Catholic Haiku: The Traditional Mass
Silence in the Church
No chatter among the pews
God is present here
Images of saints
Remind all to keep the Faith
No banners of felt
Genuflecting knees
Paying homage due to God
Holy Mass begins
Solemn chants intoned
Music from another world
Lifting souls to God
Father faces East
Incense rises to the Throne
Holy Sacrifice
Thrice the bells cry out
Holy Host is raised aloft
Christ is here with us!
Chalice raised to God
Christ’s own Blood now is the wine
For us sacrificed
Down on bended knee
Christ alights upon the tongue
God within us
Ite! Missa est!
Silently now all depart
Awe-filled House of God
