Do you believe God is everywhere? Most people know and believe this. We say “You can see Him in everything which makes up our beautiful planet”.
Joe M. Govea, a devout Catholic whose duty is to evangelize
When you admire a rose or any flower and see how beautiful the petals form to become a complete flower, you get the good feeling that God is trying to talk to you. The word “enjoy” is heard and felt all over your body. God communicates with us by many forms of his Great works, which bring us pleasure and joy. This form of communication should not be just in a one-way direction. God wants to hear from us as well. We do this by pray- ing. We show him our Love and apprecia- tion through different forms of worship.
Before Jesus Christ came to earth, the Jews had the only form of worshiping God. It was according to their rules and religious laws. It kept God at a distance.
The Jewish temple of worship was made of different Chambers. One of them was in the middle and it was considered the Holy of Holies. It was where the presence of God was recognized to be. The arc of the cove- nant was kept there. It contained articles touched by God that helped Moses keep the Israelis safe as he led them from slavery to the promise land. These articles were considered Very Holy. No one could enter the Holy Chamber except the High Priest and then only once a year. God’s presence was inaccessible.
Jesus Christ, Man in God, changed all that. He walked the earth amongst men. He established a new covenant with God the Father that was designed to bring the presence of God closer to all who wanted it. He established the Catholic Church and showed us how to worship him and also gave us a way to experience his presence through the Eucharist.
The Catholic Church building is like the Jewish temple except there is no Holy of Holiest Chamber that only a High priest can enter. There is a Holy Tabernacle at the far end, at the front of the church. In it is also kept what God uses to lead his Church to the new promise land. The Eucharist is kept there. The Holy Mass and Eucharist transubstantiation are held there.
During the Catholic Mass, an Ordained Priest leads us through many canonical prayers and acts of worship. This series of presentations, were authorized and commanded by Jesus Christ when he said “Do this in memory of me”. The statement allows Jesus’s Apostles, the Catholic Priests, to do what Jesus did at the Last Supper. Holiest Chamber that only a High priest can enter. There is a Holy Tabernacle at the far end, at the front of the church. In it is also kept what God uses to lead his Church to the new promise land. The Eucharist is kept there. The Holy Mass and Eucharist transubstantiation are held there.
During the Catholic Mass, an Ordained Priest leads us through many canonical prayers and acts of worship. This series of presentations, were authorized and commanded by Jesus Christ when he said “Do this in memory of me”. The statement allows Jesus’s Apostles, the Catholic Priests, to do what Jesus did at the Last Supper.