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The Mass Explained + The Mass Readings Explained Series

Every Sunday's ReadingsFor Your Whole Group

One subscription equips your parish, Bible study, RCIA class, or school with Dr. Brant Pitre's videos on the Sunday Mass readings — every member, every week.

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What Every Member Gets

Two Exciting Tracks
One Shared Journey

The Mass Explained series plus video explanations of the Sunday Mass readings — for every member of your group, every single week.

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Track 1

The Mass Explained

50+ Videos · The Roman Rite in Scripture & Tradition

Prayer by prayer, gesture by gesture — the Biblical, traditional, and mystical roots of the Mass your group experiences every week

The Mysteries of the Mass
Latin & English — languages used in the Mass
Sacred music & Gregorian chant
Postures, gestures, vestments & the sanctuary
The Eucharistic Prayers · Holy Communion
The Mass before & after Vatican II

Track 2

The Mass Readings Explained

350+ Videos · Matched to the Sunday Mass Readings

Every member receives links every Monday to the videos for the upcoming Sunday's readings — so your whole group arrives prepared to receive Christ in the Word.

Every Sunday's readings, explained in depth
Gospel video — Old Testament connections & context
Epistle video — St. Paul's letters unpacked
The 3-year cycle of readings explained
Grow in full, conscious, & active participation at Mass

Equip your whole group for Sunday →

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Sunday Starts
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Each member watches on their phone, tablet, computer, or casted to their TV

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Every Week, Every Member Receives

Everything Included

One subscription is a complete weekly study package for every member — ideal for parish studies, RCIA, classrooms, and small groups.

Weekly Bible Study Video

An in-depth study of the Sunday Gospel and its connection with the Old Testament reading and Responsorial Psalm (Holy Days of Obligation included too!)

Epistle Video

A dedicated video on the 2nd reading — usually from St. Paul — for the Sundays of the liturgical year

Written Transcript

Every study in full text — read, print, or take notes alongside the video

Study Guide & Questions

An outline with reflection questions — ready-made discussion material for your meetings, week after week

Monday Morning Delivery

Every member receives links each Monday morning to the upcoming Sunday Mass Readings Explained videos — plenty of time to prepare before you gather

The Mass Explained — All 50+ Videos

The complete series is theirs from day 1 — watched at each member's own pace

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How Group Access Works

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Every Monday

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Everyone receives the videos for the coming Sunday — plus the full 400+ video library from day one

Receipts and renewal notices come only to you — members never see a price. Your status page shows seats used and who has joined, and a renewal reminder with the exact amount arrives before each renewal.

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Your Group's Guide

Meet Dr. Brant Pitre

Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame • Professor of Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary • Bestselling author on the Jewish roots of Christianity and the Mass

Priests use his content for homily prep. Converts use it to understand their new faith. Cradle Catholics use it to fall in love with the Mass all over again.

"The Mass isn't just a ritual we attend — it's the fulfillment of everything God promised in the entire Bible."

Ph.D. · University of Notre Dame Professor of Scripture · Notre Dame Seminary Bestselling Catholic Author

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Watch Real Excerpts

The actual depth and quality your group will get every week — judge for yourself

Excerpt — The Mass Explained

Excerpt — The Mass Readings Explained

The Transformation

Your Group, Before & After

Before

✕Members hear the readings but miss the connections
✕Discussion stays on the surface — no one's had time to prepare
✕The teaching load falls entirely on you
✕Enthusiasm fades as the year wears on

With Dr. Pitre

✓Everyone arrives having watched the same study
✓Discussion goes deeper, faster — from minute one
✓Dr. Pitre does the teaching; you lead the conversation
✓Your group grows in love for the Mass together

Why the Full Series?

Free YouTube vs.
The Full Series

The YouTube channel is for discovery. The full series is where your group's transformation happens.

Every week	Free YouTube	✦ Full Series
Full Sunday readings explained	—	✓
Epistle (2nd reading) video	—	✓
Written transcript & study guide	—	✓
Complete Mass Explained series (50+ videos)	—	✓
Guaranteed Monday morning delivery	—	✓
Free clips & previews	✓	✓

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What Members Say

Over 1,300 Five-Star Reviews.

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Priests · Families · Converts · Cradle Catholics

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"Dr. Pitre is a gift to the Church. I share the weekly videos with my entire RCIA group. The depth of scholarship is astounding, yet he explains it so clearly."

Fr. James K.

