Deep Dive
Past the cliff notes — etymology, history, posture, cross-references. For when "good enough" isn't enough.
Hebrew / Greek / Latin Glossary
TODO: Searchable glossary table — term, original script, transliteration, pronunciation, literal meaning, where it appears in Mass or Scripture. Sortable, eventually exportable as CSV.
Why We Genuflect (and When We Don't)
TODO: When genuflection is required (tabernacle, Christmas/Annunciation Incarnatus, Good Friday) vs. when a bow of the head is enough. Why the difference matters theologically.
Transubstantiation vs. Other Views
TODO: Catholic transubstantiation (Aristotelian substance/accidents) · Orthodox Real Presence (sans scholastic terms) · Lutheran sacramental union · Reformed pneumatic presence · Zwinglian memorial. Neutral comparison, no polemic.
History of the Mass
TODO: 1st century house churches (Acts 2:42, Didache) · 2nd century Justin Martyr's First Apology · 4th–7th centuries Roman Canon · 1570 Trent / Tridentine / Pius V · 1962–65 Vatican II / Sacrosanctum Concilium / Novus Ordo · 2011 English translation revision.
The Three Crosses Before the Gospel
TODO: Why forehead / lips / heart specifically. The unspoken prayer ("May the Word of God be in my mind, on my lips, in my heart"). Where the practice comes from and when it entered the rite.
Cross-References by Scripture
TODO: Reverse-lookup table. Pick a Mass moment → see the Old Testament prefiguring and the New Testament institution. E.g. Sanctus → Isaiah 6:3 + Revelation 4:8.