"It's only Mass that
matters." - Old Irish saying
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"The Mass is the greatest of all
love songs. It is our rendezvous with God, where He comes to us joyfully and gladly.
…
What has already begun through other kinds of prayer
is now brought to fulfillment at Mass.
God and humanity become one in a strange and incredible mystery that only
a lover like God could conceive. The Mass is the incarnation of His immense love, and it is
also the incarnation of our response: God and human beings are in communion.
…
I am always especially joyful when I go to Communion,
cognizant of the great mystery happening there.
For me, the symbols of bread and wine dissolve and disappear into the
reality of Christ’s body and blood. I
receive God in a mysterious way. He comes to me
in order to be united with me.
When I receive from the chalice, it is difficult for me
to let go of it. The symbolism has
vanished, and only the blood of Christ remains.
I want to hold on to it as long as I
can."
Catherine de Hueck
Doherty (1896-1985)
Excerpt from Soul of My Soul:
Reflections
from a Life of Prayer (pgs 93,94)
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