Importance of Mass not realized by friends-how to respond

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robertericleech said:
That’s a very good point, given the sorry state of catechesis in some places. I don’t remember ever being told that in RCIA, even though I knew it from my own reading, and watching the Catholic channel.

I remember talking to this priest I was friendly with, and he said ‘In the old days people used to come to Mass because they HAD to, not because they really wanted to.’ I said ‘Well they still HAVE to, don’t they? Besides, there’s nothing wrong with doing something because you have to.’
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Amen, yes I believe that. Parents teach children many things that they must do, to be safe, to behave in the world, all for their own good because they love them. How much more does our Heavenly Father desire us to be in full Communion with Him?:heaven:
 
robertericleech said:
That’s a very good point, given the sorry state of catechesis in some places. I don’t remember ever being told that in RCIA, even though I knew it from my own reading, and watching the Catholic channel.

I remember talking to this priest I was friendly with, and he said ‘In the old days people used to come to Mass because they HAD to, not because they really wanted to.’ I said ‘Well they still HAVE to, don’t they? Besides, there’s nothing wrong with doing something because you have to.’
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I think the real problem is that we have a relativistic society that treats ALL law, Catholic or otherwise, as guidelines.
 
Its hard to speak up to those who do not take their obligations seriously and its even more so when they are an example to children. They are telling the children in a way that if you have to cut the grass or go to a baseball game on Saturday then go shopping on Sunday, there is no time to fit Mass in either day.

My mother is married to a lapsed Catholic. She does not force him to go but to Easter, Xmas and special family things, plus funerals. She cannot force my sister who is also lapsed to make sure her kids go nor does her ex husband take the kids to Mass. The kids only get to go if they are visiting my parents, and my parents take them. With my changing work schedule and distance, its hard for me to take the kids to Mass. But I still find a way to go to Mass, as at one time, I fell away but confessed then returned back with a stronger faith.
 
KathrynAnn,

You and I (and lots of others, of course) understand how amazingly blessed we are to be able to attend Mass. It is our great privilege given to us by God.

Maybe if you explained it this way to your friends: If Muslims had in their mosque a chance to receive and consume their Lord, they would crawl over hot coals just for that wondrous opportunity. For us to miss out on that in order to perform some mundane chore is sheer lunacy.

The way I explain to non-Catholic co-workers is that I don’t have to attend Mass (although it is an obligation), I couldn’t imagine anything in my life actually being more important in that time.
 
Also, pray for those friends. As I’m sure you know, the power of prayer is indeed great.
 
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