A Step-by-Step Guide to the Catholic Mass
Risen Christ Catholic Parish Denver
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Fr. Scott Bailey gives a step-by-step overview of the Catholic Mass, highlighting the history, spirituality and meaning of the things we do. He explains the phrases we say, the motions we make, and the importance of the Eucharist. Fr. Scott comments on all of that and more in this step-by-step guide so that you can get more out of attending Catholic Mass!
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Risen Christ Catholic Parish –
Archdiocese of Denver
06.02.2026
Is that the sun above his head at the alter ?
When he holds up the disc it reminds me of the sun
I will be attending my first mass on my own accord today. This is helpful and as a protestant I am excited for this beautiful experience.
Going back to church after 20 years. I’m 37 now. I’m looking forward to making this a part of my life again
Thank you for this. It helped further illumine for me the liturgy at the Lutheran church I attend (which is very similar in many ways).
Awesome job Father with the podcast reminding us of The greatest thing we can do here on earth, as baptized Catholics the exact representation of Jesus in a bloody manner.
Great job Father as Bishop Robert Barron says it is the best thing we can do on earth👏🙏
Thank you, Father! This was so helpful
Excellent Video!!!
Thank you Father for this explanation of the Holy Mass. It us very helpful to me in deepening my appreciation of the mass. May God bless you more.
Thank You! I need to learn the Mass, I haven't been to church in years, and coming to mass today, while waiting for mass to start, I got sick,! I felt like I had crushed glass inside my body and it was ripping my insides out, it really hurt!….. But now, I am at total peace. I feel really good.. I want to learn the mass and the responses too. I never want to be a stranger in The House of God, ever again. I am clean inside!!! I feel light as a cloud. I never knew how bad off I was. I am so glad to have experienced the pain, and sickness that I felt. Jesus was ripping out my sins from my soul. It really hurt!
Dear Father I need to learn the responses and learn about what the mass will be covering
For that day, I am going to make an appointment with my church to talk to a priest, and
Also have them finally sign me up as a member, because now, I have a permanent place of
Residency.
When we die we go according to Jesus we go to what is called "THE WAITING PLACE" this is true 100% We don't know how to get back to Earth or our families. We do interact with Jesus. We still feel our emotions. we feel cold at times, anxious, we still think for ourselves. We still have all of our memories of our life and of our experiences. We are given chores to do, and we have to learn on a higher level of being. Kind of like going from grammar school to Jr. High school and so on. We make new relationships with others there too. One day in the waiting place is like 1000 years on Earth.
I was there during my death experience before coming back into my body. I saw 2 suns one was a dim orange color and the other sun was a brighter yellow, but I could look at both and it didn't hurt my eyes to look at them. I saw trees far off into the distance which made trying to find the horizon impossible. You could see that the people there were from all different time periods because of their clothing.
The people who worked in a huge field used only hand tools. They used cycles to cut down wheat. One man was using a wheel cart to move tree limbs and brush. The Angel of Death that appeared to me to bring me to this place He was a black man who had snake eyes. He was a quiet man, he told me that I had to go with him and that each person has different symbols that apply to them individuality. So an angel of death to another person would appear to them in another form.
When I arrived at the waiting Place. that was where Jesus appeared to me. I asked him If you are Jesus, then where are the nail marks.. I expected him to tell me that he cured himself by his own power. But He threw a wrench into my question by saying to me "Don't you think that If I was able to heal 4264 people on Earth while I was alive don't you think that I would have the power to heal myself" ? Please believe all that I say here because it is the God Honest truth. One more thing Jesus doesn't stay in the waiting place he goes there from time to time to check up on everything.
I want to know the responses.
The Vatican 2 documents explained :
Without understanding the following you will never be able to understand the documents. I will list here, what the documents consist of, by name and by title. But you will never find the list of these names inside the documents this is deliberate. For the purpose of concealment. But what you will find in every paragraph of every page the “definition” of the terms listed. Therefore the Vatican two documents consist of “definition” only:
1) Indifferentism
2) Syncretism and Synthesis
3) Immanent
4) Transcendentalism
5) Individualism
6) Existentialism, naturalism
7) Stoicism & Christian Universalism by heretic “Origen”&
8) Pantheism
9) Evolution
10) The Sciences such as historian sociology psychology critic…
11) A complete rejection of Fillioque (the trinity).
