Deacon Pedro wraps up this series on the Mass by taking a brief look at how all these parts came together to become the Mass that we know today. ...read more

For the last 9 weeks we’ve looked at each part of the Mass with the hopes that this will help us enter into the mystery in a deeper way. We’ve looked at the Entrance, the Penitential Rite and the Gloria. Then we looked at the Liturgy of the Word, which includes the Readings, the homily, the Creed, and the ...read more

Join Deacon Pedro as he continues his journey through the Liturgy of the Eucharist with an exploration of the Eucharistic Prayer. ...read more

Most of the time we are not usually paying much attention to the readings at Mass. In this part four, Deacon Pedro explains the Liturgy of the Word. ...read more

The entrance of the Mass is followed by the Penitential Act, the Gloria, and the Collect. Learn the meaning of these by reading the 3rd part of this series. ...read more

Last time we saw why Jesus used bread and why He referred to himself as the “bread of life.” In John chapter 6, in what is known as the “Bread of Life Discourse”, Jesus pretty much lays it all out. It was a hard teaching, because at the end of the chapter, John tells us ...read more