewing all this from the back of the church... well, we must resemble a flock of seals bobbing up and down in the waters off Carmel, California.
I remember my utter confusion when I went to Mass outside of my native Poland and people were kneeling at all the "wrong" times. At first, I stuck to my old habits but then a parish priest gently pointed out that these things are regulated by a local bishop, and the faithful should show unity/communion with the local Church and kneel/stand when everybody else does it. Since then, I'm trying my best to act according to the good old saying, when in Rome.... ;) It also helps to know what is the origin of each gesture so we can be sure not to overstep (the Liturgy has some rules for a reason) but also learn to embrace the diversity in the Church.
@@lyndavonkanel8603 Gosh! That says alot.😆😅 I have to say how easy it is to slumber with the droning on & on, particularly when we know things don't change day in & day out, week in & week out, month in and month out, year in & year out, decades in and decades out. Oh Dear 🥱😞- 😴😴 - LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US ALL & GRANT US STAYING POWER/PERSEVERANCE/ENDURANCE. MEA CULPA, MEA MAXIMA MEA CULPA 😟😔😉 .
Good one!! I never knew there was a relic of a saint within each altar. Learn something new every day!! I am seeing you grow as a priest every week. This is not a bad thing!
I've found not many people know whose relic(s) are in their parish altar. It's really never spoken about. We have a 1st class relic of St. Martin de Porres and a 2nd class relic of St. Rita in ours. Yours?
well thats a coincidence apparently 2 days ago some local priest from my general local area actually died during mass, and while giving out the Eucharist at that
In the Philippines, there is a blessing after mass which most people would go line up for but was an opportunity for those who aren’t Catholic to get a blessing. I agree with you, communion should only be about communion and our full unity with Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church. God bless you! I love your videos.
About celebrating mass outside. In my City, there is a pilgrimage church, that has it's origins in a place for outside masses. The place used to be outside the city in a suburb. The next church was too far to attend mass for the children, who had to help at home on their farms. So the local teacher hung a Crucifix and a Picture of Mary, he had blessed by a priest, on a tree and celebrated devotions with his students there, so that they would have at least a little bit of religious care. Soon, the adults also went to pray there, since they couldn't walk over an our to and from the church as well. People started putting up statues of Mary and Paintings of Saints on and under the trees. The City had them removed to 'protect the trees' - but allowed mass to be held in the new school. In the 1920s, that permisson was removed, so a priest fought to have a chapel or small church built in the vicinity on a clearing in the woods. He was successful. The furniture was second hand from another chapel in the same district, that was torn down at the same time. It was damaged in WW II and the Nazis banned pilgrimage there - though it still happened - but it was repaired in the late 1940s and is now still being used. To honour its origins of open air worship, the Stations of the cross are still outside and there are still some pictures and little shrines to saints in the trees around the church. It is a very powerful place, where you can feel that people will find a way to worship GOD, even if it is inconvenient, forbidden or seems to be just impossible.
Didn't know that about the priest holding up the host and chalice during the consecration! I love how deep and rich the Mass is. Still learning new things after all this time. Thanks Fr. Casey!
My cousin is Catholic and at his wedding they had a full mass. It was actually really nice during the communion that everyone (including me) who wasn’t Catholic could still participate by receiving a blessing. It would have been weird if half of the people at the wedding just sit in their seats and do nothing while waiting for the other half to finish communion
I noticed that in the US almost everyone goes to Communion and it's weird if someone doesn't. Everyone is lining up in an orderly manner, pew by pew. It brings a risk that everyone goes, even though some people shouldn't (e.g. haven't been to confession). On the other hand in Poland, where I'm from, the process is much less... organized. Everybody just lines up, first come, first serve, not pew by pew. This happens because at least 1/3 of the people who come to Mass don't receive the Eucharist (because they can't for some reason). So it's another extreme. I heard some priests encouraging people to at least come up and receive a blessing during Communion so they're not as detached from the community as they seem at times and maybe encourage them to go to confession if they can.
At my son's funeral, I ask the Priest to dispense with Eucharist. My son disliked division in the family and I don't imagine he'd have wanted that. The Priest was very considerate. There would be a mass in normal regard the day before and he offered to make not of my son for those who choose to attend then.
@@Nidhogg13 Could you perhaps have stated this more kindly? This person lost a loved one. Speaking harshly about something that the priest okayed - even if it wasn't technically correct - condemning something that can't be changed now seems cruel. Do you think Jesus would speak this way to a bereaved person?
@@ruthgadowworman Fair. I deleted my original comment, but still want to go down as saying I don't think asking for the Eucharist to be skipped at a funeral mass is a good idea for any reason whatsoever.
@@ruthgadowworman thank you for your consideration but I am not bothered by Ruth's remarks. I am well aware that different dioceses and countries have different practices. Sophia ably described what happens in Poland where she lives. In Melbourne Australia it is normal for folk to offered a funeral services that includes requiem mass and also without. We are a multi-culural society so I imagine Priest are used to folk like my late wife who married out. I am what you'd call a None. As I mentioned the priest thoughtfully offered to make not of the midweek Mass that occured the day before. I included this in funeral notice. If I might add: more bemusing I asked the priest if I might include a reading from my son and his mother's favourite novel - Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide. I wouldn't if the priest had asked me not too. But turned out he was a fan too and felt the line very appropriate. Oh the parish funeral committee told me I had better prepared than most - seems all the courses I did when marrying hadn't been to waste. I'd challenge Ruth to a Bible and sacrament quiz except it would be unfair. I'd win easily. Ruth is quite wrong that the Eurusist is required at funeral services according the Roman Catholic Cannon law. Funeral services are not actually considered a Mass, but may include a Requiem mass if folk choose.
As an Altar Boy, the priest fainted after the consecration. When the Paramedics arrived, they had to wait until another Priest arrived before they could move him into the ambulance. (He had a gallbladder attack and was OK).
1) What does the priest silently say when lifting up the host and chalice ? 2) Can you receive communion and go to confession after ? 3) Are Latin masses valid masses and are they still allowed even with Vatican II? 4) What prayers does a Priest say when incensing around the altar? 5) When blessing statues do statues need holy water sprinkled on them ? Thank you Fr. Casey!!
We had a priest have a stroke during the homily and he finished mass. I don't know the details ,if a doctor who was a parishioner identify the stroke or anything, but he went to the hospital afterwards. He recovered and stayed for at our church for years, then went to a parish that 'needed help' .
Strangely, in my 43 years of life, I've known two priests to have passed at Mass. One was a fiesty old fellow, sitting in the Sacristy before Midnight Mass on Christmas, and he sat down for a moment, bowed his head as if he was praying, and went to his reward. When the other priests were ready to start, they tried to wake him and found he had gone. The community was informed, Mass continued, and it was strangely very beautiful. The other priest sadly dropped after baptising a baby. I wasn't there, but according to peopel who were, Mass was cancelled as there was no other priest. RIP Monsigner Hannigan.
