14 More Reasons That I LOVE Being Catholic!
Just as you should assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
with the proper dispositions, so also you should have the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass offered for yourself, for your own intentions, for your loved ones-both
living and deceased-and for the Poor, Suffering Souls in Purgatory. Here are a
few points to consider.
1. At the hour of death, the Holy Masses at which you have
piously and devoutly assisted, and those which you had offered for yourself and
others, will be your greatest consolation.
2. By every Holy Mass, you can diminish the temporal
punishment due to your sins, or of less, according to your religious
fervor.
3. Every Holy Mass will go with you to the your Judgement
when you stand before the Just Judge. These Holy Masses will plead for pardon
for you.
4. By piously and devoutly assisting at the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass, you render the greatest act of worship which is possible to each of
the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity.
5. Through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Jesus Christ
supplies for many of your negligences and omissions.
6. Through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Jesus Christ
forgives you all of your venial sins which you are sincerely determined to
avoid. Christ forgives you all of your unknown sins which you never confessed in
the Sacrament of Penance.
7. Through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the power of
Satan and other evil spirits over you is diminished.
8. By piously and devoutly assisting at the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass, and by having as many Masses as possible offered for the Souls in
Purgatory, you obtain the greatest possible relief for the Poor, Suffering Souls
in Purgatory.
9. Devoutly assisting at just one Holy Mass, or having one
Holy Mass offered for yourself during your life, will be of more benefit to you
than many (Some say as many as one thousand!) offered for you after your death.
Of course, the more Holy Masses, the better!
10. By piously and devoutly assisting at the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass, or by having the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for yourself,
you are preserved from many dangers and misfortunes which would otherwise have
befallen you.
11. Your time in Purgatory will be shortened by the number
of times at which you piously and devoutly assisted at the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass and the number of Masses which you had offered for the Poor, Suffering
Souls in Purgatory while still in this life.
12. During the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, you kneel amid a
multitude of Holy Angels who are present at the Most Adorable Sacrifice with
reverential awe. It is said that there are 3,000 Holy Angels present just from
the Choir of Thrones!
13. By piously and devoutly assisting at the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass and having the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for yourself and
your loved ones and the Poor, Suffering Souls in Purgatory, you are blessed in
your temporal affairs and material possessions.
14. By having a Holy Mass offered for yourself and/or by
assisting at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in a pious and devout manner and
offering it, through the Infinite Principal Celebrant, Jesus Christ, the Eternal
High Priest, to the Most Holy Trinity, in honor of a specific Angel or Saint,
and thanking God for the favors He has bestowed on this particular Angel or
Saint, and such-like, you give that Angel or Saint a new degree of honor, joy
and happiness in Heaven and bring upon yourself the special love and protection
of this Angel or Saint!
