Increase in us, Lord, your gift of faith,so that the praise we offer youmay ever yield its fruit from heaven.
Through Christ our Lord
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@Vitus_osst I also find it difficult to go for confession, I honestly don't know why but I do go to blessed sacrament and it feels better, I get in sync and then back to worry.
@Iloticdera I am confused because I am a Christian in the North, born and brought up and I have never worshiped with fear. So please be specific with the place in the North where it happens not generalising .
Let me agree that the Church is a public place only in the sense that it is open to all Godโs people - rich or poor, young or old. But every public space still has standards: schools, airports, offices, even markets. How much more the house of God - a sacred place?
I agree that the Church is not the priestโs private property, but the priest is the shepherd and caretaker of the communityโs sacred space. Part of his responsibility is to ensure that what happens within the Church reflects reverence and respect for God.
Dress code is not about condemnation or humiliation. It is about reverence. Just as we dress appropriately for a job interview, a court appearance, or an important event, Christians are invited to show respect in the place where the Eucharistic Lord is present.