#12451 What Can Lay People do at Mass? - Tom Nash

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“What can ordinary people do at Mass?” This episode explores the profound mystery of Christ’s presence in the Mass, alongside questions about the role of laypeople during the service, the absence of an Old Testament reading before Vatican II, and the significance of praying for those who have fallen asleep.

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Questions Covered:

04:40 – What can ordinary people do at Mass? Can lay people give blessings at communion?
11:49 – Why was there no OT reading before Vatican 2?
14:03 – Is Jesus really present in the Eucharist?
18:43 – We pray for those who have died and those who have fallen asleep. What does it mean to those who have fallen asleep?
30:02 – I got into a conversation with a sedevacantist. They asked, If the sacraments are only valid if they have proper form, how can you have a valid sacrament if the words of the institution were changed in the Novus Ordo?
35:43 – Why does the Catholic Mass seem to look more and more protestant?
47:19 – Why does the priest add a piece of the host and water into the chalice?

Chapters

1. What can ordinary people do at Mass? Can lay people give blessings at communion? (00:04:40)

2. Why was there no OT reading before Vatican 2? (00:11:49)

3. Is Jesus really present in the Eucharist? (00:14:03)

4. We pray for those who have died and those who have fallen asleep. What does it mean to those who have fallen asleep? (00:18:43)

5. I got into a conversation with a sedevacantist. They asked, If the sacraments are only valid if they have proper form, how can you have a valid sacrament if the words of the institution were changed in the Novus Ordo? (00:30:02)

6. Why does the Catholic Mass seem to look more and more protestant? (00:35:43)

7. Why does the priest add a piece of the host and water into the chalice? (00:47:19)

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