Crowd at our parish last night. Father reminded us to leave in silence and for the most part we did until out the doors and there, between the doors and the parking lot everyone crowded and was talking with great joy and animation. I heard one teenage boy tell his friend, this is the Mass that the really Catholic Catholics go to. We did have brass and kettle drums and of course incense and sang all the verses and Tantum Ergo. Good times.
Our pastor, imported from Lebanon, delivered one of his best homilies ... ever. He spoke of the Eucharist .. of God's infinite love for us and then told us to go home and look in the mirror. The image reflected is that of Divine Love.