What do we get by coming to Mass? Mass is a place and an event for us to gather to praise, worship and glorify God. It is also for us to commemorate Jesus’ life, suffering, death and resurrection, as well as a celebration of God’s redemption in our lives. Most of all the Mass is a prayer, to help us connect and re-connect with God.
The Mass is also a meal, at which we are fed. We are fed in two ways, through the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In each Liturgy part we receive God (in Word and in Holy Communion) and we also consume what we receive.
In the Liturgy of the Word we hear God’s messages in the Readings
In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we receive the consecrated bread and wine as the Body and Blood of Jesus. We receive Holy Communion, and with the assembly gathered, we become a holy communion.
Our altar experience has altered our lives. We have become more united into One Body; Jesus Christ’s.
Then we are sent out to affect our world, our various environments (family, school, work, social groups, etc.) and bring them to know Jesus. We do this through our words, but mostly through our actions, living the faith we profess.
A transformation takes place, moving us from faith in our lives to life in our faith. Faith in our lives is the foundation because of our parents, our Church, ultimately God. That next level is what do we do with our faith, how do we grow closer in our connection with God and how do we have a more alive experience in our faith. Be the change!
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