Why we go to Mass
From Ed Williams, Muldersdrift
People go to Mass for different reasons. The Church says we should go, and that it is a sin not to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days. Some are dragged there by their parents; others go just to be with a friend. A few go for the social side, and fewer still for the singing. Some go for curiosity’s sake and never return.
There are times when Mass-goers could pray with others if they were not struggling to stand while the prayer “May the Lord accept the sacrifice from your hands…” is being rattled off, or when the assistant ministers of the Eucharist are scrambling up to the altar while the “Our Father” is being said.
I think Mass intentions should be mentioned in the Eucharistic prayers.
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