Sunday, December 4, 2011

What Makes Attending Mass Worthwhile

By Alaric Sowerby


It's almost always a domestic practice every Sundays that my mother reserves the living room area to see the televised Sunday mass. And it was my job as the naturally rebellious child to prefer seeing cartoons instead simply because I am going to attend a mass service in a neighboring church later on that afternoon together with the exact same individuals who see it on television anyway. Likewise, there's no substantial variation between the actual mass and the televised mass despite the obvious factor of tangibility and active presence so of course I would prefer going to the real version.

The motivator associated with the devout behavior of my mom is the kind of homily the presiding priest provides during the public mass. This is a reason I admire because I'm a lot like my father who thinks that participating in church is only meaningful if the homily is applicable, for instance, amusing with a tinge of political criticism. And this goes to say that I have joined our family in this practice since this aforesaid priest provides sermons using short comedic stories which in the end relates to the reading or the chosen passage from the bible to be discussed in that specific Sunday service.

The other cause for being convinced to see the televised mass rather than opting to learn the Japanese language was because I wanted to fill my need for articulate and awe inspiring speeches. The power of words rests not by themselves but in those who wield them and the priest in this show recognizes this concept well.

The officiating priest for the televised Sunday services often share tales of his trips and that's how he catches the attention of the churchgoers. This time around he shared about his visits to Europe and just how every city is significantly unique from the previous and the following city even if they're merely separated by borders calculated by inches across the streets. He added that the nobility and greatness of castles was absolutely awesome and the culture was absolutely vivid in this unique continent.

The little town churches are quaint despite the absence of appropriate church heating, producing that classic feeling of belonging to a different era. The visual cinema inside my mind as this is getting read to me consists of the harmony of a highly developed region with modern amenities like school heating systems that has charming cultures just like ancient churches. The sermon has more or less accomplished its objective because I've now listed becoming a reverent churchgoer and going to Europe in my bucket list.

I don't believe that's so phenomenal however. Countless people journey to remote destinations mainly because they would like to break free of the routine of mundane office work and the conveniences of familiar industrial heating or the absence thereof. It's good to move outside occasionally and have a breath of clean air since it allows us to evaluate things that can't be quickly recognized what with all the interruptions competing for our interest.




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