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Jennifer
D'Costa
wrote:
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Hi, guys —
Praise the Lord!
- Is attending daily Mass against the Bible?
- Is it a daily reminder of Christ's death?
Jennifer
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Is
attending daily Mass against the Bible and
is Mass a daily reminder of Christ's death? }
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Mary
Ann replied:
Jennifer —
Daily Mass is the perpetual sacrifice
of Scripture. It is the Lord in His
Supreme Act of worship to the Father,
His living obedience, the memorial
of His death, which was the full
expression of the sacrifice of His
will, His obedience.
His eternal self-giving to the Father
for us is made present to
us so that we may join ourselves
to His act of the will. The physical
expression of this act of the will
was once and forever and is not repeated.
Nevertheless, the offering of obedience
and the prayer endures and we can
become part of it.
That is
why we can pray to the Father in
Jesus' name, because we become one
with Jesus in Baptism and the Eucharist.
Mary Ann
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Paul
replied:
Hi, Jennifer —
There's nothing in the Bible that
would forbid daily Mass.
It's not only a daily reminder of
Christ's death as you say, but a
daily entering in to His Suffering,
Death, and Resurrection.
We don't believe Mass simply reminds
us of things, but enables us to be
present in, and become greatly affected
by, the work of God that wins for
us salvation.
Paul
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Eric
replied:
Jennifer —
2 Corinthians 4:10 may help you resolve
this question: The apostle said he
was:
10 always bearing about in
the body the dying of the Lord
Jesus, that the life also of Jesus
might be made manifest in our
body.
If the Apostle could say that he
was:
always bearing about in
[his] body the dying of the Lord
Jesus
then surely we can commemorate his
death daily.
There is nothing in the Bible that
would prohibit reminding ourselves
daily of the loving sacrifice that
Jesus made for our sins. But also
remember, the Mass celebrates His
Passion, Death, and Resurrection
(the Mystery of Faith), so
there is balance.
Eric
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