Siesta

EXCERPTS FROM GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN MISSAL (GIRM)

AS RELATED TO Powerpoint AT MASS

“In it (the celebration of the Mass)...during the course of the year, the mysteries of redemption are recalled so as in some way to be made present:” You may show pictures of Biblical events, mysteries of the Rosary, religious activities and the like, when appropriate, during Holy Mass.

Nevertheless, “Images of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints, in accordance with the Church’s most ancient tradition, should be displayed for veneration by the faithful in sacred buildings and should be arranged so as to usher the faithful toward the mysteries of faith celebrated there. For this reason, care should be taken that their number not be increased indiscriminately, and that they be arranged in proper order so as not to distract the faithful’s attention from the celebration itself. There should usually be only one image of any given Saint Do not flash a religious image if there is already a similar one near the LCD screen.

“The entire celebration (of the Mass) is to be planned in such a way that it leads to a conscious, active, and full participation of the faithful both in body and mind.”

“The utmost care must be taken to choose and to arrange those forms and elements set forth by the Church that, in view of the circumstances of the people and the place, will more effectively foster active and full participation.”

“Since the celebration of Mass by its nature has a “communitarian character, both the dialogues between the priest and the faithful gathered together and the acclamations are of great significance. In fact, they are not simply signs of communal celebration but foster and bring about communion between priest and people.

The acclamations and the responses of the faithful to the priest’s greetings and prayers constitute that level of active participation that the gathered faithful are to contribute in every form of the Mass, so...