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Concluding rites at Mass end with giving thanks, ‘and now we’ve got a job to do’

Once the prayer after Communion ends at Mass, the priest may include brief announcements that are not disruptive to the flow of the liturgy as he prepares the congregation for the concluding rites, said Father Tom Margevicius, director of worship for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. If detail is needed at that point, the priest can refer Mass participants to the weekly bulletin, he said.

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Net Ministries’ Lifeline program returns with support from archdiocese

A popular event for high school students in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis returns Nov. 5. Suspended during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lifeline restarts at NET Ministries’ headquarters in West St. Paul with its format of Mass, contemporary praise and worship, a talk geared toward young people and their faith, and a time for eucharistic adoration to process topics discussed.

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‘I am not a cannibal!’

It was my habit as a freshman to attend daily Mass on my university campus. As I was leaving Mass one day, I ran into the boyfriend of a friend, we’ll call him “Brian.” He was a senior — and haughty. He had hopes of becoming an evangelical minister one day and starting his own church. He was also deeply suspicious of Catholics and didn’t hesitate to attack my faith when he could.

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Father Margevicius provides insight on preparation of the gifts, eucharistic prayer

“Numerous saints have plumbed the depths of the Eucharist and only begun to appreciate just how profound and glorious this gift is for us,” said Father Tom Margevicius, director of worship for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. “I think the way that the Mass is currently set up is a perfect example of some of the depths that are often underappreciated about the Eucharist.” 

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