"Let Me Give My Life to You" (3-8)

Discover or rediscover Love that lasts forever. 

Show me a person who thinks that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is boring and I’ll show you a  person who most likely knows little about the Catholic Church and its teaching. 

I'll show you a person who likely does not meditate on Christ’s Passion, one who likely finds little or no value in suffering.

Every person has an obligation to his/her Creator to worship and praise Him;  that obligation involves making a real effort every day to know Him well.

The Lord never forces this from us.  Love is much more powerful when people are eager and willing. 

How is having such a loving relationship with God accomplished?  By spending time with Him and by being willing to take on His likeness.

Just how well do you know the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic, and Pro-Life Church, the majestic full expression of Christianity as established by its very Founder, Jesus Christ?

God knows and love you very intimately.

Be sure to love Him in return.

Sometimes this is easier when the material is presented in a different way.  There is nothing BORING about God or about His Church, or about His people!

Don't ever just be Catholic.  Be PROFOUNDLY Catholic!!  There is so much more of God's love to discover or rediscover.  He is so in love with you!

The following is presented to help IGNITE OR REIGNITE your faith!

Here we go.

Consider making a Holy Hour before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  If your parish has confession before Holy Mass, you could even make a sacramental confession, too!  Imagine all the graces you will have obtained for yourself and for others within such a short time!

God is so incredibly good.

When praying before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, remember to pray for all of humanity.  Offer yourself to God as a victim and unite your heart with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and together, present your heart combined with Theirs to God the Father.

 

Be sure to make a daily offering!  Pray for the conversion of sinners, that the faithful are strengthened, the dying assisted, and for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.  Be sure to pray for every single soul through all time, daily.

Remember that you are there with Jesus who is truly present in the tabernacle Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.  He can leave the tabernacle and come closer to you.  Jesus can even come and pray by your side.  Remember, with God, all things are possible!

That Jesus is the same member of the Blessed Trinity who you will receive during Holy Communion, the same unborn Jesus developing inside His most holy Mother’s womb, the same baby Jesus lying in the manger, the same Divine Child, the same hidden worker, the same public servant, the same Christ of the Passion and Crucifixion, the same Risen Lord.  

You will receive the very same Sacred Heart torn open by the lance as He hung dead on the Cross.

A SUGGESTION TO GET YOU STARTED

Before Holy Mass begins, fold your hands reverently and kneel if you can.  Close your eyes and begin speaking to the Lord.  Say hello, and tell God you love Him.  Address the Lord as your Triune God, and/or address each member of the Blessed Trinity separately.

Consider composing a prayer at that very moment.  Speak from your heart.  This is such a beautiful way of beginning your union with Jesus, before Holy Mass has even begun.  Why wait?  (smile)

Here's an example, just to get you started.  Soon, you will find yourself saying the most beautiful things to God in return.

 

Dear Lord, I am so happy to be here!  I have come to worship and praise You, to accomplish your will, to be unified with You, and offer You my soul for Your dominion.  I return everything You have so generously given me to Your service.  Please forgive me of my sins;  I unite my heart with Yours and Blessed Mother’s, and join all Holy Souls through all time in honoring Your omnipotence.  I am here to negotiate terms of peace with You, to ask for Your guidance always, and renew my vow to love and honor You, all the days of my life.  

  

CONSECRATION

During the consecration, you are actually present on Calvary at the moment Longinus struck Jesus with a spear and opened the gateway of Divine Mercy.  Bring the souls of all of humanity, every single one, to the foot of the Cross and place them within the Sacred Wound in Jesus’ side for safekeeping.  

A short and very powerful audio meditation encouraging you to pray for others;

it may forever change the importance you place on intercessory prayer.

Pray on everyone’s behalf, as lovingly and devoutly as you can throughout the entire Sacrifice of the Mass.  Pray and sing in everyone’s place, and make it a point to love God with your whole heart.

TRAVEL ALONG THE WAY OF SACRIFICIAL LOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE TOMB

As you walk toward the altar during Holy Communion to be united with the Love of your eternal life in the Eucharist, follow Christ's procession on the Way of Sacrificial Love.  Make your way reverently toward Jesus suspended on the Cross right there on Calvary, stepping in the sacrificial  footsteps marked by His Precious Blood.  As you pass by Jesus suspended in agony on the Cross, He makes an effort to clear the Blood from His loving Eyes so He can look right into yours as He calls you by name.  

Then, as you continue toward Him in the Eucharist, you hear Him say, "I thirst."  

Be sure to love Jesus in return.

Receive the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus Christ as reverently as you can, on your tongue while kneeling.  Love Him and thank Him with all your heart and soul.

As you return to your seat, process behind His Sacred Body after it was removed from the Cross.  Walk alongside His most holy Mother and all the faithful through all time who have also made this journey.  You follow the others right into the tomb that Good Friday night.

While kneeling back at your pew, praise Him and venerate His Sacred Body.  Kneel in the tomb where His body was laid;  your pew is located right within it!  Kneel right before Jesus' Sacred Body as His Sacred Body, still living, reposes on your tongue and unifies you with God.  Meditate on His Passion.  Praise Him, and venerate His Sacred Body along with Blessed Mother and all the faithful throughout all time. 

 STICK AROUND

 

After the Sacrifice of the Mass has concluded, remain with Jesus for a while because He is Present within you in the Eucharist.  

These moments are very, very special and very, very sacred.

At a respectful time, arise, go forth, and bring Him to everyone you encounter by living in imitation of Christ and Blessed Mother.  

LEARN MORE

There is nothing boring about a sacrifice, and so it is impossible for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to ever be boring.  

Love just cannot ever be boring.  

Learn more about the Catholic faith!  Make every effort to get to know the Love of your eternal life.  The most incredible things happen when we accept the Lord's magnificent offers of salvation and sanctification.  God is so in love with us! 

Some PROFOUNDLY Catholic inspiration to FIRE UP the faithful!

From Father Mark Thelen's Ordination to the Priesthood, December 2012 in Rome, Italy. 

Images from Deacon Greg Piatt's Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate 

on April 13, 2013 at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. 

 

PROFOUNDLY CATHOLIC TIP  

Novenas are not limited to feast days or special occasions.  Consider saying novenas perpetually! After praying the novena, start over the very next day.  Some wonderful novenas to say perpetually are:  the Novena to the Sacred Heart, a Novena of Holy Communions, a Holy Spirit Novena, Precious Blood Novena, and/or the Divine Mercy Novena.  Consider praying more than one!

PROFOUNDLY CATHOLIC TIP #2  

Discover or rediscover the POWER of Holy Mass, Holy Hour, the Sacrament of Divine Intimacy (Reconciliation), Prayer, and praying the Divine Office.  

Prepare to be AMAZED, because God is so in love with you! 

Fourteen minutes of PROFOUNDLY Catholic audio to guide you 

right into the welcoming, loving, merciful, and compassionate arms of Jesus.  

He is so in love with you!

 

© Joseph Karl Publishing/Michele Bondi Bottesi

Holy Mass images taken at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Catholic Church in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S.A.

Deacon Greg Piatt's ordination pictures taken at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.  

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