Celebrating Mass outside: Yes, I remembered my local Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, celebrated the mass on top of Mount Kinabalu (4095m above sea level) a few years back. It was a simple mountain climbing expedition by the archdiocese, so they took the opportunity to celebrate mass on the highest mountain of the Borneo Island.
That's from St Thomas, the words he said when he was able to touch the wounds of the risen Christ and dispel his doubts in HIS real presence. So it's a great thing to 'say'/ pray after consecration to affirm our belief as well. I do the same!
You are not required to say that but there is another saying you should say aloud after lamb of god but unfortunately many people do not do that saying out loud which is “Lord I am not worthy to enter my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be clean”
I was raised catholic used to go to Sunday Mass. But it was kind of boring. Each Sunday,? Really? Now at 53 i love, love the Mass. I attend on weekdays with my husband and i feel that our faith ( he is a convert) brings us closer to God and each other. No boring at all 😊
When I was a child in Sunday School, we were taught about the Altar and the Relic placed there, in memory of the Early Christians who hid in the tombs, like you said. But the teaching I got back then also stated the candles were lit for the same reason. The people hiding in the tombs would light candles for light. Although I like your answer as well.
I'm a Catechuman and I very much appreciate being able to receive a blessing as it helps me, though I cannot receive the Eucharist yet to feel I am participating and I consider it devotion making my intentions to become Catholic more concrete.
I watch your videos mate Scottish Roman Catholic here love Jesus and always try to do Gods will let not my will be done but Gods will be done God bless you bro In Jesus name!!!! ✝️✝️✝️🇻🇦🇻🇦🇻🇦❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊
As recent as May this year, one of our bishops collapsed during Mass. He was pronounced deceased when he got to the hospital Rest in peace Bishop Tony 🙏🙏🙏
Ive always bowed my head when the host is raised. When I haven’t made it to confession its our of shame as i am stained and feel unworthy. When i have made it ill look at him and then bow my head in respect and reverence
While I understand this temptation, it’s really not what the Church asks us to do. The Eucharist is the source of forgiveness, not a prize for the perfect. If you are so unworthy to look on Him, then you probably shouldn’t go and receive him a few minutes later.
I love your channel. While I am no longer Catholic, I am now a passionate Protestant. But a part of me will always be Catholic. There are so many aspects of Catholic practices that are wonderful but are largely unknown by folks in the pews. I have a BA in Religious Studies from a Jesuit University. If Francis had been the pope in the early 80's I would have stayed J2P2 was my last straw and the guy while became Benedict and their corruption were more than I could stand. St Francis continues to be my inspiration. Brother aDun, Sister Moon is my favorite movie! Thank you for your sanity and charisms. Well done, faithful servant!
Basing the faith on people who are temporary instead of what is lasting prevents you from experiencing the fullness of faith, the richness of communion with Christ, best expressed in the Church. Deep down you know that. Dear sister, I hope one day you will return.
These Q&As are amazing. I used “Almost everything about Catholicism” for a “summer assignment” for two college students in my RCIA class and they really got a lot out of it. Keep it up! Also, praying for you and your community in this difficult time!
For most of history candles were a practical necessity. The priest and congregation needed the light to see what was going on and for the priest what he was doing.
Several years ago we had an ice storm that closed down everything. Ice on the roads made them unsafe to drive on and the electricity was off. Still, it was a Sunday evening, so Fr. Bob walked from his house, just across the street from the church, gingerly because of the ice, I imagine, for mass. He lit a single candle on the altar and waited........Finally, seeing no one coming, he said mass, alone. I sometimes think of that scene of him alone with the candle and our Lord.
I agree with your comment about private blessings during communion. It was a well intentioned gesture of welcome but theologically makes no sense. I tried to phase it out once and was nearly put up on the cross myself! Yikes. And as for the question what moment is too late to arrive, when I was newly ordained an old priest who was the pastor would say that if you missed the collection you arrived. too late. Of course he always said it in a joking way but I was never quite sure if he was a little bit serious too. HA.
😄. We were told if you missed the consecration of the host & wine, it was too late to receive the sacraments/Holy communion. The priest performing the Mass ceremony would show his displeasure at very late comers .
As a pastor, I really appreciate that you answered the question about communion procession "blessings." A young father recently asked me the same question and I honestly answered him just as you did. It's fascinating how quickly and deeply this custom has been embraced, especially since it isn't addressed in any liturgical books. I arrived at a new parish with a school at which every child in kindergarten, first and second grades, remarkably, came forward at communion time. I know you're not supposed to change things right away, but we immediately dropped that practice with nearly zero pushback. Thanks for all you do for the larger Church.
I was always told that hearing the full Gospel was required for receiving Eucharist, but we were to stay until dismissal regardless of what time we arrived. A few years ago, I misremembered the schedule and rushed inside and sat at the back at about 10am. It was a quiet moment so I was a bit confused. I arrived just before the conclusion of the 9am mass.
8:48 A long time ago I had the pleasure of attending mass with the Irish Brigade during a Gettysburg reenactment. The priest said he was doing "the Irish Mass". During the consecration the priest whispered, and the people would lower their heads. That was so that when the English authorities came looking for the priest the parishioners could say "upon my oath I did not hear mass I did not see mass." I think bowing may be a small t tradition passed down in Irish American communities.
3:40 that question was answered by someone close to me and he said that placing a piece of the host inside the chalice symbolizes the resurrection of Christ, as His blood and body reunites. The concept is that when blood is taken out from a human body, the human dies. And therefore reuniting the body and blood of Christ in the host and chalice symbolizes His resurrection. I just think that this symbolism is cool, I didn't think there was a deeper reason for this practice. Thanks Fr. Casey!
Did a rule come down in America about holding hands during the Our Father? It seems many common hand gestors are less common now, was there a rule or teaching issued?
Blame Covid. We got more conscientious of germs and passing on disease. Only having the Host or the Cup (mainly the Host) can also be put in that category.
Father Alar stated you should hold your hands in a prayer mode. Holding hands is irrelevant you are not praying to the person beside you but talking to God!! Also kissing during the welcome is so inappropriate! Not sure why the welcome is done just before receiving the Eucharist. It’s almost like getting people’s minds off Jesus! You probably only see this in NO
Our parish has a day in July we call Cemetery Sunday where we hold mass in the Catholic cemetery. The congregation takes the opportunity beforehand to clean up the plots of their family members.
My church switches between the Nicene Creed and the Apostolic Creed. I’m so confused between the two. I slide words and phrases from the Nicene to the Apostolic. So difficult. When I went to mass as a child, it was always the Nicene so I know it by heart. And now I keep sliding back into the Nicene Creed when the priest's saying the Apostolic Creed
according to Roman Missal, (while both are allowed) apostle creed is more appropriate for lent and advent. > Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter Time, the baptismal Symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles’ Creed, may be used.
