“I was also in the company of, not only the parishioners of St. Paul, but of innumerable others from every tribe and tongue, from every continent, who, for 2000 years, had, as one Body, worshipped the Lamb, offered the Lamb, received the Lamb, and been blessed and fulfilled by the Lamb. I was in the presence of something not only palpably bigger than myself, but also bigger than the building or even the culture or time I lived in.”
What you describe is one of the pure joys I’ve had since I’ve converted to Catholicism. Every time I go to mass, I realize that around the world all Catholics are celebrating the same mass, the same Eucharist, the same risen Savior. We are part of the unbroken chain that started with Christ and St. Peter. It is simply GLORIOUS!
Amen, from a fellow convert.
Welcome home!