Daily Morning Mass

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I know some posters here go to Mass every morning and I was wondering what the reason (s) is? Is it for the privilege of receiving the Eucharist or is there some other reason? I only go on Saturday evening but there was a time when I was a kid when my friend and I went before school. We eventually slacked off.
Are we expected to go? Encouraged? I haven’t heard much in the way of encouragement in attending daily Mass at my parish but my husband said that he sees a lot of people going really early, as he passes the church on his way to work.
 
I go on Wednesday morning, the only weekday that fits into my work schedule. For me, going to Mass helps me to refocus on what’s important. It keeps me more grounded in my faith and honestly, makes me a nicer person, more aware of the needs of others (not that I’d claim to be a great person, but going to Mass helps me with this).
 
My rule of life in the Confraternity of Penitents requires it (allowing for occasional unavoidable lapses resulting from pressing needs, such as work requirements or caring for someone who is ill). I am able to attend because there is a 7:00 a.m. Mass a few blocks from my office, so I can be at my desk by 7:45 – more than an hour before the official work day begins.

I find that Mass attendance anchors my day and keeps me focused on the real business of living.
 
I go because I can. I feel guilty when I don’t because it is an insult to Him to just skip it because I don’t feel like going. It is different if you can’t, and, I think, a special thing when we make a sacrifice to go when it inconveniences us. We are so fortunate to be able to get daily Mass when there are millions of people who
have to do without because they have no access. What kind of ingrates are we to ignore such a great gift? It truly is putting God first. Plus we get graces galore!
 
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I go because I can. I feel guilty when I don’t because it is an insult to Him to just skip it because I don’t feel like going. It is different if you can’t, and, I think, a special thing when we make a sacrifice to go when it inconveniences us. We are so fortunate to be able to get daily Mass when there are millions of people who
have to do without because they have no access. What kind of ingrates are we to ignore such a great gift? It truly is putting God first. Plus we get graces galore!
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Same here - although I live about 5 minutes walk away from my church, which has Mass three mornings a week and lunchtime Fridays, so in reality it’s not more than half an hour out of my time.

I waste more time than that on much less worthwhile activities, so I don’t see it as a huge sarifice. Besides, if my friends or family lived as close I’d certainly see them as often as I could, wouldn’t you? 😃
 
I know there are mornings when I want to just turn over and go back to sleep…especially with the sun coming up later now…but I would miss the chance to be with our Lord. After I come home from Mass, I feel as if I can take on the day. It gives me peace…I also feel it is the least I can do after not going for over 30 years.👍

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I agree with everyone who has posted. The graces are what brought me back all the way home. The desire to be there with Our Lord grew stronger the more I went. Also, it’s a completely different experience from the Sunday Mass. It’s so quiet and meditative. If you attend regularly and at the same parish, you get to know the wonderful and devout folks that go every day. I was unemployed for a year and able to go regularly and now that I have found a job, I find myself missing it so much. I highly, enthusiastically recommend it!
 
I am so use to going daily now that I really feel it when I don’t go. Normally I do. I was afraid that I would miss Thursdays this fall when one parish stopped their evening Mass. But Praise God another started one. Monday to Wednesday we have Mass at 6:45. AM
 
blessedtoo said:
The desire to be there with Our Lord grew stronger the more I went. Also, it’s a completely different experience from the Sunday Mass. It’s so quiet and meditative. If you attend regularly and at the same parish, you get to know the wonderful and devout folks that go every day.
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This is so true. There’s a core group of about 6 or 7 of us that are there just about every week at the Mass I attend and others come and go each week. It’s really neat; very intimate. The more I go, the more I miss it when I can’t be there.
 