Fr. Casey, I'm a convert to the Catholic faith. During the Eucharistic Prayer when the Priest says "The Lord be with you.", "Lift up your hearts.", "Let us give thanks to to the Lord, our God." Is it proper to lift up our hands during our response? A deacon once mentioned we shouldn't as we are mimicking/copying the priest and it is not our role to do so. Same question concerning the Our Father.
There is no gesture prescribed for the congregation. You don’t want to “mimic” the priest, but you are free to do whatever you want with your arms in praise.
The video was informative. I was tickled about the question of a priest dying during mass. It's nice to know that someone beside me has wondered about that. By golly, the church even has a rule about what to do when it happens. I would never have guessed that.
Priest Dying This happened to my parents at their old church. The priest died at the start of mass, and well they were arranging to get the body, taken care of the members held the mass, skipping communion.
I am a convert, and I always look up when the host is elevated and say, "My Lord and my God." under my breath. I've sometimes felt odd doing that when everyone else's heads are bad. Thank you for clarifying! You said no private prayers during mass. I pray the anima cristi after receiving the host Once I am seated to express my thankfulness and awe. Is that okay?
You know Eucharist comes from the Greek work for thanksgiving? It was very validating to hear Fr. Casey encourage the faithful to look to the host and chalice. I think the ability to look to these gifts and be filled with awe in spite of our sinfulness arouses gratitude. For this same reason, sometimes I also try to wear a positive expression on my face when receiving the host from the minister. When I’m in the right mindset to do it, it feels like I am acknowledging the minister saying “the Body of Christ” more emphatically and gratefully.
Oh, I love that question about whether or not one should look at the Body of Christ when the priest lifts it up. I always think of the Scripture passage that says: "When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all to myself" (I'm pretty sure is in the gospel of John) It just makes my heart beat with love! Why not look at Love when Love is looking at you?!
I’m Lutheran, and I thought it was interesting that only the Apostles’ and Nicene Creed are permitted for Mass. We say the Athanasian Creed every year on Trinity Sunday, and I always wondered whether Roman Catholics did this as well.
Fr. Casey, can you clarify something regarding bowing during the consecration? It was my understanding when the priest raises the elements individually and repeating the words of Christ, "take this all of you..." that we are to bow our heads in reverence and say "My Lord, My God." Is that not correct? Or are you referring to "Behold the Lamb of God..." or both?
My after lunch reading took me to the old Anglican Book of Common Prayer, specifically to 'Making of Deacons'. I thought you would like part of the prayer: 'Good Lord, deliver us from lightning and tempest, from plague, pestilence and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death'
Hi Father Casey. Thank you for your many helpful and thoughtful videos. Please explain why Catholics make the sign of the cross. What is its meaning and significance? Many thanks and continue your good and faithful work.
To me the sign of the cross is reminding you of your identity in Christ, and literally marking yourself with a cross is indicative of that. I think in the early church, the sign of the cross was more like a + on the forehead, which actually refers back to Ezekiel 9 where the innocent are marked with a tau (which looked like a cross) on their foreheads and the angels would pass over them as they slaughter the unmarked wicked.
Regarding being late at mass, my reference has always been that, as I went to 8 years of Catholic grade school and 4 years of Catholic high school, we were always told that if we are late at the beginning of the mass, it is a venial sin. However, if someone is later, when the mass is finished with “The Liturgy of the Word” and begins with “The Liturgy of the Eucharist”, then that is a mortal sin. I remember this from The Sisters of Mercy (1960s) and The Christian Brothers (early 1970s). I can’t say what if there are any changes re: turning up late.
5:39 Oh man, this actually did happen at one of our previous churches. (Lutheran here.) A previous pastor actually did suddenly pass away in the middle of a service one Sunday. I don't know when in the service it happened or what they did, but wow. The pastor's daughter is still, to this day, the keyboardist at that church. Needless to say, I never talked to her about it:)
Only a couple of months ago at my parish, the priest who was celebrating collapsed during mass. After an ambulance had been called, and he'd been taken off to hospital, one of the other priests took up at the point where mass had stopped and continued to the end.
Well done! For awhile I was concerned you had gotten bitten by the RUclips celebrity bug, but you seem to have come around to mature discussion of the faith. God bless you, Father.
Im not Catholic myself, but i love the idea of mass, what it teaches, and what participation does for the practitioner. Thanks for the informative answers.
Thank you Father for your videos. Why don’t all parishes recite the Penitential Act before the Kyrie? We only recite it during Lent and on certain masses of obligation at our parish. I asked this question at our parish and was told that this has been the norm, but at a parish nearby, they recite it at all the masses, daily. Thank you.
I have always been taught that Jesus has no brothers, and was the only child of Mary. Why then do protestants believe that Jesus was one of several children. How do I reply to them? Thank you for your wonderful teachings, you enrich my faith so much.
Jewish person here, this channel has helped me learn quite a bit about your community’s faith. I am passionate about interfaith dialogue.
Catholics are the closest and seem to get a long best with Jews opposed to Protestants. Considering half of them don’t even think we are Christians, despite us being the original Christians 🙏🏻
Why do Jews not believe in waiting until marriage ?
Don’t the studies show these marriage are the strongest less likely to get divorced?
Plus just having one romantic partner to me is just logical.
You can’t get any more romantic than that, you won’t be thinking of others or comparing them.
Plus the idea of being with multiple people grosses me out wether it’s me, them or both Thats done it.
If there is a ‘Rabbi Casey’, please let us know - I would also listen with great interest!
Great you are here and Thanks for having an open mind. Catholics and Jews are closely united in our history ✅ and we should continue to grow closer together
Thank you. Catholics are taught that the Jews are our elder brothers and sisters, children of the same loving father.
The question of a priest dying during Mass became a horrible truth a few years back when a French priest was murdered whilst celebrating. Chatting to my own priest in England, I had said what a terrible thing it was, but Father said 'not for the priest it wasn't, it is the absolute best moment to die.'.
Think about Saint Oscar Romero of El Salvador who also was shot during mass. He was a martyr. The mass was over, but as your priest stated, what a moment to die!! He gave his blood for his people, just as Christ did for all of us.
@@bebetonguga I was about to mention St. Oscar Romero, but I'm delighted that someone else thought of his martyrdom!
That's some darkly funny sense of humour.
@@victoriafrost5461 Actually, it's not humorous at all-- it is only the strict literal truth.
A High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, was murdered at Mass. I've always thought how fortunate it would be to die at Mass.
"What is the priest dies during mass"
Eastern Orthodox here: I knew a priest who was co-serving with a priest who had a heart attack and died during the Divine Liturgy and he told us about it. He said it was all the providence of God. First, the co-serving priest was a supply priest- meaning his assignment is filling in for other parish priests in the diocese when they are away- so he almost never co-served, and he was at this parish on this morning by the most random happenstance.
During the Proskomedia, the parish priest looked at him, and with no words being exchanged between them at all "we both knew right then and there that he was going to die." He said his fellow priest looked indescribably grateful to die where and when he was closest to God, and while he was serving his parish. The supply priest said he died immediately, still on his feet, right before the table of oblation.
