If you're unhappy because the Mass has become for you routine – or even boring and tedious – these pages are for you.
Among other things you'll learn from these pages: • The meaning of the “sacramental principle”: if you don't understand it, then Mass is almost surely flat for you • How each element of the Liturgy has a sacramental quality about it, and can be for you a grace-filled encounter with Jesus • How to transform your prayers at Mass into a conversation with God • Why silence – both within the liturgy and outside of it – is a necessary element of that conversation with God • There's a proper spiritual way to make the Sign of the Cross (do you know what it is?) • How the Creed can be for you the highpoint of the Liturgy of the Word • Why, during the collection, you should also explicitly offer Christ your heart • The best way in the Mass to participate in Jesus' saving work: do you know what it is? Soon – with the help of author Carstens's wise suggestions – you will be surprised to find each Eucharistic Celebration a fountain of peace for you, a profound refreshment for your soul.• What you should desire in order to receive the Eucharist most efficaciously (and what that desire presupposes in you) • Coming and going through the church doors: what, each time, it should mean for you spiritually Plus , at the end of each chapter, a list of action items for the next time you go to Mass, and much, much more to awaken in you the bright spirit of joyful devotion that we are all called to have at Mass. They teach you eight simple ways to make your every Mass a joyful time of piety and intense devotion. About the Author Christopher Carstens is Director of the Office for Sacred Worship in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, instructor at Mundelein's Liturgical Institute, editor of the Adoremus Bulletin, and a voice on The Liturgy Guys podcast A Devotional Journey Into The Mass: How Mass Can Become a Time of Grace, Nourishment, and Devotion Transform your prayers at Mass into a conversation with God Learn why the Mass will feel boring if you don't understand it</l.