What an honor it is to be participating in the wedding feast of the Lamb of God!
Gospel
Reflection (Not the same as the homily above)
The
wedding feast represents Heaven, and it also represents the Mass, where the bride
(the Church) and bridegroom (Jesus Christ) come together in the appearance of a
banquet. Christ comes to us in the
Eucharist, giving Himself to us completely.
We the members of His Church unite ourselves with Him and spiritually offer
ourselves to Him. These mutual self-gifts
are given during the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
But
we need to ask ourselves, “how well disposed are we to participate in this
wedding feast?”. Are we free from
serious sins, determining what is sinful not by our own judgment, but as God
through His Church identifies serious sins?
If we know that we are guilty of serious sin, do we go to Confession and
receive forgiveness before receiving the Eucharist? Are we well prepared by being at Mass early,
or at least on time? Are we prayerfully
paying attention and participating at Mass? Are we acknowledging Jesus Christ’s real
presence in the Eucharist, especially while He is in us after receiving Him in
communion? Do we properly express our
gratitude for Jesus Christ’s gift of Himself in the Eucharist by staying and
spend time with Him briefly after Mass, or at least stay for the end of
Mass? Our disposition before, during,
and after Mass effects our reception of God’s graces, which then effects the
way we live our lives; and how we live our lives, a life of grace or a life of sin,
determines our eternal destination.
Related Link: Is it OK to leave Mass immediately after receiving Communion?
Related Link: Is it OK to leave Mass immediately after receiving Communion?
Fatima and the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary during
all of her visits to the three children at Fatima, told them to pray the Rosary
every day. It will bring peace to the
world and an end to World War I. She
also gave us the prayer, “O my Jesus…” to be added to the Rosary. Let us fulfill her request and pray the
Rosary every day.
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