Soul and Sacrament

21 Benefits of making the sign of the cross

10 Quotes That Will Change the Way You Attend Holy Mass 1. When the Eucharist is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the divine victim immolated on the altar. ~ St. John Chrysostom 2. The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass. ~ St. Augustine 3. The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross. ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas 4. Once, St. Teresa was overwhelmed with God’s Goodness and asked Our Lord “How can I thank you?” Our Lord replied, “ATTEND ONE MASS.” 5. “My Son so loves those who assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass that, if it were necessary He would die for them as many times as they’ve heard Masses.” Our Lady to Blessed Alan. 6. When we receive Holy Communion, we experience something extraordinary – a joy, a fragrance, a well-being that thrills the whole body and causes it to exalt. ~ Saint Jean Vianney 7. There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something mor...

-- said to me by a woman at a Marian gathering when I shared about my return to Mass Rewind back to August of 2000. My husband Michael and I had searched long and hard for a church home. In the last seven years, we had attended services at several Assembly of God churches in San Antonio. In between these services, we occasionally attended Catholic Mass. Without Michael's knowledge, I had made a personal decision that my own spiritual double life had to end. One evening as I rested against the oak tree in our front yard, I told the Lord that I no longer had the energy to keep up my spiritual two-step. Though the day had been a typical South Texas scorcher, I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the heat. I felt prayerful and melancholy. I had a lot on my mind. My daughter was almost 9 years old and she had not made her First Communion in the Catholic Church. Despite our worship at the Assembly of God Church, Michael and I had felt compelled to have our son receive the sacrament...