{"product_id":"a-devotional-journey-into-the-mass-how-mass-can-become-a-time-of-grace-nourishment-and-devotion-9781622824809","title":"A Devotional Journey Into the Mass: How Mass Can Become a Time of Grace, Nourishment, and Devotion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDownload the printable summary guide to participation in the Mass HERE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're unhappy because the Mass has become for you routine - or even boring and tedious - these pages are for you. They teach you eight simple ways to make your every Mass a joyful time of piety and intense devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplaining the spiritual meanings behind the signs and symbols, words and actions of the Mass, author Christopher Carstens teaches you spiritually-enriching ways to enter the church building, make the Sign of the Cross, pray the Opening Prayer, listen to the Readings, prepare your soul at the Offertory, participate in the Eucharistic Prayer, receive Communion, and even respond to the Dismissal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon - with the help of author Carstens wise suggestions - you will be surprised to find each Eucharistic Celebration a fountain of peace for you, a profound refreshment for your soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong other things you'll learn from these pages: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe meaning of the \"sacramental principle\" if you don't understand it, then Mass is almost surely flat for you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow \u003ci\u003eeach element\u003c\/i\u003e of the Liturgy has a sacramental quality about it, and can be for you a grace-filled encounter with Jesus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to transform your prayers at Mass into a conversation with God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy silence - both within the liturgy and outside of it - is a necessary element of that conversation with God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere's a proper spiritual way to make the Sign of the Cross (do you know what it is?).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Creed can be for you the highpoint of the Liturgy of the Word.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, during the collection, you should also explicitly offer Christ your heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best way in the Mass to participate in Jesus' saving work: do you know what it is?.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you should desire in order to receive the Eucharist most efficaciously (and what that desire presupposes in you).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing and going through the church doors: what, each time, it should mean for you spiritually.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlus, \u003c\/i\u003e at the end of each chapter, a list of action items for the next time you go to Mass, and much, much more to awaken in you the bright spirit of joyful devotion that we are all called to have at Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Carstens is director of the Office for Sacred Worship in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin; a visiting faculty member at the Liturgical Institute at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois; editor of the \u003ci\u003eAdoremus Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e; and one of the voices on \u003ci\u003eThe Liturgy Guys\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. He is author of \u003ci\u003eA Devotional Journey into the Mass\u003c\/i\u003e (Sophia) and, coauthor with Father Douglas Martis, of \u003ci\u003eMystical Body, Mystical Voice: Encountering Christ in the Words of the Mass\u003c\/i\u003e (Liturgy Training Publications). He is also author of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Sacred Liturgy: Forming a Sacramental Vision\u003c\/i\u003e (Hillenbrand Books). He lives in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, with his wife and eight children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544931733778,"sku":"9781622824809","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73294e31-af59-4669-a250-93c57cebe9e8.jpg?v=1731538704","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-devotional-journey-into-the-mass-how-mass-can-become-a-time-of-grace-nourishment-and-devotion-9781622824809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}