Hello younger ones in faith! i wanted to write a little note encouraging all of you about Sunday Mass. The Catholic Church teaches us that Sunday is our Sabbath....our Holy Day each week. And on this day we come together with other families to worship God and thank Him for all He has done for us. We go to Mass to hear His Holy Word....and to receive Jesus in Holy Communion. We come together to be with other families and friends who believe too. i know often you cannot fully understand all that goes on at Mass, but you will someday.... Keep asking Jesus to help you understand the Mass....and for Him to help you to really believe It is Jesus we receive in Holy Communion. If Jesus was going to be on my porch tomorrow morning, where would you want to be tomorrow morning?....my porch of course! Well at our Catholic Mass, Jesus Himself comes and that plain piece of bread becomes Jesus Himself. And the more we receive Him in Holy Communion, the more we can become like Jesus! The more we receive Him the more beautiful we become! God deserves one day out of our 7 days in a week to be dedicated to Him. And it really isn't much to do to go to Mass for 1 hour when there are 24 hours in our Sunday. That means we still have 23 other hours to do lots of other things all day and night.
Many years ago there was a man named Moses. This was long before Jesus was born. And God spoke to Moses and gave him 10 Commandments for us to follow. These Commandments are not suggestions, or an idea....they are the rules God gave us to have a beautiful happy life. One of the those Commandments is "Keep Holy the Sabbath Day"...and for us Catholics, that means going to Mass every single Sunday (or Sat night vigil Mass). The only time we are allowed to miss is if we are sick. Now for children, if your parents don't take you, you will not be able to go and it is not your fault. If this happens to you pray for your parents to understand how important Mass is and for God to help them take you. Also speak to them that you want to go to Mass and obey God and His Commandments and the Church's Teachings too.
So let's make sure we don't complain about going to Mass...but encourage everyone else...Mom and Dad....brothers and sisters....aunts and uncles....grandmas and grandpas....friends...by saying "i want to go to Mass.....".....You will be helping all of them remember how great a gift the Mass is. And by the way, when you make your First Holy Communion it is not suppose to be only once in your life....It is suppose to be the first of many Communions.....
Here are a few fun videos explaining about Mass and why we should go every Saturday/Sunday unless we are sick. Maybe Mom and Dad can help you find other things on YouTube and the computer to help you learn more about Jesus, The Catholic Church and Sunday Mass.... til next time....watch these....and maybe i will see you at Mass at your church one weekend....
This video has 6 parts....each one will follow the one before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1T_2GwPhk&list=PLfFXjDog6Jf6rl0n6uRInhFrDuDuprLkx&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfR2Rk7e198
FOR PARENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fYtjEDxy6Y&list=PLBT-kXdWX0kUQldN9DlM7eI3WsGKdOtAG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btdLg0kPCsI
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