Mass
The Mass or Eucharist is the central act of divine worship in the Catholic Church, which describes it as "the source and summit of the Christian life". In formal contexts, it is sometimes called the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Many of the Catholic Church's other sacraments are celebrated in the framework of the Eucharist.
The term "Mass" is derived from the Late Latin word missa (dismissal), a word used in the concluding formula of Mass in Latin: "Ite, missa est" ("Go; it is the dismissal"). In antiquity, missa simply meant 'dismissal'. In Christian usage, however, it gradually took on a deeper meaning. The word 'dismissal' has come to imply a 'mission'. These few words succinctly express the missionary nature of the Church.
In the language of Pope Benedict XVI, the Mass of 1570 is called the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, and the Mass of 1969 is called the Ordinary Form of the Mass.
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Novus Ordo (Ordinary Form of the Mass)
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Extraordinary Form of the Mass (Tridentine, Latin)
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Livestreaming and Broadcasting of the Mass
To find the Mass times at a parish, click on the PARISHES WEBPAGE for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough. Then click on the PARISH where you would like to attend Mass. Each parish maintains a parish website with up-to-date information about Mass times.
To learn about the general outline of the Mass, click OUTLINE.
For more details, click the General Instructions for the Roman Missal.