With Devotion

"Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!" St. Pio

 

"Heard with devotion," is the key to what St. Pio is saying. God has so ordered His work in our lives that we are given the ability to choose to participate or not.  A person could never miss a daily Mass for years and still be far from the Heart of God. We must combine our faith with the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and with all the Sacraments. "Without faith it is impossible to please Him.", the book of Hebrews reminds us. There is a simple prayer that will help, "Jesus, I trust in You." Say this often, at first light, and just before sleep. Say it as many times as you can during the day. What can it hurt?! And if you combine a heart of desire with this simple prayer, you will find much more devotion each time you attend Holy Mass.

 

wkm

 

a young Padre Pio