July 12th...

Session 3- 
July 12th

p. 60-90
-People at Mass- What different roles do the people play? How are we called to participate?
-The Books- Before the readings from the Sacred books, the Roman Missal and The Book of the Gospels, how can we best prepare our hearts for the Word to take root?
- The Church Calendar- How familiar are we with the Liturgical Year?


The reading for this week was rather simple and the topics for discussion were very straightforward, so we went a bit far afield in our discussion.
We talked about the different roles that the laity can be called to, within the Mass. Some of these are Lector, Cantor, Choir, Eucharistic Minister, Acolyte, altar server, usher, etc. Several of these were represented in the group, and we talked about how they were called, how it has touched them, and we are now praying for one of our number who is discerning the call to the Diaconate!

Several of the sections in this session were covered already, either on the first evening, by Father Henry, or as we have discussed the other chapters.
We talked for some time about youth and the need for some kind of active ministry that reaches out to those that have left the Religious Ed. program and still need a connection, especially after High School.

We discussed the Liturgical calendar and how we are able to feel the familiarity and flow of the seasons.
More to come when I get the notes....