This Easter Season, you are invited to enter into captivating truth, inspiring goodness, and breathtaking beauty as we take a deep dive into the Sacred Mysteries of the Mass.
Beautiful Light: A Paschal Mystagogy is your entry point into one of the most ancient and fruitful traditions of the Church—a catechesis on the Sacred Mysteries of our faith, focusing on our liturgical life—called Mystagogy. The early Church knew how essential it was to foster the faith of newly initiated Christians, and the period of mystagogy became a time-tested and true pathway to life-long discipleship.
Whether you are a cradle Catholic or have just entered the Church this Easter, Beautiful Light is for you! Join Sr. Alicia and Tanner Kalina for this 7-part series to unpack everything that is true, good, and beautiful about the Mass. Each week, we’ll hear from a different bishop as he helps us see with the eyes of faith what is really happening at Mass. We’ll also have the chance to hear his answers to questions that are pressing on our hearts! Watch live on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
8:00 PM ET
Can our sacrifices really help save the world?
We’ve heard the Gospel and professed our faith. Now the Offertory begins. As the priest prays over the bread and wine, we, too, can spiritually unite our own offerings to the total self-gift that Jesus offers to the Father for the betterment of the world. Find out how in this inaugural episode!
Archbishop Charles Thompson of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis is our special guest for Episode 1, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Offertory here.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
8:00 PM ET
Did you ever think about how the angels and saints surround us at Mass?
Right after the Offertory, we enter into the Eucharistic Prayer with the Preface. Evoking our awareness of entering into true heavenly worship, this prayer reminds us that we are united to the entire Mystical Body of Christ as we offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn is our special guest for Episode 2, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Preface here.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
8:00 PM ET
Are you aware of God’s Spirit at work in you?
The Holy Spirit is the Sanctifier. As we draw near to the great miracle of the Consecration, the priest prays the Epiclesis prayer, calling down the Holy Spirit upon the bread and wine to be consecrated. Will you open your own heart to the sanctifying power of God’s Spirit, too?
Bishop Gregory Gordon, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas, is our special guest for Episode 3 in this 7-part series, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Epiclesis here.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
8:00 PM ET
He laid down his life for you...
The priest utters the words of Jesus, and bread and wine are transformed into the very Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Savior. Discover why the miracle of transubstantiation leads us into the depths of Jesus’ love for us.
Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston (who is also leading the National Eucharistic Revival on behalf of the U.S. bishops) is our special guest for Episode 4, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Institution Narrative here.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
8:00 PM ET
The Mystery is unfolding before your very eyes...
In a real yet mysterious way, we re-live the Paschal Mystery—what Jesus did to save us—at every Mass. The word that best captures how this is possible is the Greek word anamnesis, which can be translated as “calling to mind.” It is not just remembering, but rather a sacred remembering that makes what happened over 2,000 years ago present to us at every Mass.
Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, is our special guest for Episode 5, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Anamnesis here.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
8:00 PM ET
Christ is the head, and we are his members...
At every Mass, the entire Mystical Body of Christ is present—those in heaven, on earth, and in purgatory. In the sacred moments following the Consecration, very special prayers of intercession are offered on behalf of all the members of the Church, including the people in the pews!
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is our special guest for Episode 6 in this 7-part series, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Intercessions during the Eucharistic Prayer here.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
8:00 PM ET
Did you know that we are beholding the Living God?
As the Eucharistic Prayer concludes, the consecrated host and chalice are elevated by the priest-celebrant as he proclaims praise for our Triune God. Then the assembly offers their assent with the “Great Amen” as we spiritually unite with all of heaven, not only praising the Blessed Trinity but also entering into the Master’s joy!
Bishop Joseph Coffey of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, is our special guest for Episode 7, our final episode in this 7-part series, not only helping us understand more deeply this moment of the Mass but also answering our questions so we can lead Eucharistic lives!
Read more about the Doxology here.
