Præparatio IN THE PRIEST AND THE gratiarum ACTIO S. LITURGY OF THE MASS 1. The intimate and personal prayer of Jesus
for the priest to bear fruit in the life and ministry depends on union with God, union that is the basis of the fact that the faithful turn to him to pray for them. Jesus Christ has entrusted to those who followed him closer a word that clarifies the meaning of all the good that would do: "I am the vine, ye are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing "(Jn 15:5). The Lord Jesus himself, in the context of the many miracles worked by him, set a time to be alone, to be devoted to prayer to his heavenly Father. For Jesus, the official prayer of the liturgy was supported by an inner life, in which the confidentiality supported intimacy which nurtures personal prayer. The dimensions of the Church and community are strengthened by such a personal relationship with God that every believer hopes to deepen.
La ricerca di Dio, che dà significato alla vita di quelli che lo amano, serve da ricordo quotidiano del fatto che ogni benedizione proviene da e al tempo stesso rivolge verso il Dio onnipotente. La Sacra Scrittura descrive in maniera vivida il nutrimento che Gesù trasse dalla sua vita di preghiera nascosta: «Gesù si ritirava in luoghi solitari a pregare» (Lc 5,16). Allo stesso modo, notiamo l’importanza dei diversi momenti del giorno, dal fatto che Gesù si mostra particolarmente attento al silenzio della preghiera, in cui egli cerca il volere del Padre. Momenti simili incoraggiano uno speciale raccoglimento e una vicinanza ininterrotta: «Al mattino si alzò quando ancora era buio e, uscito di casa, si ritirò in un lonely place and there prayed "(Mk 1:35);" the crowds, went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he stood there alone "(Mt 14:23).
2. The intimate and personal prayer of the priest
The priest, knowing that participate in the work of Christ, strives to follow his example, to drive the holy people of God the Father through Christ in the Holy Spirit. He knows very well that since his faults damage the credibility of his testimony, with no less urgency must ask God to instill in him the virtues of his own state. Part of the homily given in order rite del presbitero istruisce colui che sta per essere ordinato in questo modo: «Così continuerai l’opera di santificazione di Cristo. Attraverso il tuo ministero, il sacrificio spirituale dei fedeli è reso perfetto, perché unito al sacrificio di Cristo, è offerto attraverso le tue mani nel nome della Chiesa in modo incruento sull’altare, nella celebrazione dei sacri misteri. Riconosci ciò che fai, imita colui che tocchi, sicché celebrando il mistero della morte e risurrezione del Signore, tu possa mortificare in te stesso tutti i vizi e prepararti a camminare in novità di vita».
Si vede, perciò, che il motivo di una particolare preparazione del sacerdote prima della After Mass and thanksgiving of them reside in the benefit for the whole Church, because the priest who sanctifies the Christian people need him first to be filled by the spirit of holiness. It is always helpful to have the priest took a moment to consider the texts that will pray at Mass, is the day that you participate in the meeting, both when it is missing. Appropriate reflections on prior texts may stimulate a deeper desire for God is preparing a text coherent liturgical preparation for the S. Mass, not least because it is based on Scripture. A priest who cultivate the silence in staff time above and below the S. Mass, with his own arrangement encourage the spirit of meditation.
A priest in pastoral care may have to fight to establish the silence in every sacristy desirable, especially if there is a need for having to meet the faithful. But for him, in particular, documents preparation before Mass and thanksgiving after it offer useful thoughts to elevate the mind and heart and, in whole or in part, can be requested at any time. They also recognize the limitations of time and thus present themselves as spiritual support more than an imposition of obligation on the priest who tries to celebrate Mass in the most reverent way possible. It should be noted that the bland heading that located under the titles of Præparatio to Missam and Gratiarum Actio in the Missal of 1962 recognizes these practical needs of the priest. No act of love is, by definition, hasty. Having offered the supreme sacrifice of Christ, is to be expected that a priest will be moved to do everything possible to find a time, however brief, by an act of rigraziamento after mass. It will feel stronger for doing so.
