Filipino Catholics not fully aware on what is happening during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

I created this blog just to share my views on the what most Filipino catholics knows about the meaning and the importance of the Mass and each part of the mass. For so many years now i have been fascinated on what we called as the old mass. I researched this old mass which eventually lead me back to the Catholic Church. I was baptized Catholic in the Latin Rite after Vatican II. Raised as a Catholic and underwent catechism in the school. I joioned church organization and have a personal relationship with God. I attended the holy mass, recieved communion and other sacraments, in short i lived as a catholic. But then the death of Pope John Paul II opened my eyes to the inner side of the catholic Faith. I felt this emptiness in my religion. Yes, i know God is with me but the question is whose god am i worshipping? I searched for this and eventually i found my religion in the internet. God gave me St. Francis of Assisi as my guide and thanks God i am back..

The Holy Eucharist is indeed the summit of our Christian Life. I started my new life focusing on the Eucharist and in the Holy Mass. But then for me to understand the importance and the beauty of the Mass i have to read articles not in the Novus Ordo Mass but in the Tridentine Mass. Why? I realized that the basic information on the sacrifice can be seen in the tridentine rite. That i knew right then that to appreciate and understand the Novus Ordo you have to learn the Tridentine rite. In the Tridentine Rite every action has a meaning. From the vestments to the gestures, the bells, prayers,and even the small unnoticeable actions has a meaning. And to understand this meaning then you will fully appreciate the Novus Ordo.

But this blog is intended for Filipinos. Why? Because i can say that the majority of the Filipino Catholics are only Catholic by name. Filipinos lacks catechism. Many Filipinos doesn't even know how to genuflect in front of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament or sad to say they don't even know the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. I have observed many times the disrespect that is being shown to our Lord even with those people that are very active in their service in the parishes.

I am not a theologian so i will not discuss theology here. But i just want to share some truth on our faith.