Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show.

I'm Brandon Votte, the host, and in this episode we have something very special for you.

You're going to hear an exclusive sampling from Episode 1 of Bishop Aaron's new film

series on The Mass.

In this episode, you'll learn why The Mass is more than just a performance or a lecture,

but is a continual call and response between Christ and His people.

You'll also get a sense for how truly beautiful this new film series is.

Even though you can't see the visuals from the lesson, you'll still sense how stirring

and uplifting this series of talks from Bishop Aaron can be.

So I encourage you to sit back and enjoy this new episode, and then be sure to visit mass.wordonfire.org

where you can learn more about the series and pick up your copy today.

The Mass is a great call and response between Christ, the head, and His mystical body.

As Christians, we are called to relationship with Jesus.

There is no more intense, privileged way to relate to Him than at The Mass.

It's the great prayer, supreme form of adoration.

The ultimate form of play, the way by which we encounter the living God.

It's a mystery that puts us into contact with a divine reality.

The Mass is not a lecture or performance that we witness from a distance.

That is why we are called to full, active, conscious participation in the Mass.

What is the great clarion of Vatican II?

What is for all of us, fully, consciously, and actively, to participate in the Mass?

Vatican II also said that the liturgy is the source and the summit of the Christian life.

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