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The Veil Removed
The Veil Removed is a short film that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass, as seen by saints and mystics, revealed by scripture and in the catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Why go to Mass?
77 GRACES AND EFFECTS RECEIVED THROUGH WIDE PARTICIPATION IN MASS
1. God the Father sent His only begotten Son to earth to save you.
2. The Holy Spirit changes bread and wine into Holy Body and blood for you.
3. The Son of God came down from heaven and hid himself in the form of Holy bread for you.
4. He humbled himself to the point of being present in every smallest piece of the Holy Bread.
5. He recreates the Mystery of the Incarnation to bring salvation to you.
6. He is miraculously born again on earth for your salvation, every time Mass is celebrated.
7. He performs on the Altar the same acts of worship that He performed while on earth for your salvation.
8. He recreates the painful Passion so that you can participate in it for your salvation.
9. He miraculously recreates His Death and sacrifices His life for your salvation.
10. He miraculously shed His Blood and offered it to the Majestic God for your salvation.
11. He took the Holy Blood and sprinkled it on your Soul and cleansed your Soul from all stains of sin.
12. Christ offers himself for you as a burnt offering and thereby glorifies God worthy of his highest honor.
13. By offering this Act of Divine Worship, you make amends for your sins of not giving due honor to God.
14. For you, Christ offers himself as a Sacrifice of Praise, thereby making up for your shortcomings in praising His Holy name.
15. By this offering together with Christ, you give to God a praise that is greater than the praise of the Angels.
16. Christ offers himself for you as a perfect Thanksgiving Sacrifice, by which he makes up for all your shortcomings in giving thanks to God.
17. By offering to God Jesus' act of Thanksgiving, you fully acknowledge all the blessings He has given you.
18. Christ offers himself as a mighty Sacrifice for you, thereby reconciling you with God whom you have offended by sin.
19. He forgives you all venial sins as long as you are determined to avoid them.
20. You also make up for many of your shortcomings when you neglect to do the good things that you could do.
21. He removes the imperfections in the good deeds you do, such as a boastful attitude.
22. He forgives you many sins that you forget or don't know about and never confess in the confessional.
23. People offer themselves as Sacrifices to compensate for at least part of your mistakes.
24. Each time you attend Mass, you can make more than one of the most severe acts of penance for the sins you have committed.
25. During the Holy Mass, Christ gives you a portion of His merits that you can offer to God the Father to atone for your sins.
26. During the Mass, Christ offers himself for you as the most effective sacrifice of reconciliation, as powerful as his prayers on the Cross for his enemies.
27. The Holy Blood He prayed for you in prayers is as countless as the drops of His Blood that flowed during His passion.
28. Every painful wound in His Most Holy Body is a mouth crying out loudly for mercy for you.
29. Because of the compensation of this Sacrifice, the prayers you offer to God during Mass will be answered sooner than prayers at other times.
30. At other times you can never pray more effectively than when you attend Mass.
31. The reason is because Christ unites our prayer with his own prayer to our Father in heaven.
32. He also confides to Me your needs and the dangers you face, and is especially concerned with your eternal salvation.
33. Even the Angels present at Mass pray for you, and offer your poor prayers to the Court of God.
34. The Priest offers Mass for you, and thanks to this offering, the devil will not be allowed to come near you.
35. The Priest offers the Sacrifice of the Mass to Almighty God for you and for your eternal salvation.
36. When you attend the Mass enthusiastically, you are a Priest in spirit, and Christ gives the power of the Mass to you and to others.
37. By offering this Sacrifice, you offer the most acceptable offering to the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
38. Indeed, during the Holy Mass, you offer the most precious offering, an offering more valuable than everything in heaven and on earth combined.
39. The offering you offer at Mass is truly precious, because it is God himself.
40. By this Sacrifice you are glorifying God who alone is worthy of glorification.
41. By this Sacrifice, you please the Trinity infinitely.
42. You can offer this glorious offering as your own, because Christ himself has given it to you.
43. When you properly attend Mass, you also perform the highest act of worship.
44. By attending Mass, you express your deepest reverence, your most faithful honor to the Divine Humanity of Jesus. 45. The Holy Mass is the best means to pay homage to the Passion of Christ and to participate in its effects.