12) embrace Protestant Justification and Rejects Catholic Justification
If you look up Saint Pope Pius 10 Encyclical
“ Pascendi Dominici Gregis” you will find he new about Vatican 2 and wrote a detailed comprehensive explanation of Vatican 2, listing in detail more than half of the items above listed, and he even explains, in example, how it is meant to diminish Jesus Christ and the one true church and desecrate all seven sacraments and to leave the door open for more of modernism and Progressive changes in the future. He is not alone !!! Pius 10 on the Errors of Modernism, Pius 9 his Syllabus of Errors and Pope Gregory 16 in his Encyclical “Mirari Vos” see #19 on the Waldensians,the Beghards,the Wycliffites, and all the popes condemned the documents of Vatican 2 and the Synod of Pistoia and warned the faithful with, excommunication, anathema if you don't reject the Vatican 2 documents, and church, and embrace the one true Traditional Catholic Church, the depository of faith, before the end of your life.
As you examine these terms and then read the Vatican 2 documents you can clearly see the “definition” of all the above listed terms, but not the terms themselves, and the evil, that it is no longer Catholic but a new religion that will lead you straight to hell !!!
The Vatican II documents : briefly
1) Christ is united with each man in the “Incarnation” before Jesus was even born (Gaudium et Spes #22)
2) Protestant religions and Pagan are a means of salvation and all other denominations. (Unitatis Redintegratio #3)
3) non-catholics may lawfully receive Holy Communion and the sacraments of the church.(Orientalium Ecclesiarum #27)
4) Muslims and Catholics together worship the same God (Lumen Gentium #16)
5) the Catholic church is united with those who don't accept the Catholic faith or the papacy. (Lumen Gentium #15)
6) some people above the Age of Reason don't believe in God, through no fault of their own. (Lumen Gentium #16)
7) in Buddhism man searchs for the highest illumination. (Nostra Aetate #2)
8) all things on earth should be related to man as their Center and Crown. (Gaudium et Spes #12).
All done through “dialogue” in order to achieve a false Unity !!!
Then what are we to do you ask ?
If you are a true Traditional Catholic, then you are supposed to do what the Blessed Virgin Mary told us to do, in these evil times, that she described at Fatima, in the “Third Secret”. Not the fake phony Third Secret that John Paul II falsified and Rewritten, along with the fake Lucia !!! But the real true Third Secret of Fatima. You are also to do what the Blessed Virgin Mary told us to do at La Salette, France and again at Our Lady of Good Success, who described in great detail what is to happen to the Catholic church at the end of the 20th century and she was 100% right !!! And beware of the falsified information on “our lady of good success” there are 2 different versions. The Vatican 2 version and the true traditional version.1 the Vatican 2 church is rewriting and changing everything.
What do we do then ? what did she say to do ? She said, to say the Traditional Rosary, not the Rosary of John Paul II, but the Traditional Rosary !! 15 decades, everyday or 5 decades on Monday, 5 decades on Tuesday, and 5 decades, on Wednesday. Since the Mass is the greatest prayer of all !!! you get the Saint Andrews missile (and no other missile) but the St Andrews missile, and you say Mass every Sunday (you're not able to consecrate) but you can still say the prayers of the Mass !!! From ONLY the Saint Andrew's missile!! You can say the Rosary, the Seven Sorrows of Mary, the Stations of the Cross, all at home. Have nothing to do with today's Fake Catholic Church!!! NOTHING !!! This means all Vatican 2 priests and parishioners also the sspx, sspv, cmri, fssps… It will be a mortal sin and send you straight to hell if you go to any of these groups who support and embrace, “Invincible ignorance” and also “baptism of desire and blood” that the Traditional Catholic church teaches against !!! Subjective v.s Objective heresy !!! OR, You can be in the Soul of the church and not be a Member, Heresy, these groups, the sspx and others Embrace these Heresies !!! along with using the St Joseph's missile (THIS IS A Condemned Missile) if anyone, even the Pope, tells you that it's not a condemned missile they are – A – Liar !! don't believe them, their a liar and a Heretic !!! Heretics will send you to Hell !!!
You say your prayers at home, you stay at home, and you say your prayers at home, the Traditional prayers of the church and you say them every day. You read the Bible the Catholic Bible (the Douay Rheims Version) and NO OTHER !!! since all other Bibles have been Rewritten with attacks againt
Mary… !!! and study the lives of the Saints of the church, AND STAY away from newly written or revised books on the market today on the Saints… !!! Don't buy any books on the market after 1960 !!!! All books and movies have been compromised with the Vatican II documents, principles.
What about confession and all that ? You confess your sins to God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost using the prayers in the St Andrews missile,which is in the back of the book, or you say one of the seven penitential Psalms along with the act of contrition with the “Confiteor” of the Mass.. That's your confession, at home where you are safe both in body and soul, and your chrilden are safe !! For baptism you do the same at home with the proper, Matter, Form and Intent !!!
