The Mystery of Faith
At every Mass, the congregation proclaims “the mystery of
And the people respond in unison. In the new translation of the Roman
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your
Death, O Lord, until you come again.
Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
In our proclamation of “the mystery of faith,” we are reminded
that what we believe is truly a mystery. How is it that God sent his
Son to earth in the person of Jesus, that He died to redeem us and
free us from our sins, has given us His Body and Blood, rose from
the dead and will return again? A mystery, indeed. It is what the
Church calls the Paschal Mystery. And yet, we take it on faith. We
believe. And in the Holy Mass, we are not just observers of this
great mystery, but we actually participate in the great “mystery of
faith.”
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faith.” This happens immediately after the consecration.
The priest simply says or sings “The mystery of faith.”
Missal, there are three responses.
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