“Why?
I’d much rather go to Holy Mass and receive Jesus himself.”
Well this is where one of the differences lies between Catholics and other Christians. You seem to believe that you have to receive Christ into your life more than once.
Or do I misunderstand?
You wrote:
“Or do I misunderstand?”
Yep. You misunderstand. We believe Christ offers Himself to us through the Eucharist so that we commune with Him in as intimate a way as is possible on this earth. It isn’t that we must “receive Christ into your life more than once.” It is simply that He comes to us to strengthen us with His grace. Salvation is not a one shot dosage of grace. Once Saved, Always Saved is a 16th century Protestant belief. It has no Biblical basis nor is it historical.
>>You seem to believe that you have to receive Christ into your life more than once.
Or do I misunderstand?<<
Yes, you do.
We have the privilege of receiving Him anew every time He comes into us and His grace that goes along with it.
It’s amazing and I love it!
Don’t some Protestants get a big kick out of the Holy Spirit coming upon them over and over again? Isn’t once enough?
Our Lord Jesus Christ said to "eat this bread" and "drink this cup" in memory of Him. Did He mean only once?
A lot of us go to daily mass to receive Jesus every day because we love him that much. I never grow tired of my Lord and Savior.