Verified Member · Parish Priest

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"Dr. Pitre's 'The Mass Explained' series should be compulsory study for EVERY adult Catholic. I've never had the richness of our traditions explained with this much detail and clarity."

Ian Dove

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"I watch the Mass Readings Explained video every Friday before Sunday Mass. It has completely changed how I participate. My husband watches with me every week too!"

Theresa M.

Verified Member · 2 years

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"These are the most informative, helpful commentaries I have ever seen."

Patrick S.

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"To have the opportunity to understand the back stories, the history, and the context makes me enjoy Mass even more."

Liz Truex

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"We use this as a family every Sunday. Our kids ages 10–16 actually ask to watch Dr. Pitre's video before Mass. That alone tells you how good it is."

The Hoffman Family

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Group Pricing

Choose Your Seats

Every seat is full access to both series for one member of your group. The more seats, the less each one costs — and you pay once a year, while your members never pay anything.

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One seat = one member with their own account and login. Group plans start at 10 seats.

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Billed today · A reminder with the exact amount arrives before each renewal

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You're billed today, and your members never see a price. Your group renews yearly at your seat count's rate until you cancel — a reminder with the exact amount arrives before each renewal. Cancel anytime: log in, go to My Account → My Subscriptions, and pause or cancel in a few clicks. Your members keep access through whatever has already been paid. Group plans have no free trial.

Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Full access (video, audio, study guide, and transcripts) to The Mass Readings Explained (400+ videos) and The Mass Explained (50+ videos on the various parts of the Mass). Everything already released unlocks from day one, and each Sunday's videos arrive the Monday before.

After you subscribe, you receive your group's code by email — something like MRE-GRP-A1B2C. Share it with your members: each one enters the code with their name and email at catholicproductions.com/pages/join-group, sets up their own login, and gets a welcome email. They never enter payment details — there are none to enter.

No. There is one bill, to you, once a year. Your members never see a price, a receipt, or a renewal notice.

For you — right away: you're automatically your group's first seat. For each member — the moment they redeem the code and set up their account. There's nothing to wait for and nothing to "catch up" on.

Yes. Your private group status page — linked in the same email as your code — shows seats used, seats remaining, and every member who has joined. To free up a seat, email info@catholicproductions.com and we'll take care of it.

Yes — email info@catholicproductions.com and we'll adjust your plan. If your group grows into the next size band, your per-seat rate improves too.

That's fine — a group seat sits alongside a personal subscription without any conflict. They can keep both, or cancel their own subscription if they prefer; we're happy to help them decide at info@catholicproductions.com.

Your group renews yearly at your seat count's rate until you cancel, and a reminder with the exact amount arrives before each renewal — no surprises. To cancel: log in, go to My Account → My Subscriptions, and cancel in a few clicks. Your members keep access through whatever has already been paid.

No — group plans begin right away at the group rate, and every member gets everything from day one. If you'd like to see the content first, watch the excerpts above — or start a personal subscription on the main subscription page, which includes 14 days free.

Email info@catholicproductions.com with your approximate group size and we'll prepare a custom quote for your parish or organization.

Absolutely. Dr. Pitre builds from the ground up and always explains context, so it serves lifelong Catholics and newcomers side by side. The weekly study guide and reflection questions give you ready-made discussion material for RCIA sessions, classrooms, and staff formation alike.

Head to the main subscription page — subscribing for yourself starts with 14 days free. Giving it to one person? There's a gift subscription for that.

For answers to more questions, please reach out to us at info@catholicproductions.com.

Bring Your Whole GroupInto the Sunday Readings

One subscription, one code, one shared journey — Scripture, the liturgy, and the Mass, deeper together with Dr. Brant Pitre.

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The only thing I'd prefer is to have a search options within the readings/explanations. For example, like youtube, except now that I purchased the service, I'd like to have Sunday explanations for Purgatory or Predestination. It would really help when I'm debating Calvinists because I could resource back to Pitre.

Absolutely amazing!

These videos helped build my devotion (or lack of) for St. Joseph. Would highly recommend!

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Listen and read - spiritual theology

I am listening to this talk and concurrently reading Dr Pitre's book "Introduction to Spiritual Theology." They are complementary yet not redundant. I am able to understand the concepts better having used both resources. I fully intend to repeat both since the subject - at least for me - merits more than one attempt. The first pass is just getting acquainted with the concepts, subsequent passes are to implement in my own life (I hope!).

Every Sunday's ReadingsFor Your Whole Group