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Today is Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

This week on the Catholic Sprouts podcast, we are talking about the very first parts of the Mass.

But first, if you will please join me in praying the Anima Christi. 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

inebriate 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 we talked yesterday about how we are the body of Christ, and this is visible when we assemble

all different types of people, but when we come together in our parish

to celebrate Mass. Today we are going to start talking about the specific things that happen

as we gather. And we're going to talk about why we do these things. Now, perhaps as we go through

this, they don't seem like unusual things to do because

you see the priest or the congregation do them every week. But when you think about it, they are

unusual and they are unusual for a reason because they are meaningful, because it was a decision

that the church made long ago to remind us of some important reality.

So the first thing that happens when we gather us at Mass is usually that we sing. We sing. There's a gathering song.

Now, we all join in singing, not just those that are super talented at singing,

because this is a reminder of what we talked about yesterday, that we are all part of this

community and that God needs specifically who we are to be present at this mass. And even if

the person that we are is tone deaf. So it's important

that we're all singing. So sing loud. As we are singing, then there is the entrance procession.

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