I recently saw a post at In the Light of the Law concerning Mass for Sunday and a Holy Day of Obligation being satisfied with a single Mass.
He brings this up because of a post by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf addressing a question posed by one of his readers.
I am not smart enough about Cannon Law to speak on the points that they are making. But, trying merely to satisfy obligations with a minimum of effort seems counterproductive to a relationship of love with God.
Will we say on the Day of Judgement "We are worthless servants, we have done only what we have been obliged to do?" Are we worthless servants, doing only the minimum?
If or when you were engaged to be married, would you have tried to meet only the minimum requirements of your espoused? Spending time together only when your espoused demands your presence? If you start out doing only the minimum for your beloved before you are married, how rough will your marriage be?
How is that being in union with the Spirit and the Bride who call out "Marana Tha!" "Oh Lord, Come!"
Where is the eagerness of the Bride to know fully her bridegroom?
In this season of Advent, may we reflect the eagerness of the Bride in our lives, in our labors and in our loves. Marana Tha!
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