The paramedics were called, but they quickly pronounced the parish priest dead and took him to the coroner. The supply priest took over the Divine Liturgy and then immediately served the first panahida for the priest afterwards. Apparently, a couple was getting married after the divine liturgy that day, so after checking in with them, the supply priest did the wedding too.
If we're being honest, there's really not going to be a better time to go.
🤣.. so true.. except right after baptism I would imagine…
Silly
My great-grandfather died during mass, right after he had done an act of love for his wife and daughters - they forgot something at home and he went back to get it, and hurried back to be on time, and his heart gave out. He went painless and with no time for fear. He was a devout and good man from all I've heard about him, so I always felt it was a mercy and God took him, when his soul was safest. In prayer and on hollowed ground, surrounded by his loved ones with a priest close by to administer last rites. Since then I never felt dying during mass is 'yikes' ... but a great mercy.
In regards to the bells, when I was very young our family always sat at the back of the church during Mass and I absolutely loved when the bells rang because I literally thought God was ringing them, it always made me so happy. Move ahead a few years I was about 7 years old and was visiting my grandparents in NY and they always sat in the front of the church during Mass, imagine how disappointed I was to see the altar boy ring the bells.....I was absolutely heartbroken and started crying in the middle of Mass 😢. Even now, thinking of that lost childhood wonderment of the ringing bells makes me sad. The simple faith and trust of a child is so pure, it's sad that aging and life steal that away.
Ah Love this!
I must have been the most cynical child on earth.
Focus now on the wonder of being able to be physically present in the physical presence of OUR GOD! “behold the Lamb of God!”. Amen!!
Father, As an Episcopalian currently in the process of converting to Catholicism, I really appreciate and enjoy your content. Thank you and please keep it coming.
MC, welcome to the fold. May God bless and guide you on your journey.
It's the best choice you'll ever make. Peace be with you!
Many years ago, when I was a child, my family went to the cottage for the summer and, therefore, went to another church. In my home parish, our pastor was the Bishop of the area so we had everything that a Catholic Church could need (and then some). In our summer parish, it was the exact opposite. There was a Monsignor who taught me much by the way he lived. He had vestments made out of cardboard...it was very stiff and stood right out over his stomach. In any case, he died during Mass. I was not there but my first reaction to the news was that God had given him a well-deserved gift. The Bishop has schools and institutions named for him. The Monsignor...nothing. However, when I thought about questions of faith, I think of my summer pastor over my local pastor. I picture him in heaven in his cardboard with happiness I could only imagine. Thank you for your excellent video.
I want to be a Priest
Praise God.
May the Holy Spirit be your constant guide along your path of discernment. God bless you and your calling.
Me too🎉
Same
God bless you brother in Christ 🙏
As a catechumen, this gave me an entirely new perspective on the Mass, and I intend to be more devout than ever now.
Father Casey, I wanted to tell you that in your video about ‘things not to do in confession’, the person who comes and says that it has been many years since his last confession… well that person could easily have been me. And when you said ‘welcome home’, I finally felt that I really was home.
The "unspoken" prayers are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them, Father.
I just want you to know how much I, an 83 year-old senior priest, appreciate your RUclips ministry. I watch all of your lessons and reflections and find them truly in the spirit of Jesus Christ and his beloved saint Francis of Assisi.
In this video about the Mass, I did notice one item that I think needs clarification: relics in the altar. Perhaps these quotes will summarize my point sufficiently well:
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal says: “The practice of the deposition of relics of saints, even those not martyrs, under the altar to be dedicated is fittingly retained. However, care should be taken to ensure the authenticity of such relics” (No. 302).
Elaborating on that directive, the Ceremonial of Bishops says: “The tradition in the Roman liturgy of placing relics of martyrs or other saints beneath the altar should be preserved, if possible. But the following should be noted: … The greatest care must be taken to determine whether the relics in question are authentic; it is better for an altar to be dedicated without relics than to have relics of doubtful authenticity placed beneath it” (No. 866).
While lauding the practice of placing relics within the altar, neither the GIRM nor the CoB says that it is required. In my estimation, the warning about ascertaining their authenticity is well heeded, as the whole business of selling relics is problematic.
Thanks, Bill
That's so beautiful!
I appreciate how inquisitive your audience is. Some of these questions I wouldn't have thought to ask, but I am glad someone wondered about these issues.
That’s why I love this series!
I was at Mass once when a woman had a heart attack. Folks went over to administer CPR, and the priest came down to say a prayer over her. Then he continued the Mass as if nothing were going on. Made sense as she was still getting care (and the ambulance arrived), and the priest had no special medical skills to add.
Sometimes it is best to carry on with whatever everyone is there for in order to keep everyone busy and out of the way. You see that at sporting events, for example, where there is an emergency going on just outside and they keep going with the match because otherwise everyone would leave and get in the way. The priest may have been thinking the same thing - if he stopped, everyone would crowd round and cause problems, but by continuing he got everyone to stay in their pews.
@@thomasdalton1508 Agreed, but wiith respect to the Mass, I don't think there's any choice unless the priest dies. I thought it made sense to keep going given the sacredness of the event.
@@rappmasterdugg6825 He would need to finish the Mass once it is started, but I don't think there is any rule against pausing for a few minutes.
@@thomasdalton1508 Agreed.
@@thomasdalton1508 I once attended a Mass where the priest stepped out at the Agnus Dei to give the Last Rites to a congregant who was being loaded into an ambulance. Shepherding a soul in imminent danger of death is the most important task a priest has.
Someone gave me a ride home today that decided to evangelize. He told me that Mass is antiquated, and invited me to his Church. I politely declined, and explained that I prefer traditional ways. We had a good conversation, and I gave him information about who to talk to regarding volunteering at CSS's local soup kitchen. We didn't even know that we had a street minister group in common before the conversation. Making friends is the most common way that evangelism happens; but if it weren't for these uploads by Fr. Casey and a whole bunch of other online ministries, some of us wouldn't have continued education to grow with. Thanks, Fr. Casey.
Antiquated? That's almost sad to hear.
@tapestry6455 I know! It hurts the soul. The Catholic Church is the tree-trunk of Christian existence. The other denominations are branches of the tree. If God gives respite to the weary, in the shade of that mighty Oak, then surely it's possible to get along with our brothers and sisters.
@@DawnLapka That isn't funny. Jesus is the true vine and believers are branches. Mass is wrong by the way. It is sad that you think some man made church is the true vine.
@@br.m Mass is the real deal. Jesus created the Catholic Church. Who was the first Pope? Peter. Who said anything about what was written being funny. This was an actual occurrence.
@@DawnLapka Look I'm not trying to argue with you about Catholicism and its traditions.
I'm talking about the Bible and what Jesus actually said. The pope is not Biblical that is catholic tradition.
So I was just putting the truth about the Bible out there. Please don't feel the need to explain catholicism to me, I already investigated Roman Catholicism many decades ago.
Sorry for upsetting you. Carry on as you were if it pleases you. Good luck.
