The Mass in Slow Motion
Father gives a few minutes, sharing different profound truths about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Day 335: My Soul Shall be Healed
3/17/2026
By the word of the Lord Jesus, we shall be truly healed.
Day 334: Only Say the Word
3/16/2026
The Lord has the power to heal, restore, and lift us up.
Day 333: I am not worthy
3/15/2026
Although in the state of grace, we still acknowledge our unworthiness before God.
Day 332: The Centurion’s Prayer
3/14/2026
We make the Centurion’s Prayer our own.
Day 331: Blessed Are those who are Called
3/13/2026
Blessed are those who are baptized and in the state of grace to receive Holy Communion
Day 330: The Lamb of Sacrifice
3/12/2026
The Lamb of Sacrifice has been offered, and redemption is at hand.
Day 329: Behold, the Lamb of God
3/11/2026
The priest presents the Blessed Sacrament and announces the presence of God.
Day 328: Eternal Life to us Who Receive It
3/10/2026
The priest prays that those who receive Holy Communion might receive eternal life.
Day 327: The Fraction
3/9/2026
The large Host is broken in the ancient practice of the fraction.
Day 326: Mercy and Peace
3/8/2026
In receiving God’s mercy, we are able to receive his gift of peace.
Day 325: The Lamb of God
3/7/2026
The declare Jesus Christ as the saving Lamb of Passover.
Day 324: Avoiding Division
3/6/2026
In asking for unity, we seek to distance ourselves from all division within the Church.
Day 323: The False Peace of the World
3/5/2026
We are not asking for the false peace of the world, but the true peace from above.
Day 322: The Gift of Peace and Unity
3/4/2026
We beseech God for the gifts of unity and peace in the Church.
Day 321: Praying to the Lord Jesus
3/3/2026
The Peace Prayer begins with a direct address to the Lord Jesus.
Day 320: The Kingdom, Power, and Glory
3/2/2026
We proclaim the kingdom, power, and glory for God alone.
Day 319: Blessed Hope
3/1/2026
We declare our blessed hope for the return of the Lord Jesus.
Day 318: The Concern of the Church
2/28/2026
We pray to be spared from sin and distress.
Day 317: The Advent Embolism
2/27/2026
The Lord’s Prayer is followed by a prayer that directs our focus to the Second Coming.
Day 316: Praying the Prayer with the Lord
2/26/2026
We pray the Lord’s Prayer with the Lord Jesus himself.
Day 315: The Petitions and the Commandments
2/25/2026
The petitions of the Lord’s prayer fulfill the Ten Commandments.
Day 314: The Seven Petitions
2/24/2026
The Lord’s Prayer has seven petitions that help us to know the ways of God.
Day 313: The Lord’s Prayer
2/23/2026
We follow the Lord’s command and begin the Communion Rite with his prayer.
Day 312: The Communion Rite
2/22/2026
The Communion Rite is when we eat the Flesh and drink the Blood of the Lord.
Day 311: The Word is Made Flesh
2/21/2026
The Word is made Flesh for our salvation.
Day 310: The Liturgy of the Eucharist Concludes
2/20/2026
As the Lord Jesus on Calvary, “It is finished!”
Day 309: All Glory and Honor Forever
2/19/2026
The Eucharistic Sacrifice is for the glory and honor of our Heavenly Father.
Day 308: The Unity of the Holy Spirit
2/18/2026
The unity of the Holy Spirit helps bring about the Holy Sacrifice.
Day 307: To God, the Almighty Father
2/17/2026
The Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered to God, our Almighty Father.
Day 306: Through, With, and In Him
2/16/2026
The Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered in, with, and through Jesus Christ.
Day 305: The Final Doxology
2/15/2026
The Eucharistic Prayer ends by proclaiming the powerful work of the Holy Trinity.
Day 304: Bestow Them Upon Us
2/14/2026
Every good gift comes from God.
Day 303: Bless Them
2/13/2026
God is the source of all blessing, and we ask him to bless our sacrifice.
Day 302: Fill Them with Life
2/12/2026
God is the Lord of Life, and he only gives life to all.
