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Mount Alvernia College Mass Analysis

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Rituals use a varying range of signs, symbols and actions to express their faith. Ritual is an action, which instills special meaning. It is a ceremony, which marks a distinctive moment and a meaningful action. The Mount Alvernia College opening mass is divergent to catholic masses as it reflects the ethos, beliefs, values and legacy of the missionary Franciscan sisters of the Immaculate Conception. Many components are involved to create a sense of meaning and special moments for a ritual, such as, symbols, language, location and participants.

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The purpose of the Mount Alvernia College Mass is unlike traditional masses. The Purpose of a traditional mass is to unite a community to come together and express their faith. They also go to be one with God through the Eucharist of the bread and wine. While Mount Alvernia’s opening mass still comes together as a community to be one with God, they …show more content…

The structure of the Mt A mass contains different specifically Franciscan elements that a normal mass would not include. Our college mass is specific to Franciscans in the prayers that are prayed and the blessings that are said. Unlike Catholic masses we do not just focus of God, we also focus on our patron Saint, Francis of Ecology. Some of these prayers include the Franciscan creed, which is the creed that all Franciscans “swear” by. Unless the church of a catholic mass is strictly Franciscan the creed is not read. The charter of both masses is the catholic bible, which the Franciscan teachings are based on. A charter is a set of rules laid down by a governing body, as Catholics, our charter is the bible that contains rules such as the Ten Commandments “written” by God that all Catholics must follow. Symbols such as the bible are one of the many symbols that can be found at the Mount Alvernia College opening

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