I remember the first time I understood what was happening in the mass (not a cradle Catholic). The Jesuit priest held up the Body and Blood of Our Lord and I just recall that I was shaking uncontrollably. I usually use the term "awesome" to mean cool or neat, but in the literal sense, it was awesome. I was in awe of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I was at a Mass once at our cathedral- a deacon had a diabetic attack and the bishop stopped the Mass (I guess he could), had the music director play some soft music on the organ until the paramedics came. Once they did arrive, treated the deacon and took him to hospital, the bishop continued on with the Mass.
Sometime later, at a Sunday Mass, this same bishop passed out himself and had to be taken to hospital! The Mass had to end as a result!
I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Corpus Christi is always celebrated outside on the main square. I was blessed because for many years the Archbishop that celebrated that Mass was JM Bergoglio, now Pope Francis.
“…he’s holding it up so you can see it.”
Wow, beautiful, I’ll reflect on this next time at Mass
I understand about the bells, but I really miss them. They were there for most of my life.
Bells are still rung in many churches. Maybe you just need to search a little bit?
@@rappmasterdugg6825most churches, I’d say
Our church rings bells Some masses on TV do too
I miss them too
God loves you Fr. Casey . You are His Special child
As a police officer, I love that you used, "You're under arrest." As an example of a performative utterance. Those are the closest things to magic words that I've ever found.
Thanks for all the videos you've made here through the years. I'm an Evangelical Lutheran and have studied Lutheran theology, but not an ordained priest (prest in Norwegian) Through your videos I'm more and more leaning towards the Mother Church, but one thing making me not taking the step to join the church is listening to American priests saying the mass in latin.... Lol... Just kidding... But I'd love to teach most of them the latin pronunciation, as most of them fails in Latin pronunciation. Well... Had to bring a bit fun. Just wanted to thank you for the videos and lightening up a little fire in my heart that brings me closer ans closer to the mother church. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord let the light of His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lifteth His Countenance upon you, and give you His peace. Amen.❤🙏🏻
Hi. An Eastern Orthodox Christian here. I was browsing for spiritually appropriate videos, and somehow, this video of yours came up. It happens that while I was an Altar server at a Liturgy, that our parish priest did fall seriously ill during the Liturgy! Happily, it was after Communion had been distributed and we were saying the Thanksgiving prayers. Also happily, we had a doctor in attendance that day. Forty years ago now, and what I remember is that we had to set the unconsumed Eucharist aside since we had only the one priest and no deacons so that a priest from another parish could come deal with that. Was definitely an experience.
2:15 - I had taken a non Christian friend of mine to a Catholic mass and said friend kept pestering me to ask the priest to allow her to receive communion. I had to explain that it is only meant for Catholics, and that they couldn’t participate.
4:05 When I was working on rockaway beach in the summer of 2022 I got to witness a Mass taking place on the beach.
I loved this video, Father. Not only is it informative for those who either are not Catholic or are thinking about joining the Church but it was wonderful to keep in mind for those of us who have been faithful Catholics for a long time.
Thanks Fr. Casey. I’d recently been bowing my head during the Eucharistic presentation as a sign of humility and unworthiness. I shall cease this practice, concentrate more during the time of contrition, and with the Lord’s mercy, marvel at His presence.
As far as the blessing during the Eucharist goes... As a protestant I would ask you to reconsider some of your thoughts on it! I understand what you are saying, but as someone outside, attending and feeling drawn in for the first time, the blessing I received from the priest was probably the single kindest thing i had experienced in a church environment in a long time. I just cant explain the power that blessing had in my life, and the genuine kindness in the priests eyes as he looked into mine.
There have been other factors of course, but that kindness i continue to experience every friday that i have been attending has been a huge draw for me to want to enter the church and partake in the eucharist with who i now recognize as brothers and sisters in Christ. I dont think it pollutes the Lords table at all, i think it would be kind of like giving the dogs the crumbs from the table... Which Jesus talks about! Its the sick who need a doctor, and the blessings each week have been refreshing and healing to my soul, drawing me into a deeper and deeper desire for communion with the body.
@charitybrook6279 as protestant I see it both ways. It does interrupt the proper flow and what the Eucharist is really about but is definitely a beautiful gesture and I enjoy it while in mass. I cant wait to take communion together
@joeblow-me6ub how do you think it interrupts the proper flow?
@@charitybrook6279 its hard to explain but next time your in a mass just step outside of the pew and don't go up. It might feel odd but no one will even bat an eye at you. You will understand what I am talking about. If you want a blessing that is more substantial go after mass and talk with the priest. He will gladly bless you. Like I said I have gone up also but now that I recognize it I just speak with the priest after mass and it has drawn me even closer to the church.
@joeblow-me6ub I suppose I'll try it, if you could explain what you mean by "flow" though it might be easier for me to know what to look for.
“Because it is a taste of the kingdom of heaven here on earth.” What a lovely last thought.
I think I wanna be Catholic…..the more I watch you the more I feel like “of course satan would try to break the church into a thousand denominations and confuse people” you really have me contemplating life lol I never thought I would be considering Catholicism lol
I love all these correct answers that help everyone understand. This is a0 big help and most needed .
Thank you FatherC asey
When I was in college, the priest assigned to our Newman community (and two local parishes) was from Australia, living in the U.S. for some years. His family came to visit him for a week or so. While they were in town, he said Mass, and immediately afterward was talking to someone, mentioned he had a terrible headache, then passed out. He’d had a stroke, and died within a day or so.
It was awful for everyone. He was a kind, funny man, loved by all. But spiritually, it couldn’t have been better, and his family were present for his death and funeral.
Great video, on the topic of mass outside, St. Albert the Great Parish in Houghton, MI is associated with the university it was build net to, and every year the students build a chapel out of snow and ice, including stained ice "windows". The church then celebrates Mass in the ice chapel a few times, and it's an awesome experience. I strongly recommend trying to attend an ice Mass to anyone who is able.
All these talks are so necessary especially today
Just keep them up they help everyone even non catholics.
Thank you Fr Casey
I'm down here living in Lima, Peru. I also celebrate Mass daily at 8am at our lovely church around the corner. I love my Peruvian sisters and brothers in the Faith, but they are driving me spare with their... standing, kneeling and sitting at Mass. The 50 or so people at a weekday Mass (you read that number correctly) literally break down into three groups: At every point during the Mass (with the exception of the reading of the Gospel, when everyone is standing) there are always three groups: Standing, sitting, kneeling.
Those who kneel after the Sanctus, but stand after the Consecration (I'm in the group which remains kneeling until after the Concluding Doxology); those who kneel before the Agnus, those who kneel after it, and those who remain standing. A perfectly wonderful older lady who stands two pews right in front of me (for the entire Mass, including the Consecration!), forces me to skeedaddle on my knees to the right so I can still see the Altar.
I often think anyone viewing all this from the back of the church... well, we must resemble a flock of seals bobbing up and down in the waters off Carmel, California.
