To: Arthur McGowan
Because NEW PEOPLE KEEP BEING BORN who WERENT IN JERUSALEM 2000 years ago. People who didnt get to meet Jesus in person. Through the sacraments instituted by Jesus, he makes himself present in the present, and until the end of time. You object to our celebrating the Mass repeatedly. When you read the Passion account in one of the gospels, does Jesus die once again each time. If you read a gospel ten times, does Jesus die ten times? Of course not. Reading the gospel makes the death of Jesus present TO YOU in a new way. If your objection to the celebration of Mass is valid, then you would have to condemn the reading of the gospels, for the same reason: Jesus cannot die again and again. Therefore it is pointless to read about his death again and again. I see logic is not a requirement in catholic seminary school.
To: ealgeone; Arthur McGowan
AM >>Reading the gospel makes the death of Jesus present TO YOU in a new way.<<
>>I see logic is not a requirement in catholic seminary school.<<
Obviously. Reading the gospel of Jesus death doesn't make it present. It tells us of what He DID, not what He is doing.
229 posted on
02/21/2015 8:00:31 AM PST by
CynicalBear
(For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
To: ealgeone
I see logic is not a requirement in catholic seminary school. you are a protestant and you bring up the subject of logic???....O.K. I guess......snicker
311 posted on
02/21/2015 7:06:34 PM PST by
terycarl
(common sense prevails overall!)
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