VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Going to Mass and receiving the Eucharist should make a difference in the way Catholics live, Pope Francis said; they should be more accepting of others and more aware of their sinfulness.
“If we don’t feel in need of God’s mercy and don’t think we are sinners, it’s better not to go to Mass,” Pope Francis said Feb. 12 at his weekly general audience. The Eucharist is a celebration of Christ’s gift of Himself for the salvation of sinners, which is why the Mass begins with people confessing they are sinners and begging for the Lord’s mercy.
The pope asked people to think about how they approach the Mass and what difference it makes in their lives and the lives of their parishes.
Do you go to Mass because it’s a habit or a time to see your friends? the pope asked. “Or is it something more?”
“When we go to Mass, we find ourselves with all sorts of people,” the pope said. “Does the Eucharist we celebrate lead me to consider all of them as brothers and sisters? Does it increase my ability to rejoice when they do and to weep with those who weep?”
HOLY SACRIFICE OF MASS IS A PIPE LINE TO MY SOUL SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT.THE VALUE OF MASS IS NUMEROUS, MORE THAN THE SANDS ON OUR SEA SHORE. IN HOLY MASS IT BRINGS TO ME THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHICH DEPICTS MY DAY TO DAY LIVING AS I GO THROUGH LIFE. EXAMPLE LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS OUR LORD HAS LOVE US UNTIL DEATH.BE PATIENT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND RECONCISE DIFFERENTS WITH ONE ANOTHER AS OUR LORD HAS TAUGHT US.SUFFERING AND NOT COMPLING AS SEEN IN HIS PASSION IS A VERY GOOD TOOL TO APLLY IN OUR DAILY LIVING. ETC.
STANLY.— THANK YOU.