Matter,as in Water.
Form as in the words – I baptize you in the name of the father and of the son,Jesus Christ and of the Holy Ghost.
Intent – to do what the church has always done both in the proper words and teachings !!!
Priest or minister – there are NO MORE they're all excommunicated.
But whatever you do have nothing to do with the Vatican 2 Church sspx, sspv, fssp…. even if it's empty do not go in it !!! Judgment day is almost here.
P.S.- the Most Holy Family Monastery is a good resource me and my colleagues have kept a close eye on them for over 20 years I highly recommend them.
Also the web site – “God's Catholic Dogma”. They are the only 2 sources of Catholic Teachings on earth.
Study the lives of the Saints
God Love You
Question for more experienced Catholics: do you guys have every prayer and everything memorized? Other than things ive known since i was little like the Lords Prayer, i find myself just mumbling along. How do i go aboit memorizing everything if thats something i should do?
For the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit as I prepare for the talk about the Liturgy of the Word to be shared for the Lectors and Commentators in our Vicariate. 😊🙏 Throgh the grace of God, I may accomplish my task effectively and for the intended audience to have a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Liturgy of the Word for the glory of God. 😊🙏🙌
IN AKITA, JAPAN MARY / THE BLESSED MOTHER , TOLD THE VISSIONARY ALL CATHOLICS SHOULD RECIEVE ONLY ON THEIR TOUNGE AS SINCE RECIEVEING IN THE HAND WAS INSTITUTED MANY EVIL ONES TOOK THE HOLY EUCHARIST OUT OF THE CHURCH AND DESACREATED OUR LORD JESUS;S BODY, BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINTY !! WHEN JESUS'S MOTHER MARY SPEAKS PLEASE OBEY !!! HER WORDS SHE SPEAKS COME FROM JESUS TOO !!!!! THOMAS F CROWLEY, CANTON, OHIO 44705
Hi, im 20 years old and ive been debating my belief in God. I went to a catholic school and we said prayers and i felt connected. I want to learn more about catholic faith and visit mass this week on sunday. I am worried because i dont know the responses nor do i know mass, but i want to believe in god and start my journey to love him and have faith. I hope i am welcomed well at mass even though i know little
Just remember. Your priest knows better than you. Blindly follow.
Thank you sooo much for this!!! I was raised Catholic at a young age. I strayed from God and was called by the Holy Spirit recently to return to my roots and learn to praise God and Jesus the right way. I'm so greatful for you knowledge and sharing of your wisdom. God Bless you.
Father, I wish they would cease using incense during some of the masses. Those of us with respiratory issues, such as asthma, or COPD can be harmed by breathing in the smoke generated.
Trump is a doofus
I'm going to mass on Sunday after along time away please pray for me 🙏 thank you
Masks in a catholic mass? Weak faith.
Great video Father!!!
A Catholic Mass is like being invited to The Last Supper with Jesus & His apostles. Jesus said the first Mass & told them to continue it until He returns. When the Priest blesses the bread & wine, they transform into The Body & Blood of Jesus Christ; this is The Transubstantiation. Receiving Jesus in Holy Communion is the most beautiful, powerful & intimate union we can have with Him while on earth. We truly become one with Him. 1Cor11:23-29,Jn 6:51-59 We aren't supposed to go to Mass to be entertained, we go to Mass to Worship our God, to hear His Word and most of all to receive Him into our body, to make us one with Him.
I think, we are all human beings and we are different at self-thinking and perception. I am glad, we have the opportunity to find a comfort and a unification in one place, in the church. There we are encouraged and expected to bring all our life into and to ask for help spiritually. None-Christs don’t have to belong out of a reason like being forced, but out of the will to understand and to communicate, and we are being relieved by coming and pausing in a spiritual place. No one has to be extremely devoted, but to find the strength for his/er-self own. The church is a place of bless, because of its prohumane activity, by means of the worship.
Does everyone drink from the same cup or is the wafer dipped in the wine? I’m a Protestant who has felt a deep pull to the Catholic Church. I think I’m on a conversion process. I’ve been diving into everything Catholic I can find. This was very informative!
Langworth Corner
My son is in catholic school and I was raised Baptist. So thank you because I knew nothing about Mass!
This video was very helpful!!
