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Hey there, Sprouse. Today is Monday, February 27, 2023. Today is also the feast day of an English saint, St. Anne Line, who died during the persecution of Catholics in the 1500s in England and converted to Catholicism when she was a young woman.

And after her husband died,

she used her wealth and influence to hide priests

who were working underground in England

to bring the Mass and other sacraments

to Catholics who lived there.

Eventually, she was found out.

In her trial, she confessed to having harbored priests, and her only regret, she said, was that she could not hide thousands of more priests to bring the faithful the sacraments.

She died a martyr and was remembered on this day.

Now, this week, we are going to continue to talk about the Mass.

Particularly, we are going to be diving into the introductory rites of the Mass.

But before we get there, let's pray together the Anna McChrystie. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ save me.

Blood of Christ denebreate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ strengthen me, good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds

conceal me. Do not permit me to be parted from you. From the evil foe protect me. At the hour of my

death call me and bid me come to you to praise you with all your saints forever and ever. Amen.

So last week we talked a lot about why we go to Mass.

And remember, the fundamental reason is because God has asked us to.

But even beyond that, Mass is so very good for us.

It is the true food from heaven that we need to be Christians. It is

fundamentally what it means to be Christian is to go to Mass. So let's start at the very beginning

of our experience of being at Mass. As you know, you walk into a church and one of the first things you do is you dip your fingers into holy water and you make the sign of the cross.

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