The Mass is the Source and Summit of Our Catholic Faith

The celebration of the Eucharist is the treasure of our Roman Catholic faith.

Sunday after Sunday we gather to hear the words of God through the Sacred Scriptures. We offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving as the Holy Spirit transforms our gifts of bread and wine into the Body of Blood of Christ. Each of us shares in and becomes the Body of Christ and we are sent forth to live and preach the gospel in our daily lives. This is what makes us Catholic!

Here at St. Margaret Mary parish in Winter Park, Florida, we are observing a Year of the Eucharist to deepen our understanding of this “source and summit” of our faith.

We are also preparing for the changes in Mass texts which will take place at the end of this calendar year – the beginning of the new liturgical year on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. The Mass is not changing. Many of the words that we say and hear will change, but the mystery we celebrate is always the same: Jesus Christ, yesterday, today and forever!