The Liturgy (Mass) is the center of our worship, the most perfect prayer we can offer to God. The Liturgy is a prayer to God our Father, asking everything in Jesus' name through the power of the Holy Spirit. At every Mass, the sacrifice of Calvary is made present. In the Mass, we offer ourselves to God and God gives Himself to us. The Mass is fruitful in the measure of our surrender to the Father.
Each Mass has a theme, depending on the season of the Liturgical Year. The priest wears certain colors indicating this:
- Green - ordinary time (34 weeks of ordinary time)
- Red - feast of martyrs, Pentecost, Good Friday
- Purple - time of preparation and penance (Advent and Lent)
- White - special celebrations (especially Christmas and Easter seasons)
The Liturgy is structured into four main parts: Introduction, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Conclusion. To learn more about the structure of the Mass, please visit our Mass Structure page.
As a Christian community, we as Catholics celebrate what Jesus has done for us and we give thanks and praise to God. As a community of disciples we are gathered together in communion with each as one and with the universal church all over the world. In the Eucharist we receive the Body and Blood of Christ and are spiritually nourished to go out into our world as living examples of what it means to be a Christian and proclaim the Good News of the gospel.