We chose to put our 7 year old in Catholic School a few years ago and we love that she attends Mass every Thursday.. Today, she had a small speaking role.. Nothing but God’s grace allowed me to make Mass this morning after driving 87 miles from working a twelve hour shift.. Her dad was there but I arrived 2 mins late at the end of the first prayer…. I decided to slip onto the 3rd row from the back to be less disruptive instead of taking the seat further up with her father. .. As God would have it I quickly realized I’d taken a seat behind the most devout elderly couple because they made their voices known proudly from the back of the church…At first, I felt tense and insecure.. But Let me tell you what moved me to tears.. When it came time to kneel the wife was tall and obviously could no longer kneel without discomfort.. Instead she squatted as low as she could and positioned herself awkwardly between the pew.. Without any signal almost unnoticeably, the husband pulled his bench to kneel beside his wife and THEN he reached under the front of my Pew and silently pulled my bench out to kneel.. I’d never even noticed the meticulously placed apparatus in front of me.. I fell to my knees when I realized the kind gesture the couple had shown me and I thanked God… I had the perfect example sitting right in front of me.. They drew no attention to me and smiled to me often throughout the service… I see why my 7 year old says she’s part Catholic now.. Maybe one day she’ll come to us and ask to be Baptized in front of her class.. Who can resist the will of God 🙏…
Many priests and Sisters are using internet and explaining the mass all doing a great job.l take all of them and really get the mass in my spiritual journey] with richness and closer to God.
Meanings are all so clear and common sense .
HUGE THANKS TO ALL WHO ARE ENRICHING OUR CATHOLIC FAITH AND MANY CONVERTS.
SO HELP OUR WORLD BY EXPLANING THE MASS TO WHOEVER MAY NEED HELP.
I'm going to my first Catholic mass this weekend. I'm not party of any other denomination, so should I partake in Communion or pass since I am not yet involved further than the inquiry stage?
Thank you for this!!
I didn't know Chuck Schumer was a Deacon. —–jk
Thank you Father.
I keep seeing comments about “converting” to Catholicism… I’m very confused by that. Is it a separate church and style of worship than other denominations, or is it an entirely separate religion???
This has always been confusing for me.
Amen!
I was brought up as Catholic, but never knew what was going on I never knew JESUS CHRIST, until I hit the bottom line in life, and I spend more time thinking of the Lord jesus Christ.. I've been self studying bible and now this video clarify all of my question why catholic churches do this. Now I realised I've been taking the eucharist for granted and sinning without knowing.
This is the best video of explanation of everything that you can think of thank you so much for doing and taking the time to do this, outstanding!!
I thought all Altars were supposed to have relics.
The breaking of the bread starting Holy Thursday became the Eucharist: body, blood, soul and divinity. Isn't that why the disciples @ Emmaus suddenly recognized Hesus in the Eucharist (transubstantiation)
I'm not even catholic and have no desire to be. I just play music with them every week and just watched this to understand the customs and what everyone else was doing. And so I don't look completely lost 😅
After a life time in Pentecostal protestant faith, I have converted to Catholicism.
This Sunday will be my fourth Communion, although I have attended Mass before converting.
Did I miss the Confiteor in the video ?
The missal indicates that those reciting the prayer are to strike their breast at the point where they say, "through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.".
Why do Catholics say this and beat their breast ?
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Thank you for this. I am Mormon and got invited to Mass this week. I have been really anxious about doing the wrong thing and this really soothed my turmoil.
Hello Father and YouTube people, I am the person who missed Mass, for 30, years. But, I had to go back!
I still feel like a stranger, in The House of God. Because It has become an entirely, new community.
The words, the faces, are all foreign to me. Though, things are now different to me. The Word of God, hasn't. * During Mass,*** I don't receive Jesus's, warmth presents in my body, like I use too.
When I take Communion, I feel like I am in Surgery! I know that Jesus is doing something to me.
While my time away from Church. I tend to ask Jesus, questions (in my head /through my soul,) But Then, to hear the very answers to my questions… coming out of the mouths, of the Deacon's, or Priest's through a Gospel, reading…. (amen)
Jesus, is taking me some place. But, He's not letting me see, where he is taking me. I trust him, I will go, and learn. ( I wanted to bring everyone here') up to date with me.
Hey there! What is the painting in the background? It’s so beautiful. 😊
Thank you so much. Very helpful. I have been attending mass and did not understand the process
From a protestant family to now waiting for my baptism in the Catholic Church.
Listen: If a big war breaks out soon: Don't look at it through eyes of terror or of fright. No one has the power to destroy or the ability to destroy Earth, It was and is always not in man's hands ever allowable. Look at any war or threat of war and know that you are safe within Jesus's protection, You will find yourself less affected by the current events unfolding.