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

The Mass consists of the Liturgy of the Word and the Eucharist, with two highlights: the Gospel (text from the New Testament) and the Eucharistic Prayer (with the 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 spheres, and moves my heart and mind.

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 through colors.