"Full, active participation" in the Mass is not doing a lot of things for Mass, singing loudly, etc. 

It is letting each week's direct encounter with God change you.

The Eucharist - Christ giving himself for us, to us, in intimacy, to strengthen us - should be shaping our view of the world and our interactions in it.

How can you see Christ more clearly at your Sunday liturgy?

Discussion of Behold, Believe, Become: Meeting the Hidden Christ in the Things We See, Say, and Do at Mass by Timothy P. O'Malley

Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Parish Commons (map linked)

1. June 24: The Rising Sun; The Door; the Font (chapters 1-3, pages 1-20)
2. July 1: Procession; The Body and the Cross; The Nave (pages 21-40)
3. July 8: Words; Bread and Wine; The Altar (pages 41-58)
4. July 15: Kneeling, Standing, and Sitting; Candlelight and Incense; Hands (pages 59-80)
5. July 22: Eating and Drinking; Silence; Recession (pages 81-104)

Books will be available in the cloister walk and at the back of church as soon as they arrive!

Since each chapter could stand alone for contemplation, it's okay if you can't make all five nights.

Out of town and can't join the discussion? Want supplemental resources?

You can always read along, and we will share weekly accompanying videos of Dcn. Jason and Rachel Bulman's family living out the pieces of each chapter. These will come via the OLOL spiritual resource Flocknote group (the same one from which our Advent and Lenten reflections come).

The July 8 session will be immediately after the Eucharistic procession from California makes its stops in the Archdiocese of St. Louis on its way to the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. The series will wrap up immediately after the Congress itself.