{"id":9531,"date":"2023-08-10T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:19:35","slug":"a-new-series-of-bulletin-articles-on-the-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/a-new-series-of-bulletin-articles-on-the-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Series of Bulletin Articles on the Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beginning this week you will see a new series of articles in our parish bulletin<\/a>\u00a0for St. Mary’s of the Lake and St. Benedict’s<\/a> that I am writing to help people better understand and better appreciate what we do at Mass.\u00a0 I’ll also post it here and on a page I will be creating on my website to include the whole series.\u00a0 Here is this week’s article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hidden Depths of the Mass #1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do you come to Mass?  In the Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em> we read, \u201cOn Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass\u2026unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants)\u201d (2180-2181<\/a>).  We receive this obligation from God in the Third Commandment, \u201cKeep the Sabbath Holy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shouldn\u2019t have to be told to go to Mass.  \u201cThe Sunday Eucharist is the foundation\u201d to living our faith (Catechism<\/em>, 2181<\/a>).  It is the rich soil of God\u2019s Word and celebrate the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross.  When we understand this, Mass begins to be something we want to come to.  Some people go only when they feel they need a \u201crecharge\u201d of grace.  Do you wait to charge your cell phone till it is completely dead?  Probably not.  Don\u2019t wait until your spiritual batteries are dead to come to Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we start a series of articles on the Mass.\u00a0 We hope you will read the articles each week to help you understand the depths of what we celebrate.

For more on Sunday as the Lord\u2019s Day you can read Fr. Jeff\u2019s article, \u201cKeeping the Lord\u2019s Day:\u00a0 What Does It Mean to me at\u00a0http:\/\/www.renewaloffaith.org\/the-lord-s-day.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr. Jeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beginning this week you will see a new series of articles in our parish bulletin\u00a0for St. Mary’s of the Lake and St. Benedict’s that I am writing to help people better understand and better appreciate what we do at Mass.\u00a0 I’ll also post it here and on a page I will be creating on my …<\/p>\n

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