Wenski emphasizes the importance of also “resting in the Lord” at Mass.
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Newsroom (26/07/2024 12:01, Gaudium Press) In a publication on his diocese’s website, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami emphasizes that “there is no vacation from Sunday Mass”.
He recalls the advice he received from his rector as a young seminarian before leaving for vacation: “Remember, boys, there is no vacation from your vocation. This was certainly wise advice; after all, we were still seminarians even when we were far from the structured environment of the seminary with its fixed times for prayer and daily Mass,” writes Bishop Wenski.
This advice is valid for Catholics who go on vacation, away from their homes and parishes.
“Participation in the Sunday Eucharist is an obligation of every practicing Catholic, and vacations do not exempt us from this weekly encounter with Christ in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, since it is only through these sacramental encounters with the Lord that we can grow in the grace necessary to be faithful to our baptismal vocation to holiness,” the archbishop continues.
“Finding a place to attend Mass while away from home can often not be easy, but with a little planning, we can usually find one wherever we are.”
“As Catholics, we are not limited to our parish: we are members of a universal Church and therefore we are never strangers when we get together with other Catholics to celebrate the great mystery of our faith, which is Holy Mass. Vacations are a time of rest, a time to recharge our batteries, so to speak. But as we take advantage of our vacation days to spend time with our loved ones and rest from daily obligations and work routines, let us not fail to also ‘rest in the Lord’ on the day we commemorate his love for us in the Sunday Eucharist.”
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