How painful it must be for our Lord to see each morning His churches all but deserted while the fearful tragedy of Calvary is being re-enacted for the sins of men! How much more painful it must be for Him to see His priests assist at Mass without devotion, and perform the rite with haste and irreverence that take Christ painfully back to the treatment He received on Calvary’s hill.
We should make every effort to attend and assist at Mass whenever possible. When we do so, we must always participate with a spirit of reverence and awe. We must realize that there is no greater prayer we can offer to God the Father than Christ Himself in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
We cannot let our sinfulness keep us away from the Sacrament of Sacraments. In fact, it is precisiely through frequent reception of the Eucharist that we make ourselves less unworthy to recevie the Body and Blood of Christ. If however, we are conscious of mortal sin we must of course make a sacramental confession before receiving the Eucharist.
Let us pray for our priests who offer sacrifice. Let us pray for ourselves that we make every effort to approach the Eucharist with humility and confidence in order to mold ourselves better into the image of Christ.
Sincerely in Christ,
Father Jeffery A. Fasching
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