Posted on 01/07/2013 4:07:39 PM PST by NYer
Just saying...
I’ve probably been Catholic longer than you’ve been alive.
I don’t have a problem with my church, Which is St. Johns Cathedral in Boise.
The question was “why do you go to Mass (every Sunday)” I gave you my answer. What’s your problem? I stated why it is important to me.
I don’t have a problem, I just replied to your post. Your answer sounded like you don’t go because you “can worship God anywhere”, and then you went on to describe your alternative preference for taking a quiet hour by yourself instead.
I didn’t really see anywhere in your answer you explaining how important going to church was for you. Or were you saying that you prefer just sitting quietly in church for an hour by yourself meditating? It’s not that clear but if I didn’t catch it, it wasn’t obvious. No matter, wasn’t trying to stir up a hornet’s nest.
The question was: Why you go to church (Mass) every Sunday. And I do go to Mass every Sunday and I stated why it was important to me, very clearly.
“generally i agree, but it isn’t a substitute for publicly worshipping God with other fellow Christians and actually being in a place of relative peace with other believers. if the church you go to isn’t very correct and substantive in its preaching, the problem isn’t going to church, it’s that particular church.”
Secret Agent Man, I don’t know what’s in the heads of other worshipers. Even my wife... Nor does it concern me. Nor does it matter what they are preaching. If I’m lucky and my hearing aids battery’s are up to snuff I can hear it. But I know what it is or should be after 65 years...
Two of my nephews and at least one very good friend were victims of priestly pedophilia. I've seen first hand three young lives horribly disfigured.
I've seen generations worth of sweat-earned contributions going to pay for the damages.
Two of my parish priests are now doing long prison sentences for molesting altar boys. One of my parish priests now runs a church in another state for the LGBT community.
After all of that growing up, I for one cannot look at a Roman collar without feeling the overpowering desire to vomit.
That's why I don't go to mass, my good Archbishop of New York. I'm actually doing you a favor, lest I do a "Mr. Creosote" on your parishioners.
I go to mass because I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirt.
As opposed to what you’re doing now?
Why do I go - because I enjoy it. :)
“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a nice bottle if port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” - C. S. Lewis
IOW ... I go to Mass to worship, not to “get something out if it.”
“..three ring circus..., etc.”
Find a traditional Latin mass right away!! (Extra ordinary)
You could take the Monsignor’s paragraph about why he goes to Mass and change the “he’s” to “I’s”. Mass has changed me made be a better person, wife, mother. I go to daily Mass as often as possible. As the world descends into darkness in so many ways sometimes Mass and the Eucharist are the only things keeping me going. God’s grace through the sacraments, especially Confession.
Sure, there are many great reasons to go to Mass. I go to Mass as often as possible to get a dose of the Holy Spirit. In this day, and these times, I need as much of G-d's Holy Spirit as I can get.
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The scripture readings and homily are not the central part of the Mass. They help to prepare you for the Eucharist, which is the central part. The reception of our Lords Precious Body and Blood, is what sustains us and keeps us in communion with the entire Church.
I go to Catholic Church to love GOD and to receive HIM Body and Blood so that I can feel HIS LOVE.
We should feel privileged to be in the direct presence of GOD and to receive HIM in the Eucharist.
We are all sinners and God’s mercy is so great that he just wants our love and the commitment that comes with love.
Can you imagine the rejection that God must feel when we reject His love?
I pray that all people will learn to love GOD and go to Mass, and then we may have real peace on earth.
i love to go to Mass because i feel God’s presence there. i prefer daily Mass to Sunday Mass mostly because they dispense with all the singing and happy slappy feel good stuff and it’s just the barebones. I’m lucky that my church is 2 blocks from my ofc and has noon Mass daily.
John: 6:54-55 he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up on the last day.
I go to mass for the eucharist.
I'll be satisfied with one where children are safe and where homosexuality isn't preached from the pulpit.
“Meagan, you would make a wonderful Catholic.”
Thank you. With your kind words I can tell that you already are a wonderful Catholic.
Good luck with that. Google Protestant predators, and see what coems up.
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