This evening we gather together as one around the altar of sacrifice. Here we come in order to adore the Lord our God and to give thanks for all that God has given to us. We will come to commune with Him in the most intimate of ways through our participation in the Eucharist. Through the Eucharist we receive Christ who is present with us Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.
From our Responsorial Psalm we were instructed to “go out to all the world and tell the Good News.” This evangelistic mentality is necessary for through the Great Commission we were told to “go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” As a parish family we must heed this call and continue to draw others towards Christ and His Church despite our limitations.
Figures such as Moses and Jonah were filled with such fear of unworthiness when they received their call. The apostles had their own faults and yet they were still called by name to come and follow after Him. Likewise, we have been given all that we need to be such an missionary through our relationship to Christ and the sacramental life of the Church.
If we are to lead others towards Christ we must come to embrace a life which is lived in unison with Him. For this reason we strive with the help of Christ’s mercy and God’s grace to enter through that narrow gate. As a parish family let us be sent forth from this place to “go out to all the world and tell the Good News.”
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