Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Friday 10 November 2023

Celebra Missam. Ut Primam. Ut Unicam. Ut Ultimam. Celebrate This Mass As Though It Was Your First Mass. Celebrate This Mass As Though It Was Your Only Mass. Celebrate This Mass As Though It Was Your Last Mass.



Seen in the Sacristy 
of The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome.

Priest of God.
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your first Mass.
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your only Mass.
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your last Mass.

Photo Credit: OC-Travel


The following Text is taken from, and can be read in full at, LITURGICAL ARTS JOURNAL

I think it worth mentioning, because words sometimes fail and important messages need to be repeated.

Often, there is but one word seen in a Sacristy:

SILENTIVM. 
[Editor: SILENCE.]

The thought depicted here, which is really a Prayer, is a beautiful and profound reminder.

Priest of God:
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your first Mass;
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your only Mass;
Celebrate this Mass as though it was your last Mass.

I hope some Priest/Pastor may be inspired
to commission and display a similar image 
on their Sacristy wall.

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