Liturgy Corner August 22 2021: Incense in the Mass

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/20/21

Last weekend, we celebrated a great solemnity: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is a principle called ‘Progressive Solemnity’ which essentially means that the more important a liturgical celebration, the more we should take care to make it especially solemn. And so, I took the opportunity to ... Read More »

Liturgy Corner August 15 2021: Fasting Before Holy Communion

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/20/21

Fasting before receiving communion is one of those topics that everyone should know about, but there are always a few people who don't.

The first thing to note is that this rule is not a joke or a simple recommendation. It is stated in Canon Law, “One who is ... Read More »

Liturgy Corner August 8: Receiving Communion- The Mechanics

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/20/21

Each of us, before our first communion, received instructions for how to receive communion. As time goes on and this training drops further from memory and practice, we often develop our own idiosyncrasies (most of the time, unintentionally) in our methods of receiving Jesus. Much of the time, these ... Read More »

Liturgy Corner August 1 2021 : Who Should or Shouldn't receive the Eucharist?

Posted by Peter Grodi on 8/20/21

Beginning last weekend, the Church’s lectionary (the cycle of readings that we have at Mass) gives us four straight weeks of readings from chapter 6 of the gospel of John. This chapter, as you have hopefully already seen, is the all-important telling of the events leading up to and ... Read More »