I confess to almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault. (Jas. 5:16) - James 5:16 quoted actually says....Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much.
In my thoughts and in my words, (Rom. 12:16) - Being of one mind one towards another. Not minding high things, but consenting to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits
In what I have done and what I have failed to do; (Jas 3:6) - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.
and I ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, all the angel and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. (1 Thess 5:25) - Brethren, pray for us.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. (1 John 1:9) - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
Christ have mercy. (1 Tim 1:2) - To Timothy, his beloved son in faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. (Luke 2:14) - Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, (Rev 19:6) - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great thunders, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord our God the Almighty hath reigned.
we worship you, (Rev. 22:9) - And he said to me: See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them that keep the words of the prophecy of this book. Adore God.
we give you thanks, (Eph. 5:20) - Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:
we praise you for your glory. (Rev 7:12) - Saying: Amen. Benediction, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, honour, and power, and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, (2 John 3) - No such reference
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; (John 1:29) - The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world.
The claim that Scripture is read/given in the mass is a total joke. Taking fragments of Scripture, rewording them, and stringing them together to make sentences is not reading Scripture in mass.
I could have gone on and finished with the rest of it but I seriously doubt that the rest of that is any closer to the quoting of actual Scripture verses than what's been posted already.
Although I do like this clincher......
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. (Rom 8:34)
Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died, yea that is risen also again; who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
So much for Jesus being eternally sacrificed in a eternal sacrifice in heaven that the mass is participating in here on earth.
In your own mass, the church itself states that Jesus is in heaven seated at the right hand of God.
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If there were even Scripture quoted in the mass , it might have helped.
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Well I guess you missed this part right here:
[The Liturgy of the Word consists of four readings from Scripture: the first is typically from the Old Testament, the second a psalm, followed by a reading from one of the epistles. Finally, the Gospel is proclaimed during which the people stand out of respect for the Word. The chosen readings change daily.]
A Sermon on the readings follows.
Try reading the whole thing that was posted.
What was the scripture reading this past Sunday?
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Psalm 33
Letter to the Romans 8:14-17
Matthew 28:16-20
What is the scripture for next Sunday?
Exodus 24:3-8
Psalm 116
Hebrews 9:11-15
Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
The readings for the following week are printed in our bulletin so that we can read those ahead as well as the verses or chapters before and after. We also have the daily readings listed in the bulletin.
If a Catholic does not get any bible reading in his/her life it is his/her fault, not the fault of the Church.
Nothing about anyone offering bread...
It will become for us the bread of life. (John 6:35)
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Uh, not according to Jesus it won't...
Jesus says HE is the bread...He never told anyone to bake some bread and then Jesus would turn it into him...
Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink. (Luke 22:17-18)
Luk 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
Luk 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
Now that's not at all what Jesus says or even infers...
You mean to tell me that your priest stands there and tells the congregation things that are completely false???
Priest: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. (Heb. 12:28)
Heb 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Maybe you forget...You're not talking to a bunch of Catholics...WE OWN BIBLES...We can and do check your religion out to see if it is telling the truth...
And we can see right here that it is not...
People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our sake and the good of all his Church. (Ps 50:23)
Psa 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
There is NOTHING in that verse about a sacrifice of bread and wine...And it is directed at individuals, not your Church...
he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this is memory of me. (Mark 14:22-25)
Gave who thanks???
Mar 14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Mar 14:23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Mar 14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Mar 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Priest: In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. (John 6:51)
Joh 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Nobody offers God bread and claims it is Jesus...You don't offer the sacrifice; God offered the sacrifice to you...There is absolutely nothing in what your priest says that references John 6:51...
I love when ex-Catholics say this, I really have to laugh, becasue it tells me they just never listened.
Obviously they did listen...And then they went to God to find out if they were being lied to...And then they left...And more will leave for the same reason...
Thanks for shedding light.