The Veil Removed
Next weekend at every Mass we will watch a short video called, “The Veil Removed”, that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass. “The Veil Removed” provides a vision of the Mass as seen by the mystic Catalina Rivas, and as revealed by scripture and in the catechism of the Catholic Church.
So often we attend Mass without truly avowing the powerful words of the consecration: “...for this is my body which will be given up for you…. for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me..."
This short film may bring you to an enrichment of the things you already know. It is also our hope that through it our hearts and minds will open to marvel at the spiritual wonder, the source and summit of our faith, the miracle of the Mass. Jesus says: “And behold, I am with you always until the end of the age.” Indeed, Jesus is here at every Mass. During the showing of the video, watch for these details as they are interesting and enlightening for our faith:
The pregnant woman in the pew has two Guardian Angels: Hers and her baby’s angel.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is kneeling on the left side of the altar (at 4:42 in the film).
You can see the Holy Souls in Purgatory, at the foot of the altar.
At the end of the film, doubting Thomas makes his profession of Faith.
I will leave you with the words of St. Thomas Aquinas in the Eucharistic hymn Adoro te Devote, where he professes the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist (literal translation for the original Latin):
"On the cross only the divinity was hidden,
But here the humanity is also hidden.
Yet believing and confessing both,
I ask for what the penitent thief asked."
If you can’t wait to watch the film, see below!
