Presanctified Liturgies and their importance in the Great Fast - 02/05/13 09:11 PM
Now maybe I'm looking at this from the audience perspective more than anything...but with the Great Fast less than a week away, and parishes hold these as early as Monday night, I think it would be a great idea for those to explain the importance of these, and how these would bring a healthy congregation (good luck with these tough, secular times).
Now, two questions come to mind right away:
1. How often during the Great Fast period should one attend Presanctified Liturgies? At least once? Once every week? As often as a parish holds them?
2. Would this help to evangelize and strengthen the Church during the Lenten season? Would this bring people in to pray and repent that wouldn't otherwise?
I'm certain that these would be good questions to answer. Now I know that the key parts to it are the Eucharistic Adoration (of course one should adore the precious and holy body and blood of Christ all the time, anyway, but especially during the holiest of holy seasons), the need for repentance and cleansing of sins, and to have deep, close prayer with the Divine Lord.
Now, having said all this, if there is anything that one should know about Presanctified Liturgies, and how important this role plays throughout the Great Fast, feel free to add anything, or correct anything about this issue. Especially if there are those that attend these coming from the Latin Rite, or those coming from other backgrounds, it is good to know what's expected. With that in mind, let's hear from our fellow brethren about this holy time of the year upcoming.
Now, two questions come to mind right away:
1. How often during the Great Fast period should one attend Presanctified Liturgies? At least once? Once every week? As often as a parish holds them?
2. Would this help to evangelize and strengthen the Church during the Lenten season? Would this bring people in to pray and repent that wouldn't otherwise?
I'm certain that these would be good questions to answer. Now I know that the key parts to it are the Eucharistic Adoration (of course one should adore the precious and holy body and blood of Christ all the time, anyway, but especially during the holiest of holy seasons), the need for repentance and cleansing of sins, and to have deep, close prayer with the Divine Lord.
Now, having said all this, if there is anything that one should know about Presanctified Liturgies, and how important this role plays throughout the Great Fast, feel free to add anything, or correct anything about this issue. Especially if there are those that attend these coming from the Latin Rite, or those coming from other backgrounds, it is good to know what's expected. With that in mind, let's hear from our fellow brethren about this holy time of the year upcoming.