Mass is the dress rehearsal for Heaven; it’s our training ground for what awaits. If you don’t even want to show up for the dress rehearsal, why should God trust you with the real thing? The fact is we are simply not able to endure the real Heaven unless we are well-rehearsed in its truths and purified by the sacraments.
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This is actually a profound and much overlooked incite into how the world actually works. Read the “Vision of Heavenly Worship” in Revelation Chapter 4 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/4) for starters. Then read the whole Book to get the blessing that is promised for doing so.
Mass is the dress rehearsal for Heaven; it’s our training ground for what awaits. If you don’t even want to show up for the dress rehearsal, why should God trust you with the real thing? The fact is we are simply not able to endure the real Heaven unless we are well-rehearsed in its truths and purified by the sacraments.
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This is actually a profound and much overlooked insight into how the world actually works. Read the “Vision of Heavenly Worship” in Revelation Chapter 4 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/4) for starters. Then read the whole Book to get the blessing that is promised for doing so.
Updated: What I meant to write was “insight”, but for some reason it came out “incite”. Both may be true. ;-)