“Let Us Go Forth”
theophilus April 20th, 2008
Think about this passage as you go off to or return from Sunday Mass today.
“The spires of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral are dwarfed by the skyscrapers of the Manhattan skyline, yet in the heart of this busy metropolis, they are a vivid reminder of the constant yearning of the human spirit to rise to God. As we celebrate this Eucharist, let us thank the Lord for allowing us to know him in the communion of the Church, to cooperate in building up his Mystical Body, and in bringing his saving word as good news to the men and women of our time. And when we leave this great church, let us go forth as heralds of hope in the midst of this city, and all those places where God’s grace has placed us. In this way, the Church in America will know a new springtime in the Spirit, and point the way to that other, greater city, the new Jerusalem, whose light is the Lamb (Rev 21:23). For there God is even now preparing for all people a banquet of unending joy and life. Amen.”
This passage is the end of the Holy Father’s homily at yesterday’s Mass for the Clergy and Religious at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the Big Apple.
We may be the laity and our church may not even have spires, but nevetheless the Holy Father was also speaking to us. This call is our call – this hope is our hope. We are in the “springtime of the Spirit” and there is a great deal of work to be done. It is also up to us to “point the way.”
Let us be unified – let us not be caught up in unproductive squabbles – let us put to rest those sins that have given reason to others to give up the fight – let us stay true from the pews to the truths of the Catholic faith – let us inspire ourselves and each other to “rise to God” – let us be an inspiration to those coming to the faith and to those who have strayed.
It is our yearning – it is our call – it is our hope.
“Let us go forth . . . “
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