I had the MOST AMAZING mass ever! Probably the best mass I’ve ever attended. I can’t recall feeling like this ever.
Firstly I was reluctant to get out as it was raining. But then I said cmon, let’s go. And when I entered the church ⛪️ there was a full band practicing and they sounded so good. Grand piano 🎹 , bass, acoustic guitar 🎸 , drummer 🥁 and 🪘
I reached at 4:10pm, had to wait 20 minutes. I was so surprised to see the church packed, mostly Americans, few Asians, Mexicans. The main celebrant was a young priest and it was the youth mass. Hearing everyone join the choir for all the hymns was so amazing. The girl next to me was singing such good seconds. I wasn’t sure if I should take out my phone to record.
The homily was so touching, he explained so beautifully why we reach out to those in need, why the church goes beyond the four walls of the church.
When I saw the offertory hymn I couldn’t resist, I recorded from then..the hymn was the one that I based my last session for the youth on, “Goodness of God”
Every week a family does the offertory and they also are offered the blood of Christ to consume after communion.
Then before the final blessing they had a testimony from a 16 year old girl on how she her life changed when she attended an adoration organised for middle school kids, now she is part of the catechism team for the smaller kids.
What touched me deeply is how they greet everyone at the start of mass and at peace. All their responses are slow and said very devoutly. The altar servers, ushers (the youth!) and the Eucharistic ministers were on point, devoutly doing their duties. And then how joyfully everyone comes for communion. It’s everything I always imagined mass should be, a devout joyful experience! ❤️
We always hear the church is dead/dying here in the US, but this mass was the most alive I’ve ever seen our church and catholics!
Can’t wait to go again for all saints day and next Sunday!
I was thanking the lord for such a heavenly experience, but there was still one more surprise, my Uber back to the hotel was a Tesla! Sat in the latest Model 3! ❤️
Kenrick Vaz 