New Year's Resolutions - Part I (Holy Mass)

Are you like me? Have you ever made a New Year's resolution to lose ten pounds, and realize on June 1st you only have fifteen to go? New Year's resolutions can often follow this path. They are mostly directed to some type of desired physical change or activity. There is nothing wrong with wanting to get physically healthier; that is a good thing. As a spiritual father though, I want to propose a plan to help your spiritual health in 2016 and beyond.

The sacrifice of the Mass is the greatest and most necessary of prayers for our spiritual growth. The Mass is how God desires to be worshipped. The Mass is not man-made, but God-given. The Church has been doing it, since Jesus instituted it at the Last Supper – “Do this in remembrance of me.” Mass is the re-presentation (making present) of the once-for-all sacrifice offered on Calvary by Jesus to save us from our sins. This sacrifice saves us, if we allow it. When we receive communion we are receiving the very Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus. He transforms us into Himself – He is continually perfecting us so that we may be “perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).

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