“If God appreciates silence, and if Christ surrounded his saving work with silence, then we too should expect to encounter him in the silence—especially in a Eucharistic encounter.” – Christopher Carstens
“The Mass must be studied and intimately, by each layman seeking understanding of Christ in the “mysteries” of the Mass.” – Denise Trull
“There is consistently nothing more powerful and nothing more hated by the demons than attending Mass and receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“Sacrifice without obedience is a sham.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“That which happened to those two disciples on a Sunday is intended for each of us.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“Each time we make the Sign of the Cross, at Mass or at the beginning or end of any prayer, it should shake our core.” – Thomas Griffin
“One of the most basic functions of Christians in the world is to plead with God and call down graces upon people, and the best place to do so is together in the celebration of the Eucharist.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“Only after we offer the oblation can God truly heal it, restore it, transform it, make it into something new. Do with it what He wills.” – Sarah Damm
“Charity, or friendship with God, is a great mystery indeed, but human friendships provide an obvious model or analogy for purposes of understanding and living in friendship with God.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
The second in a series of meditations, both ever ancient and ever new, by Fr. Matthew MacDonald.
