On July 8th I was sitting in a Catholic Church helping offer up the Tridentine Mass when the priest mentioned during his sermon that Pope Benedict XVI had officially allowed the Tridentine Mass to be offered up in Catholic Churches. It was a paradoxical comment, but a welcome one to me. On SAturday, the 7th the Pope had given a Motu Proprio three pages long with a four page.
Will this cause grave problems? No doubt there will be fights and battles over this, but here is a chance for Catholics to take a stand for the Sacrifice of the Mass which St Pius V defended, the Mass which is to be offered up in the Latin Rite until the End of Time.
I can see clearly that my job is to always be ready to receive Holy Communion. I remember reading about St John Bosco offering up Mass. When it came time for Catholics to receive there were no boys in the school ready to receive. St John's sorrow showed on his face, so St Dominic Savio and others formed a group, so that there would always be someone or many ready to receive Holy Communion. Should we not try to always be ready to receive Our Lord?
May Catholics be ready to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion.
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