"To hear the words of God is a serious matter. At Mount Sinai, the people of Israel prepared themselves for three days before God spoke to them the words of the covenant. In the Mass, we prepare ourselves for this holy encounter with God's Word through the Introductory Rites - the Sign of the Cross, the Confiteor, the Kyrie, and the Gloria. Having marked ourselves with the Sign of the Cross, confessed our unworthiness to be in God's presence asked for his mercy, and sung his praises, we now sit down to listen carefully to what God wants to speak to us through his own inspired words in the Scriptures. And this is a personal encounter, for as the Second Vatican Council teaches, 'In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet his children, and talks with them." pgs 64-65
How are you preparing yourself to hear the voice of God? It is so easy to let the first part of Mass slip by with our inattentiveness. Let us change that and actively bring ourselves into God presence!
When God calls, let our answer be "Here am I!"
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