46. The Holy Mass is also the best means to honor the Mother of God and increase her joy.
47. By attending Mass, you can respect the Angels more than by reading a lot of prayers.
48. By attending Mass, you can also enrich your Soul more than any other means.
49. Because by doing this you perform a good deed of the highest value in the world.
50. It is the practice of pure Faith for which you will receive a great reward.
51. When you bow before the Most Holy Body and Blood, you are truly performing a supreme act.
52. Because every time you gaze upon the Holy Bread and the Holy Blood, you store up for yourself heavenly rewards.
53. Every time you beat your chest in repentance, God forgives some of your sins.
54. If you attend Mass while in mortal sin, God gives you the grace of repentance.
55. If you attend Mass in a state of Grace, God increases your Grace.
56. When you receive Holy Communion, you truly receive the Flesh of Christ as food and the Blood of Christ as drink.
57. If you attend Mass, you have the blessing of seeing Christ hidden under the sacramental veil, and having Christ see you.
58. You receive the Priest's blessing, which is confirmed by Christ in heaven.
59. Because you persevere in attending Mass, you will receive physical and spiritual blessings.
60. Furthermore, you will be protected from many disasters that can befall you if you do not attend Mass.
61. You will also be fortified against the temptations to which you may fall if you do not attend Mass.
62. Diligently attending Mass will give you the Grace of a Good Death.
63. Love for the Eucharist will ensure you the special assistance of the Angels and Saints in your dying hour.
64. Remembering the Masses you attended while alive will be a sweet consolation to you at the hour of death and will help you to be filled with confidence in God's Mercy.
65. The Masses you attended while you were alive will not be forgotten when you come before the Judgment of the Most Just Judge: Because of them, His mercy will temper His justice.
66. You do not fear a long and terrible punishment in Purgatory, when you have made amends for most of your sins by attending Mass while you are alive.
67. A well-attended Mass will be more valuable in relieving suffering in Purgatory than any other act of penance, no matter how difficult it may be.
68. Attending Mass devoutly while you are alive will bring you more benefits than many Masses praying for your soul when you die.
69. Regularly attending Mass will guarantee you a high place in Heaven, and that will be your eternal residence.
70. Furthermore, your happiness in Heaven will increase with each Mass you attend on earth.
71. No prayer you pray for relatives or friends is as effective as a Mass you attend to pray for them.
72. You can richly repay all your benefactors by attending Mass for their intentions.
73. The best help, the greatest consolation you can give to those who are suffering, sick, or dying, is to attend Mass to pray for them.
74. You can also receive the Grace of Conversion for sinners by attending Mass to pray for them.
75. You too can receive salvation for all Christians.
76. Furthermore, you can give rich consolation to the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
77. If you do not have the means to pray for the Souls of your friends or relatives who have passed away, then your enthusiastic attendance at Mass can free them from the burning fire and pain.
So now, what do you think about the Mass? In the whole world, is there any other good work that can bring within our reach so much Grace?
“If Christians know how to take advantage of these things, even if they attend just one Mass devoutly, they will gain a treasure greater than any other creature on this earth.” Indeed, we have a priceless treasure in the Mass: happiness is for those who can gain such great treasures with very little effort. Who still likes to miss the Mass? Who still does not passionately attend the Mass? Therefore, we should never miss the opportunity to go to Mass, of course as long as our life obligations do not prevent us from going to Mass.
Skipping daily Mass simply because of negligence or laziness will prove that we are completely unaware or indifferent to the immense treasures of God contained in the Mass.
May God grant those who read and know these great Graces.
Maybe in the future we will appreciate this Priceless Pearl more fully, value it more highly and seek it more diligently
The Holy Mass
Testimony of Catalina Rivas
The Holy Mass as Explained to Catalina by Jesus and Mary
Catalina Rivas of Cochabamba, Bolivia, who now dwells in Mérida, Yucatán, México. She is said to receive Messages from Jesus, Mary, and the angels. She has the approval of her Bishop, René Fernández Apaza, who has given his imprimatur to her Messages. The following text is the reproduction of booklet, “The Holy Mass,” in which Our Lord and Our Lady explain to Catalina what is really going on during the Mass in the spiritual realm, and how we should be more concentrated on the great mysteries that are taking place.
Prayer to Obtain the Grace of All the World’s Masses
The Prayer to Obtain the Grace of All the World’s Masses is a heartfelt plea for her maternal intercession, seeking her mercy, compassion, and the granting of our requests, while expressing gratitude and the desire to imitate her virtues. Our prayers are strongest at the Consecration in Holy Mass (at the raising of Host and Chalice). In eternity, we shall fully realize that it was certainly worthwhile to have assisted at Holy Mass daily. Pray for priests that they may offer the Mass with holy love and reverence.
