Three reasons I attend Mass every Sunday

1. To honor, glorify, and give thanks to God

Psalm 150:6 "Let everything that has breath give praise to the Lord! Hallelujah!"

Exodus 20:8 "Remember to keep holy the Sabbath."

Matthew 22:37-38 "You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the greatest and the first commandment."

2. To be reminded of Christ's sacrifice on the cross for my sins, offer a penitent heart, and to become one with Him through Holy Communion

Isaiah 53:4-5 "Yet it was our infirmities that He bore, our sufferings that He endured...But He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins."

Luke 18:13 "O God be merciful to me a sinner."

John 6:34 "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life and I will raise him on the last day."

3. To go forth after Mass renewed in my faith and zeal, proclaiming the Good News by my actions, attitude and words toward my neighbors

Mark 16:15 "Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel."

Romans 12:11 "Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord." 

1 Corinthians 16:13-13 "Be on your guard, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Your every act should be done with love."