LENT : REMEMBERING HIS SACRIFICE
🔗🔗LENT: GOD'S SACRIFICE How often do you really pay attention to the message of Sunday's homily? It's delivered by either a priest or a deacon. I admit my mind does drift, but I have read the Gospel & Readings, so I'm in tune with that Sunday's message. I'm also fortunate because I belong to a parish that livestreams each Mass, and are available on YouTube. À Would my mind wander if the homily was delivered by Jesus himself ? I would hope not. I pay attention to every song performed by Bruce Springsteen if I'm at one of his concerts, and I pay close attention to Jim Nantz when he is broadcasting the NCAA basketball final. Isn’t Jesus's word delivered in the Gospel and homily valued more than a basketball game or concert? Yes. The difference is we can hear & see the joy instantaneously at events on Earth. We have to be patient & wait for our eternal reward with God. But, we should never leave the path that God has given us. Believe, ...