Day 301: You Sanctify Them
2/11/2026
God alone is the one who can sanctify and make things holy.
Day 300: Make All Good Things
2/10/2026
Only God is good and only he has the power to make things good.
Day 299: Not Our Merits, But Your Pardon
2/9/2026
We recognize our spiritual poverty and beg for the unmerited pardon of God.
Day 298: Admit Us, We Beseech You
2/8/2026
As we recall the holy ones, we beseech God to admit us into their company.
Day 297: The Saints and Martyrs
2/7/2026
We name some of our great saints and martyrs whose friendship help us.
Day 296: Share and Fellowship
2/6/2026
We petition God to give us a share and a fellowship with the holy ones in heaven.
Day 295: God’s Abundant Mercies
2/5/2026
The mercies of God are abundant, and we ask to constantly them from his goodness.
Day 294: Sinners who Hope
2/4/2026
We acknowledge our sinfulness and never forget our unworthiness before God.
Day 293: All Are United in Jesus Christ
2/3/2026
The entire Church is united in Jesus Christ and offered to the Father.
Day 292: Refreshment, Light, and Peace
2/2/2026
We ask God to bless the faithful departed with his own refreshment, light, and peace.
Day 291: Praying for the Dead
2/1/2026
In the Holy Sacrifice, we unite ourselves with the faithful departed.
Day 290: Every Grace and Heavenly Blessing
1/31/2026
We ask that all those who receive the Body and Blood will be filled with God’s presence.
Day 289: Most Holy Body and Blood
1/30/2026
The Holy Sacrifice of the Lord is his own Body and Blood.
Day 288: Our Participation
1/29/2026
Our sacrifice is only worthy in the Holy Sacrifice of the beloved Son.
Day 287: The Sight of God’s Majesty
1/28/2026
Our sacrifice is brought before God’s majesty in heaven.
Day 286: God’s Altar on High
1/27/2026
Our altar on earth is a reflection of God’s altar in heaven.
Day 285: The Hands of God’s Angel
1/26/2026
We beseech God’s holy Angel to take our sacrifice to his altar in heaven.
Day 284: The Vision of God’s Glory
1/25/2026
The vision of Isaiah is lived out in the Holy Sacrifice.
Day 283: A Holy Sacrifice, A Spotless Victim
1/24/2026
The sacrifice of Melchizedek is a Holy Sacrifice, a Spotless Victim.
Day 282: The Offering of Melchizedek
1/23/2026
We point to the noble offering of Melchizedek before God.
Day 281: Our Father in Faith
1/22/2026
We claim Abraham, the Friend of God, as our father in faith.
Day 280: The Sacrifice of Abraham
1/21/2026
We appeal to the sacrifice of Abraham before God.
Day 279: The Gifts of Abel
1/20/2026
We recall the gifts of Abel before God.
Day 278: Accept Them
1/19/2026
We humbly petition God to accept the oblation of our lives.
Day 277: Serene and Kindly Countenance
1/18/2026
We ask for God to look peacefully and kindly upon us.
Day 276: Be Pleased to Look Upon These Offerings
1/17/2026
Our lives are not pure, holy, or spotless, and so we ask for God’s merciful love.
Day 275: The Chalice of Everlasting Salvation
1/16/2026
The Chalice of Everlasting Salvation is a Gift given to us.
Day 274: The Holy Bread of Eternal Life
1/15/2026
The Holy Bread of Eternal Life is a Gift given to us.
Day 273: Pure, Holy, and Spotless Victim
1/14/2026
The Lord Jesus is the Victim of the sacrifice, and he is pure, holy, and spotless.
Day 272: The Gifts You have Given Us
1/13/2026
The gifts we offer - of the Lord and ourselves - are themselves gifts from the Father.
Day 271: Offer To Your Glorious Majesty
1/12/2026
We acknowledge God’s glorious majesty before us and beyond us.
270: Servants and Holy People
1/11/2026
We are not strangers or observers, but rather God’s servants and holy people.
