~ Latin Mass ~
Preface and the Beginning of the Canon
The most solemn part of the Mass is now near. The Preface leads to the Canon which may be translated as meaning “the rule.” It is used for this part of the Mass to show that the prayers said during it are never changed. All is still now. The Angels have come down from Heaven and are waiting to adore their God when He comes to earth at the words of the priest.
The priest prays in a low voice. We must now pray in our hearts with him. After the Preface is completed and just before the Canon, the Mass server rings the cymbal or the bell three times. You will observe that the priest begins the Canon by bowing low. He kisses the altar, to show that he is united to Christ, Who is about to offer Himself.
The priest then prays for all the living members of the Church Militant and then he seeks the help and intercession of those members of the Church who now reign triumphant in Heaven. In following your Missal, you will observe that the priest commemorates many of the saints in name.
The Priest Places His Hands Over the Chalice and Host The celebrant begins the prayer,“Therefore, we beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to receive this oblation which we, Thy servants, and Thy whole family offer: …”.You will recall from your study of the Old Testament that it was the custom of the priest to place his hands over the articles or subjects of sacrifice. By doing this he symbolizes the transference of sins to the holocaust so that the sacrifice would be a victim offered in penance for sin. In doing this he also indicates that Christ Who was sacrificed on Calvery gave His life for our sins.
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Infinite is the one great mystery of Christian faith. The more men ponder over its parts the more bewildering it appears, for the mystery of the Triune God is continually upholding its hidden power. How grandly impressive is Catholic worship! What an awful holocaust is its sacrifice! Far surpassing the power of human concept is the adorable Sacrifice of the Mass, the supreme worship of the Church. Fearful and thrilling is this, the greatest of all sacrifices; God, the victim slain; God, the High-priest daily offering Himself to the Almighty Father in mystic sacrifice, through the hands of His minister, for the soul redeemed through the precious blood-shedding of Calvary; – offering Himself both for the adorer and the scoffer of His sacred humanity, it is not strange that men stand in trembling awe and have fallen prostrate in every age before the God who assumed man’s nature to die the awful death of the cross when veiled in the uplifted Host He is hourly offered in solemn sacrifice from Catholic altars.
– Rev. W.W. Pounch, The Sacrifice of the Mass; 1896
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http://tinyurl.com/gt3jpo9 So, what is The Holocaust being referenced? Is it the faux holocaust, is it the corpses of six million dead Jews being offered by our Priests? Come on... You can see how silly this is, right? So, stopping doing it right now. The next time you hear somebody reference the faux holocaust,politely correct them and tell the person what the Holocaust is. You would not let an anti-American tell you that the symbol of America was a Butterfly nor would you, if asked, tell anyone the symbol of America is a Butterfly so why, when you are asked - What is the Holocaust ? - do you respond with something having to do with war crimes? Drive the colonisers from your mind for you do not worship the corpses of six millions of dead Jews slaughtered by the Nazis, do yo? |