A priest once shared a story.
He said his parish is always filled during Mass. Packed church. People standing outside. Massive turnout almost every time.
Then one day, during their usual gathering of pastors, preachers, and priests in their neighborhood. He was the only Catholic priest there. So the other pastors asked him:
"Man, what exactly are you doing ?"
"How is your church always this full?"
"Your preaching must be extremely powerful."
These protestant pastors said they preach "fire sermons" every week, preach very well, preach with energy and passion, yet they still struggle with low turnout. So they assumed this Catholic priest must have some extraordinary style of preaching.
But the priest replied:
"Honestly, I don’t even think my preaching is that good."
The pastors were shocked, so they asked him:
"Then why are the people always coming?"
And the priest answered:
"They are not coming because of me. They are coming because of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.”
Wow, just wow.
That right there explains the Catholic Church.
The Holy Mass is not centered on the personality of the priest.
It is centered on Jesus Christ.
Catholics are not ultimately gathering for entertainment, motivation, or "fire preaching."
We are gathering for the Jesus Christ, who is truly present in the Holy Eucharist.
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