Mass
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Knights Lex Orandi
Lex orandi lex credendi. The rule of praying is the rule of believing. This is an ancient Latin maxim attributed to St. Prosper of Aquitaine that speaks to the intrinsic linkage between how we worship and what we believe. It’s another way of stressing the importance of orthodoxy. Orthodoxy is the English version of a… Continue reading
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What is Mass For?
Most of you have used a hammer. If you think about a hammer, you realize that the purpose of a hammer is to reach an outcome through the hammer. You don’t just have a hammer; the hammer is for something. The hammer is for nails being driven into wood. Today, St. Paul’s letter to the… Continue reading
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Jewish Roots of the Mass Week Two
Implications for the Last Supper Similar Celebrated on Passover Night Drank wine (not water) Ended with a hymn Different Not a family celebration – unless Jesus is “father” to the disciples Not a remembrance of the Old Covenant but establishing a New Covenant You Have to Eat the Lamb The manna of the Messiah The… Continue reading
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The Jewish Roots of the Mass
Jesus a Jewish Man Thoroughly Jewish Scriptures Rituals Prohibitions Geography What Were They Waiting For? The Restoration of Israel A New Exodus A New Deliverer A New Covenant A New Temple A New Promised Land As a wandering people Abraham in Genesis Moses in Exodus Joshua in Joshua Even while in the Promised Land of… Continue reading
