Expositio Missae

Saint Bonaventure

The Mass is a central and essential part of the Christian life, the very source and summit of our devotion and piety. Instituted by Jesus Himself at the Last Supper and faithfully passed on by the apostles and their successors, it is not merely a...

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Opening Credits

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Translators Note

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Saint Bonaventure's Prayer before Mass

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Chapter 1: The Vestments of the Priests and their Meanings

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Chapter 2: The Meaning of the Name Mass and the Introductory Rites

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Chapter 3: The Liturgy of the Word

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Chapter 4: The Offeratory until the Canon

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Chapter 5: The Canon of the Mass - Part 1

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Chapter 6: The Canon of the Mass - Part 2

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Chapter 7: The Canon of the Mass - Part 3

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Chapter 8: The Canon of the Mass - Part 4

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Chapter 9: The Canon of the Mass - Part 5

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Chapter 10: The Canon of the Mass - Part 6

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Chapter 11: The Canon of the Mass - Part 7

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Chapter 12: The Doxology, Lords Prayer and Fraction Rite

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Chapter 13: The Exchange of Peace and the Agnus Dei

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Chapter 14: The Priestly Reception of Communion, the Prayer After Communion and Dismissal

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Saint Bonaventure's Prayer Before Receiving Communion

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Saint Bonaventure's Prayer After Mass

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Ending Credits

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