“Every time we say The Creed, we make a commitment to God, listing the basic truths of Christianity that we believe in. Also, it is our prayer of allegiance to Holy Mother Church.

Holy Mass is filled with not just signs or symbols of the Beauty, the Magnitude, and the Truths that are the Foundation of Christianity, but it enables us to partake in the very Gift of Love that enriches our whole being with the ability to receive the Sacrifice of Love that only God could, can, and does give to us, resulting in the reality of receiving through the Gift of Faith, The Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Gift of God’s Love, Holy Communion, is not an emotional time, but it is a time that makes Holy Mass a personal time, and a time of Great Importance, that nothing else can compare with. This Sacrament, Holy Communion, automatically gives us an inner anticipation leading up to receiving It that is difficult to describe in words, because it is a strong inner desire, sometimes even a craving, to fulfill something that is personal and indescribable.

Preparation before Holy Mass is very important, because our very presence bespeaks our Commitment of Faith. The Creed is special because it covers all basic Truths that Holy Mother Church stands for.

Further preparation for Holy Mass calls for a pure and perfect Act of Contrition. This Act of Contrition can only be developed through the consistent awareness of God’s Will, in our making it a habit to associate all our thoughts, words, deeds and actions to God’s Ten Commandments, thus eliminating even the smallest offense to Him, against Him, putting ourselves second to God in all things. We should make it a habit of several times a day, silently saying a sincere Profession of Faith and requesting forgiveness of any and all offenses against God.

A good place to start as of right now, would be to begin the habit of apologizing to God for the slightest act, thought or deed, that would be done in a lack of charity, an act of impurity and/or an act of self-love. We apologize to people for small offenses; why not God?

It is not impossible to inwardly, silently, personally take steps to grow spiritually. It just takes forming a habit that is between God and one’s self.”