Holy things must be treated in a holy manner. We must always give a proper preparation for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. God’s angels remain bowed in deepest adoration all night before His altar awaiting the priest’s arrival with a holy impatience and profound reverence.
How painfully astonished those holy angels must be when in the morning they see Christ’s priests arrive in turbulent haste without even suspecting their presence. If only our souls were pure enough to come into contact with the Lamb without blemish!
We must constantly be on guard against approaching the Sacred Mysteries with a conscience soiled by mortal sin. Will you have the audacity to give Christ the Judas kiss? Saint Paul warns us against living according to the flesh, lest we die. We must not be outdone by the children of this world in zeal when it comes to the salvation of our souls.
Zeal for my Father’s house has eaten me up, says Christ. Our Lord cannot tolerate disorder or anything unbecoming in His Holy Sanctuary. The Church is a House of Prayer and the palace of the King of Kings. Let us always approach the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with reverential awe and wonder.
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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