At Mass With You

At Mass With You

When we met and hearts embraced

I wanted all of you

To dance

to sing

to date

and kiss

to have

and

to hold

but above all it has always been

I want to go to Mass with you

I want to smell you hair

And hear your stories

And music too

Listening into the night

But above all it has always been

I want to go to Mass with you

I want to share a meal

At home

Or out

I want to walk with you

But above all it has always been

I want to go to Mass with you

Chinese food on Friday night

Cuddle up

A sappy movie too

On Sunday morning above all else

I want to go to Mass with you

It keeps me straight

It keeps me pure

In spite of what I have endured

which you don’t understand

But above all it has always been

I want to go to Mass with you

And when we fight

and you are mad

so mad you cannot see

and I am mad

and go away

and cannot see each other as Jesus does

I bet you never knew

In spite of this

Above all else it has always been

I want to go to Mass with you

And when we part

And you are gone

Or

I am gone

I alone in pew

It remains the same

At Mass it is Jesus me and you

Above all else it has always been

I at Mass with you

Our love is given from above

Our strength and courage too

Our perseverance through difficult times

Of separation too

But when we met we went to Mass

We held it straight and true

I watched you nourish your soul

In intimacy I could never provide

above both me and you

And you were there as I nourished my soul

And I the same saw you

Together we witnessed this miracle

The heavens opened up

And simple bread and wine became for us

Nourishment for the soul

Is it any wonder above all else

I go to Mass with you

No matter where I’m at

If I can’t get ahold of you

No  matter what convert you’ve brought back

And no matter when I think of what or who

And if it should feel like the stars should fall

And if it seems like earthly love should fail

I know this is not true

Because

Above else no matter where we are

Come Sunday morning or evening Sat.

I am at Mass with you

And when you say hurtful things

Hard to endure

And I say unpardonable things

Apologizes don’t cure

They are all wiped away

A miracle for sure

Wherever I am

Wherever you are

Come Sunday morn or even Sat.

I am at Mass with you.
What the world does not understand
The Church and Jesus do
I alone cannot mend your hurt
you cannot bridge the gap of what I have wrongly endured
only faith has the power to heal
faith hope and love
finally remain
What the world does not understand?

True Love is three not two.

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copyright 2013 fred celio

The Bread of Life

The Gospel according to St. John Chapter 6, well I'm not a priest or any other theologian, and I only went through 7th grade in Catholic school. But it seems to me that this is the chapter that separates the men from the boys. The ones who accept Christ and follow His commands the ones who truly believe, even i what we do not understand from the ones who are willing to follow Jesus, whether or not we are able to fully comprehend what He says. And who can understand or would presume to understand fully the mind of God -- the logos the Word of God the word of God made flesh.

Jesus said that whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood there is no life in you. Ans so it is easy to understand why so many who called themselves followers of Jesus shook their heads and turned away or followed hm no more. As many who call themselves Christians still do to this day.

It is difficult to understand, how the body walks up to the priest or Eucharistic minister and eats bread and drinks wine; and at the same time the soul being carried to this point by a body whose mind does not but takes on faith and believes in the Word of God. The soul eats and takes nourishment from the body of Christ and from His blood. And so, as with the other sacraments, the body and mind shows faith by carrying the soul to it's nourishment. The result is grace, flowing directly from God into the soul, so that it can radiate, so that the soul can radiate it back to the world. For we are in the world but not of it. Our connection is Holy Mother Church through the Scriptures, the sacraments and doctrine. None of which we can fully understand, but how could the creature hope to understand the Creator. God himself is mystery,the reality of Jesus -- God incarnate -- is mystery. Blessed Mother, to whom we are closest, is a mystery or things about her are. Her immaculate conception, her grace, her humility, her remaining sinless, the grace she received by carrying and giving birth to God, her human and motherly love for the human Jesus as well as her worship and obedience to God. These are all mysteries, that we followers of Christ -- Universal Christians take on faith. Taking and eating the bread of life is an act of faith based on our belief. Our belief in the Word of God -- Jesus Christ. And so we shared this truth with the world when one of our first bishops St. John first recited his experience with Jesus at our first masses, and than preserved for as he wrote his Gospel, as witnessed by Sts. Polycarp and Ireanus.

And we have been doing this, expressing our faith, since Jesus first uttered these words.

I went to the 1230 mass today at my parish. I was a bit upset as my earthly love. my fiance, was cross and fearful last night. But I remembered that it was God who brought us together and we remain connected in love for God and each other. These things themselves are mysteries.

It's a challenging time for us, as I accept and impending layoff, which many are facing. And I did not share these news with her until recently, even though I had known for awhile. I did not wan her to worry so I lied by omission, and thus had the opposite affect -- actually increasing her insecurity and her willingness to help. Robbing her of an opportunity share in charitable love.

I think we men are susceptible to thee and have to work harder at sharing our days, events feelings revelations. My way is to work harder myself, even though God has a calling for me.

So, the rest of this day was filled with work, to leave a proper turnover.

I did see the movie "The Rookie" again, starring Dennis Quaid. A great film even if one does not like baseball. It is interesting the prominent role St. Rita plays in the film. So, many of us are critical of "Hollywood", but they do many things right as well.

I love living in Pasadena, although I would like to move to Santa Monica soon. Walking in Pasadena is like walking in a picture postcard. It is truly a blessing to be here.

No political commentary today, except praise for President Clinton for freeing he Journalists from North Korea.

Peace be with you all.

copyright 2009 Fred Celio