😂😅🤣👍.
I remember my utter confusion when I went to Mass outside of my native Poland and people were kneeling at all the "wrong" times. At first, I stuck to my old habits but then a parish priest gently pointed out that these things are regulated by a local bishop, and the faithful should show unity/communion with the local Church and kneel/stand when everybody else does it. Since then, I'm trying my best to act according to the good old saying, when in Rome.... ;) It also helps to know what is the origin of each gesture so we can be sure not to overstep (the Liturgy has some rules for a reason) but also learn to embrace the diversity in the Church.
These are our Catholic Calisthenics . They keep us awake.
@@lyndavonkanel8603
Gosh! That says alot.😆😅
I have to say how easy it is to slumber with the droning on & on, particularly when we know things don't change day in & day out, week in & week out, month in and month out, year in & year out, decades in and decades out.
Oh Dear 🥱😞- 😴😴 - LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US ALL & GRANT US STAYING POWER/PERSEVERANCE/ENDURANCE. MEA CULPA, MEA MAXIMA MEA CULPA 😟😔😉 .
@@MichaelThompson-jq3zf 😄😅😂
Good one!! I never knew there was a relic of a saint within each altar. Learn something new every day!! I am seeing you grow as a priest every week. This is not a bad thing!
I've found not many people know whose relic(s) are in their parish altar. It's really never spoken about. We have a 1st class relic of St. Martin de Porres and a 2nd class relic of St. Rita in ours. Yours?
This is great teaching Father. Many Catholics do not know all this stuff, and sitting in the Mass, understanding all these is great.
Happy Father’s Day , father
well thats a coincidence
apparently 2 days ago some local priest from my general local area actually died during mass, and while giving out the Eucharist at that
Oh my!
I can't even believe that the Mass is still celebrated today.@@BreakingInTheHabit
@@LuisUrbietaplease take your anti-Catholic bigotry elsewhere
Mass is celebrated every time round the clock. Even here in India@@LuisUrbieta
In the Philippines, there is a blessing after mass which most people would go line up for but was an opportunity for those who aren’t Catholic to get a blessing. I agree with you, communion should only be about communion and our full unity with Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church. God bless you! I love your videos.
Also, the hood of a Jeep or HUMMV is also a good thing to us as an Alter . . . . for outdoor Masses . . . .
Thank you for teaching us. I've learned so much from you. God bless you🙏
About celebrating mass outside. In my City, there is a pilgrimage church, that has it's origins in a place for outside masses. The place used to be outside the city in a suburb. The next church was too far to attend mass for the children, who had to help at home on their farms. So the local teacher hung a Crucifix and a Picture of Mary, he had blessed by a priest, on a tree and celebrated devotions with his students there, so that they would have at least a little bit of religious care. Soon, the adults also went to pray there, since they couldn't walk over an our to and from the church as well. People started putting up statues of Mary and Paintings of Saints on and under the trees. The City had them removed to 'protect the trees' - but allowed mass to be held in the new school. In the 1920s, that permisson was removed, so a priest fought to have a chapel or small church built in the vicinity on a clearing in the woods. He was successful. The furniture was second hand from another chapel in the same district, that was torn down at the same time. It was damaged in WW II and the Nazis banned pilgrimage there - though it still happened - but it was repaired in the late 1940s and is now still being used. To honour its origins of open air worship, the Stations of the cross are still outside and there are still some pictures and little shrines to saints in the trees around the church. It is a very powerful place, where you can feel that people will find a way to worship GOD, even if it is inconvenient, forbidden or seems to be just impossible.
Thank you Fr. Casey ❤ praying for your vocation 🙏
Didn't know that about the priest holding up the host and chalice during the consecration! I love how deep and rich the Mass is. Still learning new things after all this time. Thanks Fr. Casey!
My cousin is Catholic and at his wedding they had a full mass. It was actually really nice during the communion that everyone (including me) who wasn’t Catholic could still participate by receiving a blessing. It would have been weird if half of the people at the wedding just sit in their seats and do nothing while waiting for the other half to finish communion
I noticed that in the US almost everyone goes to Communion and it's weird if someone doesn't. Everyone is lining up in an orderly manner, pew by pew. It brings a risk that everyone goes, even though some people shouldn't (e.g. haven't been to confession). On the other hand in Poland, where I'm from, the process is much less... organized. Everybody just lines up, first come, first serve, not pew by pew. This happens because at least 1/3 of the people who come to Mass don't receive the Eucharist (because they can't for some reason). So it's another extreme. I heard some priests encouraging people to at least come up and receive a blessing during Communion so they're not as detached from the community as they seem at times and maybe encourage them to go to confession if they can.
At my son's funeral, I ask the Priest to dispense with Eucharist. My son disliked division in the family and I don't imagine he'd have wanted that. The Priest was very considerate. There would be a mass in normal regard the day before and he offered to make not of my son for those who choose to attend then.
@@Nidhogg13 Could you perhaps have stated this more kindly? This person lost a loved one. Speaking harshly about something that the priest okayed - even if it wasn't technically correct - condemning something that can't be changed now seems cruel. Do you think Jesus would speak this way to a bereaved person?
@@ruthgadowworman Fair. I deleted my original comment, but still want to go down as saying I don't think asking for the Eucharist to be skipped at a funeral mass is a good idea for any reason whatsoever.
@@ruthgadowworman thank you for your consideration but I am not bothered by Ruth's remarks. I am well aware that different dioceses and countries have different practices. Sophia ably described what happens in Poland where she lives. In Melbourne Australia it is normal for folk to offered a funeral services that includes requiem mass and also without. We are a multi-culural society so I imagine Priest are used to folk like my late wife who married out. I am what you'd call a None.
As I mentioned the priest thoughtfully offered to make not of the midweek Mass that occured the day before. I included this in funeral notice. If I might add: more bemusing I asked the priest if I might include a reading from my son and his mother's favourite novel - Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide. I wouldn't if the priest had asked me not too. But turned out he was a fan too and felt the line very appropriate.
Oh the parish funeral committee told me I had better prepared than most - seems all the courses I did when marrying hadn't been to waste. I'd challenge Ruth to a Bible and sacrament quiz except it would be unfair. I'd win easily. Ruth is quite wrong that the Eurusist is required at funeral services according the Roman Catholic Cannon law. Funeral services are not actually considered a Mass, but may include a Requiem mass if folk choose.
As an Altar Boy, the priest fainted after the consecration. When the Paramedics arrived, they had to wait until another Priest arrived before they could move him into the ambulance. (He had a gallbladder attack and was OK).
1) What does the priest silently say when lifting up the host and chalice ?
2) Can you receive communion and go to confession after ?
3) Are Latin masses valid masses and are they still allowed even with Vatican II?
4) What prayers does a Priest say when incensing around the altar?
5) When blessing statues do statues need holy water sprinkled on them ?
Thank you Fr. Casey!!
