December 21, 2008> 9:49 PM
sometimes little things happen Sometimes at Mass, little things happen here and there. Every now and then it has to do with the homily (not that they're bad in our parish, they're generally pretty decent). More often it's connected to the Word or some part of the Eucharistic liturgy. The Gospel tonight was the story of the Annunciation and Mary's great yes. This is always a good one for me. I pray for the Grace to be able to say yes like that on a constant basis. It doesn't always happen, but He continues to work on me, in me.
Tonight also during the liturgy of the Eucharist at some point - offering maybe - the song was Mary Did You Know. I have always found this a very emotional song - to meditate as I hear or sing it on what His Mother, our Mother, went through and experienced when Jesus was a baby. When it gets to parts like...
Did you know That your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when you kiss your little baby You've kissed the face of God
...generally, I can hardly hold myself together. It's sort of like a holy sadness of some sort just comes over me and I just cry. I looked up at our particular crucifix, with Mary and John at the feet - her looking up at Him, and think of her holding Him in her arms as a baby. Mary did you know your baby boy was going to suffer like that? O Lord.
And then during Communion, Breath of Heaven - I just wanted to lay on the floor...
Breath of heaven, Hold me together, Be forever near me, Breath of heaven. Breath of heaven, Lighten my darkness, Pour over me your holiness, For you are holy. Breath of heaven.
...as I had just taken His Life in the Eucharist into myself - as I knew He was doing His work inside me, that only HE can do. Grateful. Grateful.
December 21, 2008
> 9:49 PM
Sometimes at Mass, little things happen here and there. Every now and then it has to do with the homily (not that they're bad in our parish, they're generally pretty decent). More often it's connected to the Word or some part of the Eucharistic liturgy. The Gospel tonight was the story of the Annunciation and Mary's great yes. This is always a good one for me. I pray for the Grace to be able to say yes like that on a constant basis. It doesn't always happen, but He continues to work on me, in me.
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