The Power of the Mass
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The Greatest Prayer
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Compilation
The Tremendous Blessings and Benefits of the Mass as Told by Popes and Saints
Pope Paul VI "The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer!"
Pope Benedict XV "The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people
had it offered in their lifetime, rather than having it celebrated
for the relief of their souls after death."
St. Thomas Aquinas, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church "The
celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross."
St. Gregory, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church "The
heavens open and multitudes of angels come to assist in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass."
"It is most true that he who attends holy Mass shall be freed from
many evils and from many dangers, both seen and unseen."
St. Augustine, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church "The
angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass."
"He who devoutly hears holy Mass will receive a great vigor to enable
him to resist mortal sin, and there shall be pardoned to him all
venial sins which he may have committed up to that hour."
"He [who attends Mass with all possible devotion] shall be freed from
sudden death, which is the most terrible stroke launched by the
Divine Justice against sinners. Behold a wonderful preservative
against sudden death."
St. Jerome, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church "Without
doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass,
provided they be fitting for us; and, which is a matter of great
wonder, ofttimes He also grants that also which is not demanded of
Him, if we, on our part, put no obstacle in the way."
St. John Chrysostom, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church
"When Mass is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with
countless angels who adore the divine victim immolated on the altar."
St. Anselm, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church "A single
Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a
thousand celebrated for the same intention after death."
St. Teresa, <../saints/doctlist.htm>Doctor of the Church Once, St.
Teresa was overwhelmed with God's Goodness and asked Our Lord "How
can I thank you?" Our Lord replied, "ATTEND ONE MASS."
St. Leonard of Port Maurice "The principal excellence of the most
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass consists in being essentially, and in the
very highest degree, identical with that which was offered on the
Cross of Calvary: with this sole difference that the sacrifice on the
Cross was bloody, and made once for all, and did on that one occasion
satisfy fully for all the sins of the world; while the sacrifice of
the altar is an unbloody sacrifice, which can be repeated an infinite
number of times, and was instituted in order to apply in detail that
universal ransom which Jesus paid for us on Calvary."
"I believe that were it not for the Holy Mass, as this moment the
world would be in the abyss, unable to bear up under the mighty load
of its iniquities Mass is the potent prop that hold the world on its base."
"Be now confounded for very wonder, reflecting that the proposition
just laid down is indeed most true; a soul assisting with adequate
devotion at holy Mass renders more honor to God than that which all
the Angels and all the Saints put together render with all their adorations."
"And, yet, with the holy Sacrifice of the Mass, viewed according to
its intrinsic preciousness and value, satisfaction may be made
completely for committed sin ... Not that the Sacrifice of the Mass
by any means cancels our sins immediately, and of itself, as does the
Sacrament of Penance: but it cancels them mediately, calling down
various aids of interior impulse, of holy aspiration, and of actual
grace, all tending toward a worthy repentance of our sins, either at
the time of the Mass itself or at some other fitting time."
"O blessed Mass, by which we come to have the Son of God placed not
within our arms but within our hearts, Nor is there a doubt but that
with Him, and Him alone, we shall be able to satisfy the debt of
gratitude which we have contracted with God."
"It is in our power by means of it to pay the fourth debt due to God,
which is to supplicate Him, and to entreat new graces of Him. ...
Yes, yes: in holy Mass our dear beloved Jesus, as the chief and
supreme Priest, recommends our case to the Father, prays for us and
makes Himself our advocate. ... How can you doubt but that He wishes
to give you all the virtues and all the perfections which are
required to make you a saint, and a great saint, in Heaven?"
"What graces, <../faith/12fruits.htm>gifts and
<../faith/virtue.htm>virtues the Holy Mass calls down ... repentance
for sin ... victory over temptation ... holy inspirations which
dispositions to shake off tepidity ... the grace of final
perseverance, upon which depends our salvation ... temporal
blessings, such as peace, abundance and health ..."
In having Masses said for the suffering souls in Purgatory: "the holy
Mass not only shortens their pains but also extends great immediate
relief to those poor souls ... the charity you exercise toward poor
souls under purification will all redound to your own good."
In having Masses said for your own soul: "... get celebrated all the
Masses possible in your circumstances not only for the souls departed
but for your own. Do this for two motives: first to obtain a good and
holy death - it being the invariable opinion of theologians that
there is no more efficacious means for attaining so holy a purpose.
Another motive is that you may yourself issue quickly from Purgatory
and fly away into eternal glory, there being no means more adapted
for obtaining from God a grace so precious as that of going direct to
Heaven, or at least a short detention on the way, than
<../indulge/index.htm>Indulgences duly gained, and the holy Sacrifice."
St. John Vianney, Patron Saint of Parish Priests "When we receive
Holy Communion, we experience something extraordinary - a joy, a
fragrance, a well being that thrills the whole body and causes it to exalt."
"If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy."
"There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something
more precious, He would have given it to us."
"When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the
soul as the flower envelops the bee."
Blessed Padre Pio, stigmatic priest "It would be easier for the world
to survive without the sun than to do without Holy Mass."
Revelation of Christ to St. Gertrude the Great For each Mass we hear
with devotion, Our Lord sends a saint to comfort us at death.
Revelation of Christ to St. Mechtilde He who is in the habit of
devoutly hearing holy Mass shall in death be consoled by the presence
of the angels and saints, his advocates, who shall bravely defend him
from all the snares of infernal spirits.
Recommended books:
* Hidden Treasure, Holy Mass, by St. Leonard of Port Maurice.
* The Incredible Catholic Mass, by Fr. Martin von Cochem.
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with Your help,
so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
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so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
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