Mass is something really boring? (V)

Our goal is actually trying to live out the Mass in our daily lives. Do we proclaim the word we hear at Mass in our personal lives? Have we separated our faith from our daily life? Do we give of ourselves freely to others especially our families? This is the message that receiving the Eucharist tells us; to die to ourselves so that others may live! Our goal is maturing in our adult faith! And of course you might be asking, “Well, Father, that is a lot for me to do on my part.  What about the receiving part? I thought you said there was give and take.”  What is it that we want from God?  How much more can God give us?  He communicates to us in the Holy Scriptures how we are to have true happiness. He has given us our very lives. All that we have is a complete gift from him. If we truly search for it, God is constantly revealing His love for us throughout each and every day of our life.  The problem is that we are constantly focused on what we don’t have instead of grateful for what we do have. The Father allowed His Son to die on the cross for us to bring us salvation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God pours out His life for us on the cross.  This event is what we witness at each and every Mass we attend when the priest consecrates the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Our Lord.  He provides us with the life giving bread in the Eucharist. It is through the power of the Eucharist that we are able to go out and live the gospel if we so choose. This maturation of faith is not just for adults. Young people are often capable of attaining this maturity of faith. It is only when we grow into this faith that we will truly experience the awesome life-giving power that is present in each and every Mass.  It is a power that is not capable of being boring, because it is always new. We can learn something new about God and ourselves at each and every Mass we go to if we truly listen.  God, through the Mass, is constantly calling us deeper and deeper into relationship with him. In this relationship He reveals His own heart to us and the love of that heart for us. Our desire is for God; and it is only through the Mass that God reveals himself perfectly to us on earth in the Sacrament of the Eucharist ■ Fr. Agustin, pastor.