"Not that he might offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters each year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer repeatedly from the foundation of the world. But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice." Hebrews 9:25-26
Sacrifice, isn't this what Jesus did for each of us at a very personal level. There is something special being Catholic and attending mass doing what Christ asks of each of us. "and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.""
1 Corinthians 11:24
Whom do you serve? I sat this morning in mass and thought back thru the centuries from the beginning of how God has lead His people thru the celebration at the altar. In the mass He is fulfilling the law that His Father gave us. ""Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill." Matthew 5:17
Sacrifice is at the heart of the mass, it is at the heart of all Christians, especially during these times. So the next time you are at the Altar, reflect upon your own sacrifice to God's people. Whom do you serve? One more thing that the priest always ends every homily with and I agree with him. "Pray for one another." Prayer isn't always words, the life of Jesus is His prayer back to His Father in Heaven. "Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me."" Luke 22:19
Dear Heavenly Father, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Help me live these words in my daily actions. Amen.
Sacrifice, isn't this what Jesus did for each of us at a very personal level. There is something special being Catholic and attending mass doing what Christ asks of each of us. "and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.""
1 Corinthians 11:24
Whom do you serve? I sat this morning in mass and thought back thru the centuries from the beginning of how God has lead His people thru the celebration at the altar. In the mass He is fulfilling the law that His Father gave us. ""Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill." Matthew 5:17
Sacrifice is at the heart of the mass, it is at the heart of all Christians, especially during these times. So the next time you are at the Altar, reflect upon your own sacrifice to God's people. Whom do you serve? One more thing that the priest always ends every homily with and I agree with him. "Pray for one another." Prayer isn't always words, the life of Jesus is His prayer back to His Father in Heaven. "Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me."" Luke 22:19
Dear Heavenly Father, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Help me live these words in my daily actions. Amen.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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