Praying to God in Private as Being More Important than Attending Services in Church

It assisted me in how to look closely at my journey, vocation, devotional and meditational times. As I take on this journey trying my best to stay on path with God, who will lead me in a righteous way I plan to stay close to him. What is my journey consisted of? Paying attention to my call, make sure I am aware that it is a journey that I will not along in, but I will always feel like I am in the presences of God.

To foster an environment in which all can grow in their knowledge, understanding and commitment to the Catholic faith, and that of the wider Christian community.

Vatican two had many effects on how we view liturgy. One of the most important developments was the call for “full, conscious, and active participation” in the liturgy. I will show how a true understanding of active participation is required to truly worship God at Mass. There was much confusion after Vatican II. It lead to two common misunderstanding about active participation. The first was that participation was more active if everyone shared in all the roles. The other was that multiplication of actions and sounds increase participation. I have seen the effects of these misconceptions my whole life and it has been a struggle to try and lead people to a true understanding of participation.

It makes things vivid. When you’re afraid, really afraid, you see things you never saw before, you pay attention to the world. You make close friends. You become part of a tribe and you share the same blood – you give it together, you take it together.” (O’Brien, 220)

Especially in the midst of suffering, God wants you to experience his amazing love (Ps. 90:14-15; Lam. 3:19-23

Typically, a church is to be a very safe and sacred place where no-one would

Mary Doe was having a rough day in school. Her food was sickening and she was yelled at by multiple people during science class because she got something wrong on a class quiz. She found out later that her best friends cousin was spreading rumors about her best friend, Jordy She is unsure of how to handle these situations. Jo knows that she can get over being yelled at by kids in her class. But she is not sure about Jensen’s cousin Marley. She doesn’t want Marley to have a bad relationship with Jensen. Jo then get’s up from her seat and approaches her teacher.

Those people are wrong though. The main reason we are to attend weekly mass is to give thanks and praise to the Lord and to receive the Holy Eucharist. There are many different scripture passages stating the importance of attending mass for our Lord. In Hebrews 10:25, the passage states that we are not to forsake the great assembling of mass, but we are to remember Jesus and take advantage of the opportunity of attending mass. In the scripture passage, Colossians 3:16, states that we are to allow the word of the Lord to dwell within each of us, we are to absorb his wisdom, and we are to encourage each other through psalms, hymns, and other spiritual songs while present in the everlasting love of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Matthew 18:20, the statement is made that while we gather in His name, He is among us, and He will be standing right next to us. In Romans 10:17, it is stated that the only way we are going to learn about the word of God is through others and by attending mass. In the book of Genesis, God has created man on the six and then has rested. We too are supposed to rest and reflect on God on the

for people to tell us things that can change how we can think. Sometimes we hear what we

According to the adults throughout my childhood and early adolescence, along with others whom have the same belief system as I did growing up, Catholic people are rigid in their ritualistic ceremonies of prayers to Mary, and other Saints, the Pope is all authority and he receives his guidance straight from the Lord, confession relieves a person of their sins, and they read from their own “Bible”. According Kaczor, there are also many myths that have been created which included children not being allowed at the mass service, Catholics confess anything away, there are discriminatory acts and homophobic tendencies, and that there are deep rooted feelings of anti-woman. These myths are the bias that have been created by those persons due to misunderstandings, misinformation, ignorance and prejudices around the church, however I did not see these reflected within my timeframe at the mass. On the contrary the mass was religious based everyone was made to feel welcome by not just those at the entry but by those people within the pews. Throughout my childhood, into early adulthood the many different communities and faiths I was exposed to shape and influenced without a doubt the stereotypical views I have subconsciously. I try to remember that every person has the right to chose their own religion or follow their own beliefs but sometimes what I was raised to believe overpowers those concepts. Now

Like hungering and thirsting, there is first an initial and then a continuous filling. He fills us with what He is and what we need to negotiate our pilgrimage to His Kingdom safely and securely. He fills us with understanding that we might have His perspective on the affairs of this life and a clear vision of our future life in His Kingdom. He fills us with wisdom that we might apply the understanding He makes available to us. He fills us with a peace that passes all understanding in the midst of an insane world. He fills us with thanksgiving and knowledge of Him that we might praise Him. He fills us with faith, hope, and love that we might be like Him (I John

Time is what God has given us. The time between our life and our death. We can be effective steward, when we follow God’s plan for our life. We must remember, time is a commodity. It must be spent wisely. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays for president of Morehouse College wrote, “God’s Minute.” “I’ve only just one minute, only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon, can’t refuse it, Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it. But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer it I, lost it, Give an account of I abuse it, just a tiny little minute,

It gives a sense of support by believers who help one another with physical or emotional needs. Such as praying for another person because they are experiencing a hard time in their life. In today’s churches, the best way for decision making is letting the people have a say in what decision to be taken, also known as democracy. In America, most if not all use this type of way to make an important decision in the church. In the New Testament church, it was more of new teachings being presented and now we emphasized Jesus’ teachings and how it applies into our lives today with the new technology, rules and

Some religions require the followers of that religion to pray a certain amount of times per day. For example, in the Qur’an, Muslims, followers of the Islamic religion, endure praying 5 times per day. Muslims do not do this because they want to; they do this because they remain called to by doctrine. Since some places will not allow Muslims to pray at certain locations, such as public schools, Muslims adapt to the American customs and instead of praying 5 different times per day they compromised and condensed their customs to pray 3 different times per day; however they still pray 5 times. Christians, followers of Christ,

helps reduce the negative effects of stress, but also leads to a better sense of