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Hi 7Sorrows,
I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been attending Mass. You obviously believe in God and hope to make it to Heaven. God’s Third Commandment (Ex 20:8) states “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God.”
I understand how exhausting life can be. In your original message, you listed many blessings God has bestowed on you: a new job at the end of March, getting up in years (you’re still alive!), you recovered from a broken ankle last year, and you have a family to spend time with. Sounds like a lot of great reasons to give thanks to God.
You mentioned you don’t feel as if you are “committing a grave sin.” God works in mysterious ways, and I found it interesting you used the words grave sin.
Concerning Mass attendance, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states (#1389) “The Church obliges the faithful to take part in the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and feast days and, prepared by the sacrament of reconciliation, to receive the Eucharist at least once a year, if possible during the Easter season. But the Church strongly encourages the faithful to receive the holy Eucharist on Sundays and feast days, or more often still, even daily.”
I hope life becomes less burdensome for you.
Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”
I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been attending Mass. You obviously believe in God and hope to make it to Heaven. God’s Third Commandment (Ex 20:8) states “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God.”
I understand how exhausting life can be. In your original message, you listed many blessings God has bestowed on you: a new job at the end of March, getting up in years (you’re still alive!), you recovered from a broken ankle last year, and you have a family to spend time with. Sounds like a lot of great reasons to give thanks to God.
You mentioned you don’t feel as if you are “committing a grave sin.” God works in mysterious ways, and I found it interesting you used the words grave sin.
Concerning Mass attendance, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states (#1389) “The Church obliges the faithful to take part in the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and feast days and, prepared by the sacrament of reconciliation, to receive the Eucharist at least once a year, if possible during the Easter season. But the Church strongly encourages the faithful to receive the holy Eucharist on Sundays and feast days, or more often still, even daily.”
2180 " The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely; “On Sundays and on the holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass.”
#2181 “The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. For this reason, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants) or dispensed by their own pastor. Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin.”I hope life becomes less burdensome for you.
Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”