What is Your Guardian Angel Doing While You are Attending Mass?
In 1993, Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary reportedly appeared to a simple woman in Colombia and gave her visions of what happens in the Catholic Mass that we cannot see.
These visions were given to help correct the way Catalina Rivas and the rest of us approach and participate in the Holy Mass. We have compiled Catalina Rivas' actual testimony into a summary document for your convenience. If you want to see the full testimony, go to
The Holy Mass explained to Catalina by Jesus and Mary
Catalina was rushing into the Feast of the Annunciation Mass and was late. The Blessed Mother begins with: “Today is a day of learning for you and I want you to pay close attention because of what you will witness today. Everything that you will experience today, you will have to share with all of humanity.” This is said in a very soft and loving voice.
The Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM): “Why must you always arrive at the last minute?” She is prompting you and I to arrive early for Mass and prepare by reviewing the readings, reflecting on the message, and spending time pondering it.
Penitential Rite
At the Penitential Rite, the BVM wants us all to ask the Lord to forgive our faults that offend Jesus. In doing so, we prepare ourselves to participate worthily in the Holy Mass. This is the time to examine your actions since your last Confession. In Catalina’s testimony, the BVM calls her out for not treating her employee with love and respect and for aggressive behavior while driving. These events occurred after she had gone to Confession the previous evening.
Liturgy of the Word
At the Liturgy of the Word, the BVM wants us all to pay attention to the readings and the homily. “If you really pay attention, something from all that you heard will remain in you.”
“And now, tell the Lord that you are here to listen, that you want Him to speak to your heart today.”
Offertory
At the offertory, Catalina saw “some characters, whom I had not seen before, began to stand up. It was as if from the side of each person present in the Cathedral, another person emerged, and soon the Cathedral became full of young, beautiful people.”
Our Mother said: “Observe. They are the Guardian Angels of each one of the persons who are here. This is the moment in which your guardian angel carries your offerings and petition before the Altar of the Lord. They are the Guardian Angels of the people who are offering this Holy Mass for many intentions, who understand the significance of what is being celebrated. They have something to offer the Lord.”
Other Guardian Angels from people came next, with nothing to offer, they were empty-handed. These angels are from people, “who are here, but never offer anything. They have no interest in living each Liturgical moment of the Mass, and they have no gifts to carry before the Altar of the Lord.”
The Guardian Angels from people who don’t even want to be at the Mass are last. They are very sad, as they have no purpose in the offertory.
Eucharistic Prayer and Consecration
At the Prayer of Thanksgiving (which begins the Eucharistic Prayers - central to the Catholic Mass): “Suddenly everything that was behind the celebrants disappeared. Behind the left side of the Archbishop, thousands of Angels appeared in a diagonal line, small angels, big angels, angels with immense wings, angels with small wings, angels without wings. As the previous ones, all were dressed with tunics like the white robes of the priests or altar boys. Everyone knelt with their hands united in prayer, and bowed their heads in reverence. Beautiful music was heard as if there were many choirs with different voices, all singing in unison together with the people: Holy, Holy, Holy...”
Then came the moment of Consecration – the part of the Mass where the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ:
“The moment of the Consecration, the moment of the most marvelous of Miracles had arrived. Behind the right side of the Archbishop appeared a multitude of people, also in a diagonal line. They were dressed in the same tunic, but in pastel colors of: rose, green, light blue, lilac, yellow, in short, in different and very soft colors. Their faces were also brilliant, full of joy. They all seemed to be the same age. You could note (I can't say why) that they were people of different ages, but their faces looked the same, without wrinkles, happy. They all knelt down as well at the singing of Holy, Holy, Holy Lord...”
Our Lady said: “These are all the Saints and the Blessed of Heaven, and among them are the souls of your relatives who already enjoy the Presence of God.”
Then I saw Her, exactly to the right of the Archbishop, a step behind the celebrant. “She was suspended a little off the floor, kneeling on some very fine, transparent (but at the same time), luminous fabric… as crystalline water. The Holy Virgin, with hands joined, was looking attentively and respectfully at the celebrant.”
She spoke to me from there, but silently, directly to the heart, without looking at me: “It surprises you to see Me standing a little behind Monsignor [the Archbishop], does it not? This is how it should be... With all the love that My Son gives Me, He has not given Me the dignity that He has given the priests of being able to perform the daily Miracle with My hands as they do with their priestly hands. Because of this, I feel a deep respect for priests and for the miracle that God carries out through them, which compels me to kneel here behind them.”
“The celebrant said the words of the Consecration. He was a person of normal height, but suddenly, he began to grow, becoming filled with light, a supernatural light between white and gold that enveloped him and grew very strong around the face. And because of it, I could not see his features. When he raised the Host, I saw his hands, and on the back of his hands, he had some marks from which emanated a great deal of light. It was Jesus! It was Him Who was wrapping His Body around the celebrant, as if He were lovingly surrounding the hands of the Archbishop. At that moment, the Host began to grow and became enormous, and upon it the marvelous face of Jesus appeared looking at His people.”
By instinct, I wanted to bow my head, and Our Lady said: “Do not look down. Look up to view and contemplate Him. Exchange your gaze with His, and repeat the prayer of Fatima: Lord, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love You. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love You. Forgiveness and Mercy... Now tell Him how much you love Him, and pay your homage to the King of Kings.”
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Catalina Rivas of Cochabamba, Bolivia, who now dwells in Mérida, Yucatán, México. She is said to receive Messages from Jesus, Mary, and the angels. She has the approval of her Bishop, René Fernández Apaza, who has given his imprimatur to her Messages.
The above is a summary of the complete text from the reproduction of the booklet, “The Holy Mass,” in which Our Lord and Our Lady explain to Catalina what is really going on during the Mass in the spiritual realm, and how we should be more attentive and reverent toward the great mysteries that are taking place.
