In
my morning emailed meditation of the day on November 4th I received
this quote that really rocked me.
"We
do not come to church to attend the service as a spectator, but in order, along
with the priest, to serve God. Everything we do—our entering, being present,
our kneeling and sitting and standing, our reception of the sacred
nourishment—should be divine service. This is so only when all we do overflows
from the awareness of a collected heart and the mind’s attentiveness."
— Fr. Romano Guardini, from Meditations Before Mass, p. 28,
— Fr. Romano Guardini, from Meditations Before Mass, p. 28,
Now
think about that next time you’re at Mass. You are not a spectator, you are a participant of a divine service. You can read about Fr. Guardini here.
By
the way, I get my daily devotional emails like this one sent to me by The
Catholic Company. It’s free. You can subscribe here.
