Nothing can compare with the value of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass is the work of God. How great is the office of the Priest! Saint John Vianney once wrote that if a priest truly understood himself he would die! At the altar God obeys the priest. At the words of the priest God comes down from Heaven and makes Himself present in the Host! Faith demands that we see God hidden in the priest!
After the Consecration, God is as present in the Host as He is in Heaven. We would die of love if we really understood this mystery. Before every Mass we should diligently prepare ourselves for what we are about to receive. We should examine our conscience well.
If we want to obtain anything from God, we must simply offer Jesus Christ to God after Holy Communion, with all the merits of His death and His Passion. Our Lord will be unable to refuse us anything...
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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