We had a priest have a stroke during the homily and he finished mass. I don't know the details ,if a doctor who was a parishioner identify the stroke or anything, but he went to the hospital afterwards. He recovered and stayed for at our church for years, then went to a parish that 'needed help' .
Thank you so much for this video. Im a catholic and i go to mass everyday but i still want to learn about every part of the mass.
Strangely, in my 43 years of life, I've known two priests to have passed at Mass. One was a fiesty old fellow, sitting in the Sacristy before Midnight Mass on Christmas, and he sat down for a moment, bowed his head as if he was praying, and went to his reward. When the other priests were ready to start, they tried to wake him and found he had gone. The community was informed, Mass continued, and it was strangely very beautiful.
The other priest sadly dropped after baptising a baby. I wasn't there, but according to peopel who were, Mass was cancelled as there was no other priest. RIP Monsigner Hannigan.
We don't have Mass at Baptisms. That was added on in the 70s and is optional.
Celebrating Mass outside:
Yes, I remembered my local Archbishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, celebrated the mass on top of Mount Kinabalu (4095m above sea level) a few years back. It was a simple mountain climbing expedition by the archdiocese, so they took the opportunity to celebrate mass on the highest mountain of the Borneo Island.
When the priest holds up the Host I like to say “my Lord, my God” :)
I thought we were required to say that?
That's from St Thomas, the words he said when he was able to touch the wounds of the risen Christ and dispel his doubts in HIS real presence. So it's a great thing to 'say'/ pray after consecration to affirm our belief as well. I do the same!
That was the traditional admonition to say at the time of the Elevation
You are not required to say that but there is another saying you should say aloud after lamb of god but unfortunately many people do not do that saying out loud which is “Lord I am not worthy to enter my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be clean”
I was raised catholic used to go to Sunday Mass. But it was kind of boring. Each Sunday,? Really?
Now at 53 i love, love the Mass. I attend on weekdays with my husband and i feel that our faith ( he is a convert) brings us closer to God and each other. No boring at all 😊
When I was a child in Sunday School, we were taught about the Altar and the Relic placed there, in memory of the Early Christians who hid in the tombs, like you said. But the teaching I got back then also stated the candles were lit for the same reason. The people hiding in the tombs would light candles for light. Although I like your answer as well.
I learn so much! Thank you for your devotion and service to God!
I'm a Catechuman and I very much appreciate being able to receive a blessing as it helps me, though I cannot receive the Eucharist yet to feel I am participating and I consider it devotion making my intentions to become Catholic more concrete.
I watch your videos mate Scottish Roman Catholic here love Jesus and always try to do Gods will let not my will be done but Gods will be done God bless you bro
In Jesus name!!!!
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Thank you, Father. Great video as always. God bless you.
As recent as May this year, one of our bishops collapsed during Mass. He was pronounced deceased when he got to the hospital
Rest in peace Bishop Tony 🙏🙏🙏
Great video. Thank you for posting, Father. Looking forward to more like this. Helps me to better understand and strengthen my faith in Jesus.
I’ve applied to a catholic school & these videos have helped me so much. They even wrote down the channel name.
Thank you, Father, thank you.
Anglican/Anglo Catholic here and love the teaching and view points from across the Christian church.
Ive always bowed my head when the host is raised. When I haven’t made it to confession its our of shame as i am stained and feel unworthy. When i have made it ill look at him and then bow my head in respect and reverence
While I understand this temptation, it’s really not what the Church asks us to do. The Eucharist is the source of forgiveness, not a prize for the perfect. If you are so unworthy to look on Him, then you probably shouldn’t go and receive him a few minutes later.
I love your channel. While I am no longer Catholic, I am now a passionate Protestant. But a part of me will always be Catholic. There are so many aspects of Catholic practices that are wonderful but are largely unknown by folks in the pews. I have a BA in Religious Studies from a Jesuit University. If Francis had been the pope in the early 80's I would have stayed J2P2 was my last straw and the guy while became Benedict and their corruption were more than I could stand. St Francis continues to be my inspiration. Brother aDun, Sister Moon is my favorite movie! Thank you for your sanity and charisms. Well done, faithful servant!
Basing the faith on people who are temporary instead of what is lasting prevents you from experiencing the fullness of faith, the richness of communion with Christ, best expressed in the Church. Deep down you know that. Dear sister, I hope one day you will return.
These Q&As are amazing. I used “Almost everything about Catholicism” for a “summer assignment” for two college students in my RCIA class and they really got a lot out of it. Keep it up! Also, praying for you and your community in this difficult time!
Would you make a video on Eucharist adoration and Holy Rosary and how many chaplet are out there? Thanks
For most of history candles were a practical necessity. The priest and congregation needed the light to see what was going on and for the priest what he was doing.
Several years ago we had an ice storm that closed down everything. Ice on the roads made them unsafe to drive on and the electricity was off. Still, it was a Sunday evening, so Fr. Bob walked from his house, just across the street from the church, gingerly because of the ice, I imagine, for mass. He lit a single candle on the altar and waited........Finally, seeing no one coming, he said mass, alone. I sometimes think of that scene of him alone with the candle and our Lord.
February 21 is my birthday! Can’t wait for my 81st birthday and celebrate the 7th Sunday in ordinary time!
I agree with your comment about private blessings during communion. It was a well intentioned gesture of welcome but theologically makes no sense. I tried to phase it out once and was nearly put up on the cross myself! Yikes. And as for the question what moment is too late to arrive, when I was newly ordained an old priest who was the pastor would say that if you missed the collection you arrived. too late. Of course he always said it in a joking way but I was never quite sure if he was a little bit serious too. HA.
😄. We were told if you missed the consecration of the host & wine, it was too late to receive the sacraments/Holy communion. The priest performing the Mass ceremony would show his displeasure at very late comers .
As a pastor, I really appreciate that you answered the question about communion procession "blessings." A young father recently asked me the same question and I honestly answered him just as you did. It's fascinating how quickly and deeply this custom has been embraced, especially since it isn't addressed in any liturgical books. I arrived at a new parish with a school at which every child in kindergarten, first and second grades, remarkably, came forward at communion time. I know you're not supposed to change things right away, but we immediately dropped that practice with nearly zero pushback. Thanks for all you do for the larger Church.
I was always told that hearing the full Gospel was required for receiving Eucharist, but we were to stay until dismissal regardless of what time we arrived.
A few years ago, I misremembered the schedule and rushed inside and sat at the back at about 10am. It was a quiet moment so I was a bit confused. I arrived just before the conclusion of the 9am mass.
I always thought the priest was lifting the consecrated host up to God. Now I know! Thank you
Thank you Fr Casey! Everything you said is very informative and true. God bless you for guiding and informing us!
8:48 A long time ago I had the pleasure of attending mass with the Irish Brigade during a Gettysburg reenactment. The priest said he was doing "the Irish Mass". During the consecration the priest whispered, and the people would lower their heads. That was so that when the English authorities came looking for the priest the parishioners could say "upon my oath I did not hear mass I did not see mass." I think bowing may be a small t tradition passed down in Irish American communities.
