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At every Mass, Christ is made Really Present with us. It's as if our Risen Saviour stands before us, at the altar, His head bowed in reverence for God the Father, to Whom He lifts His arms as He prays for us. Christ offers to Heaven all the prayers that we pray 'through Him, with Him, and in Him'. In the power of the Holy Spirit, this one great sacrificial prayer is both powerful and effective.

Christ stands at the altar, pleading on our behalf, His arms wide open, pleading for His people, for the living and departed, and offering our prayers as His own.

Christ's Real Presence on the altar is so glorious, it is as though a fire of praise and glory soars upward to the Father.

The Father accepts with delight the gifts we have brought to the altar.

It is the Holy Spirit Who is at work in every prayer we offer, and at work to effect the change which takes place at the Consecration, when the bread and wine became the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ. A dove is a symbol of purity and holiness, pictured here behind the altar, as the Spirit is at work in His Divine power, to give us the Sacrament of our Salvation.

It is the Holy Spirit Who is at work in every prayer we offer, and at work to effect the change which takes place at the Consecration, when the bread and wine became the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ. A dove is a symbol of purity and holiness, pictured here behind the altar, as the Spirit is at work in His Divine power, to give us the Sacrament of our Salvation.

It is the Holy Spirit Who is at work in every prayer we offer, and at work to effect the change which takes place at the Consecration, when the bread and wine became the Sacred Body and Blood of Christ. A dove is a symbol of purity and holiness, pictured here behind the altar, as the Spirit is at work in His Divine power, to give us the Sacrament of our Salvation.

Christ's love for the Father, in its fiery delight, soars from the altar in our church, to the infinite heights of Heaven.

Christ's expression of love ascends from the altar; yet the same love was expressed before time began, and will continue eternally.

It was as though the floor of Heaven itself was extended over the altar, so that Christ was Present both in Heaven and on the Altar.

As the years pass, one priest leaves the altar and another follows in his footsteps to offer the Holy Sacrifice. The priest is called to preach, and to care for the flock: yet the greatest work of all takes place at the altar.

As the years pass, one priest leaves the altar and another follows in his footsteps to offer the Holy Sacrifice. The priest is called to preach, and to care for the flock: yet the greatest work of all takes place at the altar.

As the years pass, one priest leaves the altar and another follows in his footsteps to offer the Holy Sacrifice. The priest is called to preach, and to care for the flock: yet the greatest work of all takes place at the altar.

Imagine how embarrassed a bride would be, whose dress had been stained by a spilled drink, and who then thought about her walk towards the altar. Similarly, everyone who approaches the altar to receive Holy Communion needs to think about their present state. Is there a large 'stain' on their soul, from serious sin, which makes them unfit to approach to receive Christ their Saviour?

Flames billow out from the front of the altar. The fire represents the holiness of Christ in His Divinity, in His Real Presence on the altar. We need to ensure that we approach with awe as well as love - with no 'clothing of sin' that might catch fire from that conflagration.

Whenever the Holy Sacrifice is offered from our altar, Christ Who is Present in sacramental form is praising the Father in the fiery love of the Holy Spirit. Christ is here, praying to the Father on our behalf.

Whenever the Holy Sacrifice is offered from our altar, Christ Who is Present in sacramental form is praising the Father in the fiery love of the Holy Spirit. Christ is here, praying to the Father on our behalf.

As we praise God at Mass, with and through Christ, we praise Him with the whole Church, which includes the Saints of Heaven - here encircling the altar - and the Holy Souls.

Christ our risen Lord was Present above the altar, as if ascending from the tomb, His hands uplifted to the Father, interceding for us who believe in Him, our High Priest.

When the bread has been consecrated at Mass, Christ is substantially Present on our altar, in all His glory. We offer Him the love and the reverence due to His Divinity, here in 'God's House'.