Special Devotional Series: The Mass
Queen of All Hearts expands this Special Devotional Series: The Mass into three sections. The first set includes recordings of three media, recorded a few days prior to the re-opening of the Parishes and the Shrine. The goal of these three media is to enable a deeper understanding of the Mass and of the Presence of the Lord. We encourage all QoAH members to listen to these three media. In doing so, we know it will deepen your understanding and empower a fuller appreciation of the Mass.
Second Section on The Mass (Click on to See the Description)
After weeks away from our parishes, with only the ability to virtually participate in Mass, Christians within many states are now once again able to attend and participate in Mass. In areas of New York, and other areas around the United States, we are not physically able to receive Holy Communion at Sunday Mass. However, Christians can rejoice once again, as we are able to physically participate and attend the Mass!
It is only fitting, therefore, that the Queen of All Hearts and the QoAH’s website celebrate this occasion with a Special Devotional Series on the Mass.
The Mass … and I Am All Thine
The first Spiritual Insight is a homily given a few days before Pentecost Sunday. The Mass … and I Am All Thine. The homily first discusses a special passage from the Gospel of John. I Am All Thine … So what does this have to do with Mass, you may rightfully ask? What actually is the Mass? Is it several prayers and then Holy Communion? Not exactly. In fact, during this pandemic, the danger is to solely hunger for Holy Communion and forget the very purpose of the Mass. The purpose of the Mass is more than receiving Holy Communion. It is important to understand this passage from the Gospel because we get to unite with Jesus before Holy Communion!
Listen to this first Spiritual Insight to understand the passage and how it impacts us at the Mass!
Rest Your Head on Jesus at Mass!
This second Spiritual Insight is a homily given the day before Pentecost Sunday. Rest Your Head on Jesus at Mass!. The homily first discusses two passages concerning St. Paul and St. Peter. The homily discusses our own mission that Jesus gives to us individually. Additionally, the homily focuses on the conclusion of St. John’s Gospel, and the fact that all has not been written about Jesus. The Holy Spirit helps us and teaches us more about Jesus, in conjunction with what is written in the Gospel. See how this impacts us, and hear how we should Rest Your Head upon Jesus at Mass!
Four Articles
As part of the recent The Queen Publications, an ongoing series is presented entitled: Consecration Aids. We jump ahead in the series and present three articles discussing the Mass. Each article presents a different perspective of The Mass for your meditation. The articles are entitled: Spiritual Sacrifice, Lose Yourself in the Sublimity of Blessed Mary’s Intentions at Mass!, and Give Her (Mary) A Chance!
The last article was written by St. Pope John Paul II entitled: Sunday Shows God’s Love for His Creatures.
We pray these Spiritual Media aid us all in preparing, honoring and thanking Our Lord for allowing us to physically attend Mass. The Queen of All Hearts also pray this special publication provides material for your meditation. We also pray we continue every day to hunger for Jesus and receive Him through the Sacred Mysteries of the Mass.
Third Section on The Mass: Holy Communion (Click on to See the Description)
After weeks away from our parishes, and only able to make a Spiritual Communion with the Lord, most Christians can rejoice once again as we can receive the Lord through Holy Communion! What does receiving Holy Communion mean to you? How should we prepare to receive and how should we give thanks to the Lord? It is only fitting, therefore, that the Queen of All Hearts and the QoAH’s website celebrate this occasion with this third section of this Special Devotional Series on The Mass
Spiritual Insight Media
The first Spiritual Insight is an audio that was recorded on the Feast Day of St. Louis de Montfort entitled: I Take You … (Blessed Mother) … As My Own. The audio first discusses a special passage from the Gospel of John. So what does this have to do with Holy Communion you may rightfully ask? Fr. de Montfort outlines the process for how all Christians, especially Queen of All Hearts’ members, should receive Holy Communion…in union with Mary. Entrusting Our Lady in everything. To submit ourselves, in humility to her, who knows the Lord the best. To surrender himself and to take her (Our Lady) for our own. All Queen of All Hearts’ members should listen to this audio and follow the lesson it communicates on how best to honor the Lord in receiving Holy Communion.
The second media is entitled: I Am The Bread of Life. As we anticipate receiving the Lord, meditate on what The Bread of Life actually is for all Christians in this brief Homily.
The third media is a four-minute audio which examines Hymn #128 from The Hymns of St. Louis de Montfort. Fr. de Montfort wrote a hymn honoring the Blessed Sacrament for each day of the week. So it also fitting to hear Fr. de Montfort’s hymn on the Blessed Sacrament. This media covers the Blessed Sacrament Hymn for Sunday.
Three Articles
As part of the recent The Queen Publications, an ongoing series is presented entitled: Consecration Aids. We jump ahead in the series and present three articles discussing Holy Communion. The first of the Consecration Aids discusses what QoAH members should do and say before they receive the Blessed Sacrament. Read more in: Live the Mass!
The next article is entitled: Preparing for Jesus With Mary at Holy Communion. Fr. de Montfort outlines the preparation steps within this article. “Finally – and this, to my mind, is the peak of self-lessness and delicacy – de Montfort would have me tell Mary that I am making not only a present of myself to her, but that I am also going to give her the greatest gift God can give, His own divine Son. Yes, I am going to give Jesus back to Mary! with the same unselfishness with which she gave me Christ at Bethlehem, I will give Him back to her in Holy Communion.”
The last of the articles is entitled: Thanking the King After Holy Communion! “My first impulse on receiving Christ into my heart used to be to hug Him to myself and to myself alone, to the point of forgetting the whole world around, below and above me . . . To this … St. Louis de Montfort answers: nix!.” Read this short article describing the way St. Louis de Montfort suggests we thank Jesus After Holy Communion!
Our Prayer
St. Louis de Montfort, as part of his concluding prayers, includes: Praised, adored and loved be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar. Amen.
We pray these Spiritual Media aid us all in preparing, honoring and thanking Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament of Holy Communion. We also pray we continue every day to hunger for Jesus and receive Him through this Blessed Sacrament.