3:40 that question was answered by someone close to me and he said that placing a piece of the host inside the chalice symbolizes the resurrection of Christ, as His blood and body reunites. The concept is that when blood is taken out from a human body, the human dies. And therefore reuniting the body and blood of Christ in the host and chalice symbolizes His resurrection. I just think that this symbolism is cool, I didn't think there was a deeper reason for this practice. Thanks Fr. Casey!
Did a rule come down in America about holding hands during the Our Father? It seems many common hand gestors are less common now, was there a rule or teaching issued?
Blame Covid. We got more conscientious of germs and passing on disease. Only having the Host or the Cup (mainly the Host) can also be put in that category.
Father Alar stated you should hold your hands in a prayer mode. Holding hands is irrelevant you are not praying to the person beside you but talking to God!! Also kissing during the welcome is so inappropriate! Not sure why the welcome is done just before receiving the Eucharist. It’s almost like getting people’s minds off Jesus! You probably only see this in NO
Our parish has a day in July we call Cemetery Sunday where we hold mass in the Catholic cemetery. The congregation takes the opportunity beforehand to clean up the plots of their family members.
My church switches between the Nicene Creed and the Apostolic Creed. I’m so confused between the two. I slide words and phrases from the Nicene to the Apostolic. So difficult. When I went to mass as a child, it was always the Nicene so I know it by heart. And now I keep sliding back into the Nicene Creed when the priest's saying the Apostolic Creed
And I thought it was only me that did that! They really ought to pick one and stick with it.
according to Roman Missal, (while both are allowed) apostle creed is more appropriate for lent and advent.
> Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter Time, the baptismal Symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles’ Creed, may be used.
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Fr. Casey, I'm a convert to the Catholic faith. During the Eucharistic Prayer when the Priest says "The Lord be with you.", "Lift up your hearts.", "Let us give thanks to to the Lord, our God." Is it proper to lift up our hands during our response? A deacon once mentioned we shouldn't as we are mimicking/copying the priest and it is not our role to do so. Same question concerning the Our Father.
There is no gesture prescribed for the congregation. You don’t want to “mimic” the priest, but you are free to do whatever you want with your arms in praise.
As an alter server the priest had a heart attack, he finished the consecration and then the deacon took over.
The video was informative. I was tickled about the question of a priest dying during mass. It's nice to know that someone beside me has wondered about that. By golly, the church even has a rule about what to do when it happens. I would never have guessed that.
Thank you Father❤👏
Priest Dying
This happened to my parents at their old church. The priest died at the start of mass, and well they were arranging to get the body, taken care of the members held the mass, skipping communion.
I am a convert, and I always look up when the host is elevated and say, "My Lord and my God." under my breath. I've sometimes felt odd doing that when everyone else's heads are bad. Thank you for clarifying! You said no private prayers during mass. I pray the anima cristi after receiving the host Once I am seated to express my thankfulness and awe. Is that okay?
You know Eucharist comes from the Greek work for thanksgiving? It was very validating to hear Fr. Casey encourage the faithful to look to the host and chalice. I think the ability to look to these gifts and be filled with awe in spite of our sinfulness arouses gratitude. For this same reason, sometimes I also try to wear a positive expression on my face when receiving the host from the minister. When I’m in the right mindset to do it, it feels like I am acknowledging the minister saying “the Body of Christ” more emphatically and gratefully.
Thank you,
Father Casey.
The relic question was much needed and appreciated.
Micole N. Skertic : K.O.C 19823
Saint Timothy's - Laguna Niguel, Ca
Oh, I love that question about whether or not one should look at the Body of Christ when the priest lifts it up. I always think of the Scripture passage that says: "When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all to myself" (I'm pretty sure is in the gospel of John) It just makes my heart beat with love! Why not look at Love when Love is looking at you?!
I’m Lutheran, and I thought it was interesting that only the Apostles’ and Nicene Creed are permitted for Mass. We say the Athanasian Creed every year on Trinity Sunday, and I always wondered whether Roman Catholics did this as well.
Fr. Casey, can you clarify something regarding bowing during the consecration? It was my understanding when the priest raises the elements individually and repeating the words of Christ, "take this all of you..." that we are to bow our heads in reverence and say "My Lord, My God." Is that not correct? Or are you referring to "Behold the Lamb of God..." or both?
My after lunch reading took me to the old Anglican Book of Common Prayer, specifically to 'Making of Deacons'. I thought you would like part of the prayer:
'Good Lord, deliver us from lightning and tempest, from plague, pestilence and famine; from battle and murder, and from sudden death'
I attended Mass in the Anglican Ordinariate and we say that prayer quite often.
Hi Father Casey. Thank you for your many helpful and thoughtful videos. Please explain why Catholics make the sign of the cross. What is its meaning and significance? Many thanks and continue your good and faithful work.
To me the sign of the cross is reminding you of your identity in Christ, and literally marking yourself with a cross is indicative of that. I think in the early church, the sign of the cross was more like a + on the forehead, which actually refers back to Ezekiel 9 where the innocent are marked with a tau (which looked like a cross) on their foreheads and the angels would pass over them as they slaughter the unmarked wicked.
Regarding being late at mass, my reference has always been that, as I went to 8 years of Catholic grade school and 4 years of Catholic high school, we were always told that if we are late at the beginning of the mass, it is a venial sin. However, if someone is later, when the mass is finished with “The Liturgy of the Word” and begins with “The Liturgy of the Eucharist”, then that is a mortal sin. I remember this from The Sisters of Mercy (1960s) and The Christian Brothers (early 1970s). I can’t say what if there are any changes re: turning up late.
5:39 Oh man, this actually did happen at one of our previous churches. (Lutheran here.) A previous pastor actually did suddenly pass away in the middle of a service one Sunday. I don't know when in the service it happened or what they did, but wow. The pastor's daughter is still, to this day, the keyboardist at that church. Needless to say, I never talked to her about it:)
Only a couple of months ago at my parish, the priest who was celebrating collapsed during mass. After an ambulance had been called, and he'd been taken off to hospital, one of the other priests took up at the point where mass had stopped and continued to the end.
Regarding coming late to mass, I would say that I’d rather people come late to mass than not at all.
Well done! For awhile I was concerned you had gotten bitten by the RUclips celebrity bug, but you seem to have come around to mature discussion of the faith. God bless you, Father.
Im not Catholic myself, but i love the idea of mass, what it teaches, and what participation does for the practitioner. Thanks for the informative answers.
thank you, Fr. Casey. this was very illuminating.
Thank you Father for your videos. Why don’t all parishes recite the Penitential Act before the Kyrie? We only recite it during Lent and on certain masses of obligation at our parish. I asked this question at our parish and was told that this has been the norm, but at a parish nearby, they recite it at all the masses, daily. Thank you.
I have always been taught that Jesus has no brothers, and was the only child of Mary. Why then do protestants believe that Jesus was one of several children. How do I reply to them? Thank you for your wonderful teachings, you enrich my faith so much.