[Apologetics] Now This is Communion

[Dianne Dawson]

Now This is Communion

There is an estimated (at least) 350,000 Catholic Masses celebrated every day on 
planet Earth. It is celebrated in every nook and cranny on the planet, by every 
race and nationality, and using every language. And each of these Masses is 
celebrated (generally) using the same scripture readings and the same prayers.
Every single one of these 350,000 Masses is actually doing exactly what Jesus 
said to do in scripture (Luke 22:19, 1 Cor 11:23-29) when he said “Do this in 
memory of me.” Catholics live that out as a Church over 350,000 times a day. 
That means there are 4 priests saying those precise words, “Do this in memory of 
me,” every single second of every single day.
 
Every one of these Masses is literally and continually making present Christ’s 
(once and for all) sacrifice on Calvary for all mankind. At any second you can 
join your own prayers to one. And we don’t only worship in union with those 
still living here on Earth, we are also joined by heaven’s saints and angels at 
every Mass.
 
When you participate in a Catholic Mass, you are participating in the same 
celebration as these other 350,000 daily Masses all over the world (you wanna 
talk about a “mega-church”?). We are all joined in the same readings and prayers 
and we partake of the same, specific Eucharist. And the rest of the time, when 
we are living out our faith outside of Mass, there are (literally) a billion 
other Catholics around the world continually offering it up on our behalf.
 
Now that’s unity (John 17:11). That’s communion. 
 
source: 
http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/now-this-is-communion/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FallibleBlogma+%28Fallible+Blogma%29

 
 
Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
Ps 42:1


      
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