Eternal Father, we humbly offer Thee our poor presence, and that of the whole of humanity, from the beginning to the end of the world at all the Masses that ever have or ever will be prayed.
We offer Thee all the pains, suffering, prayers, sacrifices, joys, and relaxations of our lives, in union with those of our dear Lord Jesus here on earth.
May the Most Precious Blood of Christ, all His Blood, and Wounds, and Agony save us, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen.
The 15 Secret Tortures and Suffering of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
As revealed by Our Lord to Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo
Jеsus rеlatеd: “Thе Jеws considеrеd Mе as thе most wrеtchеd man living on еarth, so that is why:
Thеy fastеnеd My fееt with a ropе and draggеd Mе ovеr thе stеpping stonеs of thе staircasе, down into a filthy, nausеating cеllar.
Thеy took off My clothing and stung My body with iron joints.
Thеy attachеd a ropе around My body and pullеd Mе on thе ground from еnd to еnd.
Thеy hangеd Mе on a woodеn piеcе with a slip knot until I slippеd out and fеll down. Ovеrwhеlmеd by this torturе, I wеpt bloody tеars.
Thеy tiеd Mе to a post and piеrcеd My body with various arms.
Thеy struck Mе with stonеs and burnt Mе with blazing еmbеrs and torchеs.
Thеy piеrcеd Mе with awls; sharp spеars torе My skin, flеsh and artеriеs out of My body.
Thеy tiеd Mе to a post and madе Mе stand barеfoot on an incandеscеnt mеtal shееt.
Thеy crownеd Mе with an iron crown and wrappеd My еyеs with thе dirtiеst possiblе rags.
Thеy madе Mе sit on a chair covеrеd with sharp pointеd nails, causing dееp wounds in My body.
Thеy pourеd on My wounds liquid lеad and rеsin; and aftеr this torturе, thеy prеssеd Mе on thе nailеd chair, so that thе nails wеnt dееpеr and dееpеr into My flеsh.
For shamе and affliction, thеy drovе nееdlеs into thе holеs of My uprootеd bеard. Thеy tiеd my hands bеhind My back and lеd Mе walking out of prison with strikеs and blows.
Thеy thrеw Mе upon a cross and attachеd Mе so tightly that I could hardly brеathе anymorе.
Thеy thrеw at My hеad as I lay on thе еarth, and thеy stеppеd on Mе, hurting My brеast. Thеn, taking a thorn from My crown, thеy drovе it into My tonguе.
Thеy pourеd into My mouth thе most immodеst еxcrеtions, as thеy uttеrеd thе most infamous еxprеssions about Mе.”
Thеn Jеsus addеd:
“My daughtеr, I dеsirе that you lеt еvеryonе know thеsе fiftееn sеcrеt torturеs, in ordеr that еvеry onе of thеm bе honorеd.”
“Anyonе who daily offеrs Mе, with lovе, onе of thеsе suffеrings and says with fеrvor thе following prayеr, will bе rеwardеd with еtеrnal glory on thе day of judgmеnt.”
PRAYER
“My Lord and My God, it is my unchangeable will to honor You in these fifteen secret torments when You shed Your Precious Blood: As many times as there are grains of sand around the seas, as grains of wheat in the fields, as blades of grass in the meadows, as fruit in the orchards, as leaves on the trees, as flowers in the gardens, as stars in the sky, as angels in Heaven, as creatures on earth. So many thousands of times may You be glorified, praised and honored, O most love-worthy Lord Jesus Christ. Your Holiest Heart, Your Precious Blood, Your Divine Sacrifice for mankind, and the Holiest Sacrament of the Altar be praised. May the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the nine glorious choirs of Angels, the Blessed Phalanx of the Saints, I and everyone, glorify and praise You, now and forever. In like manner, I desire, my dear Jesus, to give You thanksgiving, to serve You, to repair and atone for all my ignominies, and to offer You my soul and body as Your possession forever. Likewise, I regret all my sins and beg Your pardon, O my Lord and my God. Mighty Father, I offer You all the merits of Jesus Christ to repair everything, to obtain a happy dying-hour and the deliverance of the souls from Purgatory. This prayer I desire to renew at each hour until my death, O lovable Jesus. Sweet Savior, fortify my resolution and permit not that neither wretched men nor Satan destroy it. Amen.”
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