Some might think that the body in the christian realm is more important than the soul? While we live in a physical body, Christians believe that when the body dies the soul goes into the presence of the Lord. My argument here is that the soul and the body are just as important. In the Catholic mass, when we celebrate the Eucharist, we are partaking in the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. While he was on earth, Jesus gave us his life in exchange for our sins. The purpose for his death was so that we can be forgiven! The catholic mass celebrates Jesus' death on the cross for our forgiveness, and we partake through the Eucharist in his life death and resurrection.
The Eucharist is a celebration for sinners, and saints who are in communion with the church and the purpose is to make us holy. That is why God wants us to be prepared to celebrate the mass, because the more we are prepared to receive Jesus the more God can help us to become holy. The bible says that without holiness, no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14) and in the liturgy during the mass we are in contact with the presence of God. We don't need a lot of technology to manufacture God's presence, the bible says that when we gather as believers that Jesus is present.
When Jesus is present in our lives and in our churches, we can rest and have faith, because when we have faith we can more easily face the challenges life throws at us. Rest is very important in our modern paced society, and taking time out to rest our minds and our bodies will most definitely help us with our problems. When we are preparing ourselves for the mass, we should remember those who are less fortunate than us. This helps me put things in perspective, because everyone is given an invitation to celebrate eternal life with Jesus in Heaven. We are actually celebrating on earth with those in Heaven, the church calls this the communion of the saints, and the church is in fellowship with those in Heaven, when we are celebrating the mass.
The mass reminds us that Jesus is always ready to bring us to Heaven when we are ready, because in the mass we partake of God's divine nature. Through the grace that is given to sinners at communion, we are given the strength to live more like God, and the more we desire this, the closer we come to Heaven when we die. This is Mike.
The Eucharist is a celebration for sinners, and saints who are in communion with the church and the purpose is to make us holy. That is why God wants us to be prepared to celebrate the mass, because the more we are prepared to receive Jesus the more God can help us to become holy. The bible says that without holiness, no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14) and in the liturgy during the mass we are in contact with the presence of God. We don't need a lot of technology to manufacture God's presence, the bible says that when we gather as believers that Jesus is present.
When Jesus is present in our lives and in our churches, we can rest and have faith, because when we have faith we can more easily face the challenges life throws at us. Rest is very important in our modern paced society, and taking time out to rest our minds and our bodies will most definitely help us with our problems. When we are preparing ourselves for the mass, we should remember those who are less fortunate than us. This helps me put things in perspective, because everyone is given an invitation to celebrate eternal life with Jesus in Heaven. We are actually celebrating on earth with those in Heaven, the church calls this the communion of the saints, and the church is in fellowship with those in Heaven, when we are celebrating the mass.
The mass reminds us that Jesus is always ready to bring us to Heaven when we are ready, because in the mass we partake of God's divine nature. Through the grace that is given to sinners at communion, we are given the strength to live more like God, and the more we desire this, the closer we come to Heaven when we die. This is Mike.
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