The preparation of a priest for the Mass will be further supported by the cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours, which enriches the life of every priest. The ancient wisdom of ritus Servandus Missae In Celebration, which is still in the early part the Missal of 1962, assumed the intrinsic importance of the Divine Office for the inner life of the priest. It stated that the Matins and Lauds were to be completed before the celebration. However, it should be noted that the context of the age-old prescription could not remember the evening mass.
Since the Mass is now celebrated at any time of the liturgical day, no longer apply this rule strictly, however, the General Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours carefully explain the connection between the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours, "Christ has commanded:" We must always pray and not faint "(Luke 18:1). So the Church, in faithful obedience to this command, it never ceases to raise prayer and encourages us with these words: "Through him (Jesus) let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God" (Hebrews 13:15). To comply with this precept, the Church not only celebrate the Eucharist, but also in other ways, especially through the Liturgy of the Hours, which, among other liturgical actions, has the characteristic to ancient Christian tradition to sanctify the whole course of day and night. "
3. The Præparatio to Missam
3.1. The comparison of the texts offered for Præparatio shows that the same prayers are included in the two forms of the Rite Romano, although they were reduced to four in the Missale Romanum of 1970. In this, we find the prayer of Saint Ambrose For Mensam; the Omnipotens sempiternal Deus, except log of Saint Thomas Aquinas, a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, O pietatis et Mater Misericordiae, and the intention of Formula Ego flight celebrate Missam . Following an initial reform of indulgences made after the Second Vatican Council and published in the 1968 Enchiridion of Indulgences, no mention of the indulgences that were granted to the recitation of these prayers by Pope Pius IX, whose details were published in the Missal 1962.
3.2. Amp texts that adorn Missal. Anthem It reminiscaris asks God to be merciful in spite of our sins and those who have preceded us. It is followed by Psalms 83, 84, 85, 115 and 129. The Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison, and the Pater Noster, whose last two lines form the beginning of a series of verses, followed by a number of short collections. In some devotional manuals these seven collections were attributed to St. Ambrose and assigned to different days of the week. However, as they are placed in the Missal, it is believed that they should be called in succession under a single conclusion. All except the seventh, focused on the work of sanctification of the Holy Spirit. The seventh collection is followed by a doxology more lunga che conclude la serie. La prima colletta prega affinché lo Spirito Santo risplenda nei nostri cuori, così che possiamo celebrare degnamente i santi misteri. La seconda chiede che possiamo amare Dio perfettamente e lodarlo degnamente. La terza che possiamo servire Dio nella castità e purezza di spirito, mentre la quarta implora il Paraclito di illuminare le nostre menti. La quinta domanda la forza dello Spirito Santo per scacciare le forze del nemico. La sesta colletta chiede la sapienza e la consolazione e l’ultima supplica Dio di purificarci e di fare di noi il luogo della sua dimora.
3.3. L’estesa Oratio Sacerdotis ante Missam è divisa nel Messale in sette parti, una per ogni giorno della settimana, and forms a prayerful meditation on imitation of the virtues of Christ the High Priest. Its meaning is just as comforting as it is demanding. The relevance of its various themes is appropriate to its literary style, which is insistent and intimate. On Sundays, the priest asks the Holy Spirit to teach him to treat the holy mysteries with reverence, honor, devotion and intimate concern. On Monday, it focuses on his need for perfect chastity, while on Tuesday the priest recognizes his own unworthiness to celebrate Mass and, while proclaiming his faith that God can make up for what's missing, asks to feel her presence while celebrate and also to be surrounded by angels. On Wednesday is the list in light of social needs of people for whom Christ shed his blood. On Thursday, the priest, and begs God's mercy, remembers how the providence helpers to human frailty: "You love all things that are and loathe nothing that you've created." On Friday, the priest prays for the dead and especially on Saturday he reflects on the great gift of the Blessed Sacrament and prayer that it might lead him to see God face to face.
