I miss being able to go to Mass

[Anonymous]

I can count on one hand the number of times I have missed Mass on a Sunday. I am a caregiver for elderly parents and I just don't think I can risk the exposure. I am going to watch the homebound Mass on EWTN but still... I hate not being able to go to church!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can count on one hand the number of times I have missed Mass on a Sunday. I am a caregiver for elderly parents and I just don't think I can risk the exposure. I am going to watch the homebound Mass on EWTN but still... I hate not being able to go to church!

Hi, Op I get it. My Dh even sings in the choir so he really misses it! Maybe we can start a prayer thread to help us through. Keep safe and well, my friend.

[Anonymous]

How do you miss something that just started, today? Get a grip

[Anonymous]

I hear you. If it helps, my church always has an online mass option (for travellers or people who live far away). Feel free to watch it if you don't have a home church option.

It's at churchnativity.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear you. If it helps, my church always has an online mass option (for travellers or people who live far away). Feel free to watch it if you don't have a home church option.

It's at churchnativity.com

Thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Yes, it was weird for me to be sitting drinking my coffee today when I am usually setting up for church (we are a portable church and the school we meet in is closed).

You miss the regular faces you see every week. They uploaded a service yesterday (just pastor and band, in our rented warehouse) so I'll watch that shortly.

[Anonymous]

I "went" to online mass and felt weird, but it definitely beats Corona.

[Anonymous]

Why do you think God created coronavirus?

[Anonymous]

So do we. We do watch TheSundayMass.org pretty frequently because DH has cancer treatments so we feel a sort of connection to that order of priests and the readers, cantor, etc.

My mom is a daily communicant in another city so this is rough on her.

But as a PP said, beats coronavirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think God created coronavirus?

That’s not at all a Catholic understanding of creation and the natural world. Go ask a fundamentalist maybe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you miss something that just started, today? Get a grip

When something is part of your routine you miss it the first time it doesn’t happen. For example, if you run out of toilet paper you’ll miss it right away!

I missed mass today too.

[Anonymous]

Just try to not sin for a few weeks, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Staying home is an act of love for your neighbors. You may miss Mass for self-interested reasons (communal worship, a sense of routine, the community), but staying home is an act of sacrifice that is in keeping with Christ’s teaching.

[Anonymous]

Be a Christian and do right for the greater good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think God created coronavirus?

That’s not at all a Catholic understanding of creation and the natural world. Go ask a fundamentalist maybe?

What is the Catholic understanding of creation and the natural world?