Day 269: Celebrate the Memorial
1/10/2026
The Holy Sacrifice is the Memorial of the Lord.
268: The Re-Membering
1/9/2026
The Holy Sacrifice is the Re-Membering of the Lord’s life and saving action.
Day 267: The Memorial Acclamation
1/8/2026
The Memorial Acclamation is our proclamation of what God has done in our midst.
Day 266: Awe and Wonder
1/7/2026
We are caught up and filled with continual awe and wonder that God is with us.
Day 265: The Mystery of Faith
1/6/2026
The priest expresses our awe at God’s presence as he cries out, “The Mystery of Faith!”
Day 264: At Mass, I Hang
1/5/2026
Padre Pio and our call to die hang with the Lord Jesus at Mass.
Day 263: God’s Wheat, Christ’s Pure Bread
1/4/2026
We are wheat that needs to die and become the pure Bread of the Lord.
Day 262: We Die with Him
1/3/2026
In the Consecration, we die with Jesus Christ.
Day 261: Down in Adoration Falling
1/2/2026
Our souls must tremble in adoration at the presence of the All-Holy God.
Day 260: God is with His People
1/1/2026
The Tabernacle of God is with man and God is with his people.
Day 259: Heaven and Earth Come Together
12/31/2025
In the Consecration of the Holy Sacrifice, Heaven and Earth meet in Jesus Christ.
Day 258: The Still Point of the World
12/30/2025
The moment of the Consecration is the “still point” of the turning world.
Day 257: DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME
12/29/2025
The offering of the Holy Sacrifice is commanded by the Lord Jesus.
Day 256: The Forgiveness of Sins
12/28/2025
The Holy Sacrifice conquers the kingdom of sin.
Day 255: Poured Out for You and for Many
12/27/2025
The Blood is poured out for our salvation.
Day 254: The New and Eternal Covenant
12/26/2025
The Holy Sacrifices inaugurates the New and Eternal Covenant between God and man.
Day 253: FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD
12/25/2025
The Chalice of Wine is his Blood given for us!
Day 252: Gave the Chalice
12/24/2025
The Lord Jesus offers the chalice of wine just as his Blood will be offered to the Father.
Day 251: Once More Giving You Thanks
12/23/2025
The Lord Jesus gives thanks again to the Father.
Day 250: Given Up for You
12/22/2025
The Holy Sacrifice is for our salvation.
Day 249: FOR THIS IS MY BODY
12/21/2025
The Bread is his Body given for us!
Day 248: Took, Blessed, Broke, and Gave
12/20/2025
The rhythm of the Passover is fulfilled as the Lord took, blessed, broke, and gave.
Day 247: Gave it to His Disciples
12/19/2025
The Lord Jesus shared the bread with his disciples.
Day 246: Broke the Bread
12/18/2025
The Lord Jesus broke bread just as his Body would be broken for our salvation.
Day 245: Giving You Thanks
12/17/2025
In the new Passover, the Lord Jesus gave thanks to the Father.
Day 244: His Almighty Father
12/16/2025
God the Father is Almighty and yet his Son brings forth salvation in weakness.
Day 243: Eyes Raised to You
12/15/2025
In the fulfilled Passover, the Lord Jesus raised his eyes to the Father.
Day 242: Holy and Venerable Hands
12/14/2025
The Lord Jesus offered the Passover of himself with holy and venerable hands.
Day 241: With Mary and John
12/13/2025
At the Mass, we are at the Holy Sacrifice with Our Lady and Saint John.
Day 240: Mystically, Supernaturally Present
12/12/2025
The Holy Sacrifice of the Lord is mystically, supernaturally present.
Day 239: The Sacrifice Made Present
12/11/2025
The Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus is re-presented, made present, in the Mass.
Day 238: At Calvary
12/10/2025
At Mass, we are at Calvary for the Holy Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus.
Day 237: Greatly Desired
12/9/2025
The Lord Jesus tells us that he “greatly desired” to share the Passover with us.
Day 236: The Lamb Slain, But Standing
12/8/2025
The Lamb was slain, but he still stands and offers sacrifice.