These brief explanations aid active participation in the service through posture, prayer, song, communion.

The Mass consists of the Liturgy of the Word and the Eucharist, with two highlights: Gospel (text from the New Testament) and Eucharistic Prayer (with transformation of bread and wine).

They express what I think or experience internally.

Prayer is the personal encounter with God, the spiritual force that moves heaven and earth.

The Bible tells of trust in God and life with God, and how men and women before our time shaped this life.

Eucharist means thanksgiving and is the meal in memory of Jesus Christ.

I step forward and may receive Jesus himself in the host.

Music deepens my inner focus, opens other realms, moves my heart and soul.

They make visible that the service is a holy celebration, where God speaks to us through visible signs, and show the time and character of the celebration in the church year.