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"The more Eucharist we receive, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven."
Blessed Carlo Acutis
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / February 7, 2021
Mass Moment: Eucharistic Prayer (Anaphora) After the acclamation (the Holy, Holy, Holy), the congregation kneels while the priest,...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / January 31, 2021
Mass Moment: Sanctus / Holy, Holy, Holy "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / January 24, 2021
Mass Moment: Eucharist Prayer / Preface The Eucharistic Prayer begins with the short preface dialogue. The preface is the prayer that the...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Jan 17, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / January 17, 2021
Mass Moment: The Offertory The offertory is the rite by which the bread and wine are presented (offered) to God before they are...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Jan 10, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / January 10, 2021
Mass Moment: Preparation of the Altar, Part 2 On the Altar are placed the Corporal, the Purificator, the Chalice, and the Missal. We have...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / January 3, 2021
Mass Moment: Preparation of the Altar And now we come to the heart of the matter. As important and precious as the Word of God is, it all...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Dec 27, 20202 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / December 27, 2020
Mass Moment: The Prayer of the Faithful The Liturgy of the Word ends with the Prayer of the Faithful, also called the General...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Dec 20, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / December 20, 2020
Mass Moment: The Profession of Faith / Creed (Credo) After the homily the Profession of Faith is usually said on Sundays and Solemnities....
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Dec 13, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / December 13, 2020
Mass Moment: The Homily The Homily is required on Sundays and holy days of obligation at all Masses that are celebrated with a...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / December 6, 2020
Mass Moment: The Proclamation of the Gospel Special reverence is paid to the Gospel book that was carried in. It is again held aloft,...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / November 29, 2020
Mass Moment: The Alleluia or Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, a shout of praise, is closely associated with the Lord’s Resurrection. Singing...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Nov 22, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / November 22, 2020
Mass Moment: The Second Reading The second reading is always taken from one of the New Testament Epistles (another word for Letter, in...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / November 15, 2020
Mass Moment: The Responsorial Psalm After the First Reading, the Liturgy of the Word continues with the Responsorial Psalm. We go from...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Nov 8, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / November 8, 2020
Mass Moment: The Old Testament Reading The first reading is usually from the Old Testament (except during the Easter season). In it we...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / November 1, 2020
Mass Moment: Liturgy of the Word When we gather at a friend’s home for a meal, we always begin with conversation, telling our stories. At...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Oct 25, 20204 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / October 25, 2020
Mass Moment: The Opening Prayer / Collect At the close of this first part of the Mass (the Introductory rite) the priest will ask us to...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Oct 17, 20202 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / October 18, 2020
Mass Moment - The Gloria The Gloria is an ancient hymn of praise to God, taking its first words from Luke 2:14, the hymn of the angles to...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Oct 10, 20203 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / October 11, 2020
Mass Moment: The Penitential Act / Kyrie, Lord have mercy In the Penitential Act, the priest calls upon the congregation, including...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Oct 3, 20202 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / October 4, 2020
Mass Moment: The Liturgical Greeting The priest greets the gathered assembly with the formula, “The Lord be with you.” This has been the...
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Fr. Daniel Okafor
Sep 27, 20202 min read
Fr. Daniel's Corner / September 27, 2020
Mass Moment: In Nomine Patris / The Sign of the Cross Upon arrival at the sanctuary, the priest, the deacon, and the ministers reverence...
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