The Holy Mass is the holiest thing we have here on earth. The person-to-person style is no doubt more suited to the spoken word or to be put down in writing, but it seemed preferable not to change it. They can easily be adapted for use on a different basis. The following commentaries one for each day of the month were first prepared for school use, with the idea of repeating them once every two or three months. This is where our catechists on the Mass must come in: a constant catechesis, with big groups and small groups, with Sundays congregations and very particularly with the weekday ones a constant and simple catechesis that is not afraid to drive home the basic points by dint of repetition. And we often think of the ways in which we can help them. With even better reason we try to assess the "quality" of their participation in the Mass their understanding of its nature and their application to their own lives of what it should mean for them.
With good reason therefore we consider the number of people coming to Mass, not only on Sundays but also very specially on weekdays. Nevertheless, if the Holy Mass is the central act of our Catholic life, then Mass-going must surely remain one of the most indicative of these factors. And the most important of them are hidden! There are so many factors that should be taken into account. To judge the "quality" of the Christian life of a community is always a difficult task, and perhaps a foolhardy one. Opening prayer, prayer over the gifts, Prayer after communion The third purpose: to make up for our sins