MEDITATION ACCORDING TO THE MISSAL
It is one of the most effective means to live a life of solid piety (3). An incomparable manual of meditations is the Missal, which proposes the same word inspired by God, in its most select passages, distributed according to the seasons of the year and the feasts of the Saints. It is the best school to learn the true Christian spirit, to live and to feel with the Church.
In order to serve you profitably, follow this method:
I. Prepare the Mass of the day and look at the main points of it.
2. Read one or both of these points (the Gospel Epistle) slowly and reflect on its meaning and teachings, choosing two or three of the maxims or main thoughts that have moved you the most.
3. Apply them to yourself, asking yourself: What does the Lord teach me here? How have I practiced it up to the present? What should I do to observe it from now on? What means should I use? What things should I avoid? What will I do today?
4. For talks and petitions, use the Prayers of the Mass, praying them with pause.
5. As a spiritual flower look at some of the thoughts from the Introit, Gradual, Offertory and Communion, to remember them during the day.
6. During the Mass, continue with the feelings of meditation, and apply them to obtain the fruits of the meditation.
-(3) Doing it for at least a quarter of an hour, Indulgence of 5 years; plenary a month, cond.
Source : Devotional of the daily Roman Missal by R.P Gregorio Martínez de Antoñana (1952)
