How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - Pope Kirillos Scientific Family

INTRODUCTION
Many complain that they do not receive benefit from
attending the Divine Mass. In this book we will try to walk
you through, my beloved Christian, step by step the
procedures before, during and after the Mass, and
contemplate together the rituals, and fervent prayers which
must be understood in order to benefit.
We record all these contemplations and practices from what
we read, hear and experience, in the hope of providing for
you benefit and solving some of the problems many of us
face.
The Liturgy of St. Basil will be the focus of our discussion
and contemplation, for it is the one most commonly used.
1. PREPARATORY PRACTICES
The day in the church rite, starts from the evening prior to
the celebration of the Holy Mass, so, for example, in order to
attend the Sunday Mass you must be prepared from the
Saturday.
How do we prepare
The church rules necessitate your coming clean and pure,
both from within and on the outside; you must be in the best
image externally and internally, as you are appearing before
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