3.4. Ad Mensam St. Ambrose calls the Body and Blood of Christ can forgive the priest for his sins and protect it from its enemies. The Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas however, demand that the healing power of the Blessed Sacrament, the priest can prepare the eternal vision of God in prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the priest prays not only for himself but for all his brothers who celebrate Mass on that day all over the world. Followed by prayers to St. Joseph, all the angels and saints, and finally a prayer to the saint in whose honor Mass is celebrated. The Formula of Intention reminds the priest in the Church's intention regarding the celebration of Mass, and its role within it. The priest is not the work itself. What he accomplished was delivered by Christ to his Church, confirmed by the Magisterium and supported by the Tradition. Il sacerdote rende presente il Corpo e Sangue di Cristo. Egli segue il rito della santa Chiesa Cattolica. Suo scopo è di lodare Dio e la Chiesa celeste, mentre prega per quella terrena, e in particolare per tutti coloro che si sono raccomandati alle sue preghiere, come pure per il benessere di tutta la Chiesa Cattolica. Poi, pregando per tutti i fedeli, il sacerdote chiede che il Signore conceda a lui e a tutti gioia con pace, l’emendamento della vita, uno spazio di vera penitenza, la grazia e il conforto dello Spirito Santo e la perseveranza nelle buone opere.
4. La Gratiarum Actio post Missam
4.1. Il corpo di testi che forma il ringraziamento dopo la Messa dimostra amore, umiltà e fede che si esaltano nel dono sublime della Santissima Eucaristia. Il Missale Romanum del 2002 contiene la Preghiera Universale attribuita a papa Clemente XI e l’Ave Maria. Inoltre, in comune con il Messale del 1962, contiente la Preghiera di san Tommaso d’Aquino; le Aspirazioni al Santissimo Redentore o Anima Christi; l’Offerta di sé o Suscipe; la Preghiera davanti a N.S. Gesù Cristo Crocifisso o En Ego; e la Preghiera alla Beata Vergine Maria. A questi testi nel Messale del 1962 venivano annesse indulgenze dai papi Pio X, XI e XII, mentre alcuni testi del Missale Romanum del 2002 sono stati inclusi anche nell’Enchiridion delle Indulgenze.
4.2. Nel Messale del 1962, un’antifona precede il Benedicite (cf. Dn 3,56-58) e il Salmo 150. Osservando la stessa struttura della Preparazione alla Messa, il Kyrie eleison e alcuni versetti aprono la strada ad alcune collette. La prima di esse prega che, come i tre giovani furono tratti illesi dalle fiamme, così possano i servi del Signore evitare le ferite del peccato. La seconda colletta domanda che le opere buone che Dio ha iniziato nei suoi servi possano essere portate a compimento, mentre la terza, che ha tema simile alla prima, è una preghiera a san Lorenzo, diacono e martire, che fu trovato vincitore nella sofferenza. Le devozioni che il sacerdote può recitare pro opportunitate posseggono espressioni pari alle richieste di protezione nel nostro viaggio verso il cielo. Dopo la Preghiera of St. Thomas there is another (Alia oratio) metric anthem I love you is prayer below from the beloved Soul Christi. The Ego and ENI Suscipe precede another prayer asking that the Passion of Christ is the power of the priest, his defense and eternal glory. Before the prayers to St. Joseph and the saint in whose honor was celebrated Mass, the Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary offers Jesus, which was received in the Holy Eucharist, the Virgin Mother, because she can rioffrirlo in the supreme act of worship ( latreia), or perfect worship, the Holy Trinity.
5. Conclusion The Ordering Generale del Messale Romano stabilisce: «È perciò di somma importanza che la celebrazione della Messa, o Cena del Signore, sia ordinata in modo tale che i sacri ministri e i fedeli, partecipandovi ciascuno secondo il proprio ordine e grado, traggano abbondanza di quei frutti, per il conseguimento dei quali Cristo Signore ha istituito il Sacrificio eucaristico del suo Corpo e del suo Sangue e lo ha affidato, come memoriale della sua Passione e risurrezione, alla Chiesa, sua dilettissima Sposa». La preparazione del sacerdote alla Messa e l’atto di ringraziamento successivo si completano a vicenda. Essi nutrono la riverenza nei cuori e nelle menti dei fedeli che sono aiutati a partecipare con maggiore intensità alla liturgia celebrata da un sacerdote who has given an opportunity to gather. What encourages preparation also promotes after thanksgiving following the mass. Both the Church constantly driving to and from the Eucharistic Sacrifice that celebrates and makes present the fruits of the Paschal mystery until Christ returns at the end of time.