HOLY MASS: A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE
“Holy, holy, holy…” –Revelation 4:8 Mass Readings: November 16 First: Revelation 4:1-11; Resp: Psalm 150:1-6; Gospel: Luke 19:11-28 The book of Revelation gives us a vision that lifts our minds and our spirits from an earthly to a heavenly perspective. St. John’s vision helps us to set our hearts on heaven rather than earth (Col 3:1-2). More than anything else on earth, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass enables us to have not only a heavenly perspective, but even a heavenly experience. In the Mass, Jesus is present in the Eucharist. Jesus Himself said: “I Myself am the Living Bread...