Daily Mass is celebrated:
Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m.
The Sunday Mass schedule is:
Saturday at 5 p.m. in English
Sunday at 7:30 a.m. in English
Sunday at 9 a.m. in English
Sunday at 11 a.m. in English
Sunday at 1 p.m. in Spanish
Please contact the parish office at
949-494-9701 to schedule.
We commit ourselves to: being a welcoming sanctuary and a place of prayer and worship.
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Our greetings from the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua.
Peace and all good❤
𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒚.
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There is deep comfort in knowing our lives are held securely in God’s hands. Whatever today brings, you are not alone and you are never beyond His care.
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✝️ WHY CATHOLICS STAND, KNEEL, AND SIT AT MASS, THE THEOLOGY IN EVERY POSTURE😳🤔
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Most Catholics do these gestures automatically…
Stand. Sit. Kneel.
But very few know why we do them.
Yet every posture at Mass is a theological statement, a physical expression of what the soul believes.
Let’s break it down in simple language, so anyone can understand, and so your scholars, priests, and bishops will appreciate the depth.
✝️ 1. WHEN WE STAND, WE ARE A PEOPLE READY TO ACT
Standing is the posture of respect, readiness, and resurrection.
In ancient Israel, people stood before a king. At Mass, we stand because:
We are before the King of Kings.
We are a risen People, standing symbolizes resurrection life.
We are ready to listen and respond to God’s Word.
This is why we stand:
- At the start of Mass
- During the Gospel
- During the Creed
- During the Lord’s Prayer
Standing says:
“Speak, Lord. Your servant is ready.”
✝️ 2. WHEN WE SIT, WE ARE A PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE AND LISTEN
Sitting at Mass is not laziness.
It is the posture of a disciple learning from the Master.
In Scripture, rabbis taught while sitting. That’s why Jesus “sat down and taught them” (Matt 5:1).
We sit because:
- We are listening to the Liturgy of the Word
- We are reflecting interiorly
- We are letting the Word sink into the heart
Sitting says:
“Lord, teach me.”
This is why we sit:
- During the First Reading
- During the Second Reading
- During the Homily
- During the Offertory
The posture itself is catechesis:
We receive before we offer.
✝️ 3. WHEN WE KNEEL, WE ARE A PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP
Kneeling is the most misunderstood posture, yet the most powerful.
In the Bible, people kneel only before God.
Not angels.
Not kings.
Only God.
So Catholics kneel during the Eucharistic Prayer because:
The bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ
Christ becomes truly, really, substantially present
We are before the Living God
Kneeling expresses:
- Adoration
- Humility
- Total surrender
It is the body saying:
“Lord, You alone are my God.”
This is why we kneel:
- During the Consecration
- After the Holy, Holy, Holy
- Before receiving Communion (in many places)
- During silent adoration
Kneeling is the only fitting posture when Heaven touches earth.
✝️ THE BEAUTY OF CATHOLIC WORSHIP
Mass is not random movement.
It is a sacred rhythm:
We stand to honor and respond
We sit to learn and receive
We kneel to worship and adore
Body and soul move together.
This is why the Catholic Mass is not just something you watch.
It is something you enter, with your whole being, mind, heart, and body.
✝️ FINAL TAKEAWAY
Every posture at Mass is a silent profession of faith:
Standing: I am ready to listen.
Sitting: I am ready to learn.
Kneeling: I am ready to adore.
The body prays with the soul.
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