<< I agree with everyone who has posted. The graces are what brought me back all the way home. >>

If any of you remember me from before the CAF crash, I’d been away from the Church for many years and returned this past year so I’m still learning a lot, so forgive any and all dumb questions I have now or in the future. 😃 I’ve been amazed at how little I knew and now I have another question. I hear a lot about receiving graces from the Lord by going to Mass but can someone tell me more about what those graces are? :o
 
<< Also, it’s a completely different experience from the Sunday Mass. It’s so quiet and meditative. >>

That must be what my cousin was talking about when she was urging me to start attending weekday morning Mass. I’d been complaining of all the singing in my church and how disruptive it was for me to pray. I’m all for singing but sometimes the choir goes overboard and we have a few singers who seem to be vying for stardom or something. :tsktsk: There are times when I can’t even concentrate during prayer after Communion because I keep losing my train of thought. I sometimes rush through the prayers as fast as I can and find myself waiting for them to take a breath so I can pray really fast before they start warbling again.😦
 
I know the Mass should be just between you and God, but I enjoy daily Mass especially because everyone that is there, is there because they WANT to be at Mass. There’s no fidgeting, there’s no people looking around to see who else they know. It’s just a bunch of people (or a few) that just enjoy spending a part of their day with the Lord.

If I’m not able to make a daily Mass, my day is incomplete.
 
NotWorthy said:
I know the Mass should be just between you and God, but I enjoy daily Mass especially because everyone that is there, is there because they WANT to be at Mass. There’s no fidgeting, there’s no people looking around to see who else they know. It’s just a bunch of people (or a few) that just enjoy spending a part of their day with the Lord.

If I’m not able to make a daily Mass, my day is incomplete.
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You haven’t been to some of the churches I go to 😦 though I agree weekdays are a lot quieter than Sundays.

It’s also great to see the number of people of many ages, genders and professions who pop in to say hi to God during their day.
 
If any of you remember me from before the CAF crash, I’d been away from the Church for many years and returned this past year so I’m still learning a lot, so forgive any and all dumb questions I have now or in the future. 😃 I’ve been amazed at how little I knew and now I have another question. I hear a lot about receiving graces from the Lord by going to Mass but can someone tell me more about what those graces are?
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You sound just like I did four years ago! Welcome back and keep asking your questions!
The sacraments confer God’s grace upon us each time we participate. If I can attend daily Mass and receive Our Lord each time I go, suddenly His grace begins to inform every movement of my heart and mind. It’s not something that can be explained, but I can tell you that for me, His truth is revealed through the frequent reception of the sacraments, including regular Confession. I bring my tired and worn down soul to His house and His table and He refreshes me. Apart from human reasoning and understanding, I begin to see truth everywhere and because I know myself and my fallen nature, I know all glory must go to Him. This is what grace does for me so I want to receive it through the Sacraments He gave us.
 
That must be what my cousin was talking about when she was urging me to start attending weekday morning Mass. I’d been complaining of all the singing in my church and how disruptive it was for me to pray. I’m all for singing but sometimes the choir goes overboard and we have a few singers who seem to be vying for stardom or something. :tsktsk: There are times when I can’t even concentrate during prayer after Communion because I keep losing my train of thought. I sometimes rush through the prayers as fast as I can and find myself waiting for them to take a breath so I can pray really fast before they start warbling again
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In addition to the great joy of quiet and prayerful silence one can find during daily Mass, I have found that it is more likely that you will hear orthodox homilies from the priest in this more intimate setting.
 
But Mass confers benefits and graces even if you’re not in a state to receive Communion of course. Hence the requirement to go even if we’re in a state of mortal sin or haven’t fasted or haven’t yet been through First Holy Communion.

We’re placing ourselves at the foot of the Cross on Calvary each time we go to Mass. We receive special blessings from the Priest, we can make a spiritual communion if not an actual one.
 
Daily Mass is much more intimate,there is a smaller congregation…it is stunningly beautiful to be with God in that environment…I must try harder to attend more often!
 
Get this, after rereading this thread and having missed daily Mass for the past few days I wanted so badly to go that I popped up the road to the local Maronite church for their evening Mass :whacky:

Of course it was in Arabic/Aramaic but it was still Catholic, He was still definitely there, body blood soul and divinity (with a bit more incense than usual though) and I got to say hi 😉
 
I have to be at work at 7am so I can’t go to morning Mass. However, I work across the street from my church and attend noon Mass frequently. I also like the fact that weekday masses are quieter.
 
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