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Homilies, talks, and interviews from Saint Basil the Great Roman Catholic Church in Brecksville, Ohio, USA. https://linktr.ee/stbasilthegr8
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Our word Mass comes from the Latin word missa, which is at the root of the dismissal that gives us our mission. The final blessing gives us that last dose of supernatural grace we need to fulfill our mission to bring souls to Jesus' Sacred Heart.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Way back in the year 155 AD, a man named Justin Martyr described something in writing. See if you can recognize what he was describing.
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Holy Water fonts at the entrance to the Church bring to mind our Baptism, which is how we entered the Church, the spiritual Body of Christ. Dipping our fingers in a Holy Water and making the sign of the Cross is how we enter the Church the physical building. The action of the priest washing his hands goes back hundreds of years when it was a practical necessity to clean his hands after receiving all the community's various gifts during the offertory. Now we spiritualize that action and the priest prays for interior purification so that he can offer the sacrifice of the Eucharist with a pure mind, heart, and soul.
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Very quick 2 sentence highlights of the past 4 topics - the Stole, Chasuble, Opening Procession, and Genuflecting.
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Sunday Feb 17, 2019
Genuflecting is a sign of humility, an offering of service, and a proposal. Usually our souls lead our bodies to do the right thing, but sometimes we need our bodies to lead our souls to enter the right attitude for worship and prayer.
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
The Opening Procession is a victory parade in which we are proud of what God has accomplished, and also a pilgrimage showing us our ultimate goal - reaching the table of the Heavenly Banquet. If we get on and stay on God's team, we'll reach it.
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
The Chasuble is the outermost vestment worn by the priest and the color corresponds to the liturgical season or the feast being celebrated. It also serves to hide the priest so we can more readily recognize that it is also Jesus at work.
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
2018-12-30. The Ambry is a compartment in the sanctuary that contains the 3 sacred oils. These oils are used in a variety of sacraments. The ambry is a visible reminder of the connection we have with those we love who are not at Mass because we are connected through the sacraments we both received that made us part of God's family - the Body of Christ.
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
2018-12-23. The ambo is the structure in the sanctuary from which the Biblical readings are proclaimed. Like the altar, it is also a table. Whereas the altar feeds us the Bread of Life, the ambo feeds us the word of life. We need both. Before the Gospel is proclaimed, we make a triple sign of the cross on our foreheads, lips, and hearts. The prayer we can pray at that time is "May the word of the Lord be on my mind, on my lips, and in my heart."
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
2018-12-16. The Altar is (1) a symbol of Christ, (2) a table for a meal, and (3) an altar for sacrifice. We bow and the priest kisses the altar because it's a symbol of Christ. It's a table just like Jesus had at the Last Supper when He instituted the Eucharist. It's an altar for sacrifice where we place our whole selves to offer to God in union with Jesus' sacrifice to the Father.
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
2018-12-9. The Sanctuary is the place that is (1) set apart, (2) holy, and (3) where God dwells. This floorplan of our church tells the story of the Christian faith and of our lives since we start with separation but then move into union.
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
There are a lot of reasons we come to Mass, but God has a reason why we're here too. 2018-12-2