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Änσnymσus

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Re: Suffering from not being able to get to Sunday Mass
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2023, 08:35:31 PM »
How will you focus and pray at Mass if you’re in excruciating pain?  Better to follow online from your bed or in a comfortable chair.  Read with the missal.  Before Mass, examine your conscience and confess your sins to God.  Make a spiritual Communion.  During the week pray the Rosary or other prayers as able.  Arrange for a priest to make periodic home visits so you can make Sacramental Confession and receive Communion.  Request of the priest Last Rites or special blessing for healing.  
The Church does not require Mass attendance at the detriment of one’s health.
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Offline Matthew

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Re: Suffering from not being able to get to Sunday Mass
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2023, 08:54:06 PM »
Accept your Cross and embrace God's will over your own. Even when your will seems good and holy, like wanting to assist at Mass. Nothing is greater than accepting God's will over your own inclinations, desires, and habits, however holy they might be.

Our Lord is sharing His Cross with you, and hoping to take you to the next level of Love of God.

I think you would get a lot from reading Lives of the Saints right now, especially those who dealt with abandonment to God's will, and who suffered physically. 
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Re: Suffering from not being able to get to Sunday Mass
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2023, 10:10:56 PM »
Does your priest know of your condition? If not, contact him and ask if it is possible to have a home visit for Confession and Holy Communion.

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Re: Suffering from not being able to get to Sunday Mass
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2023, 01:10:25 AM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on September 27, 2023, 02:08:22 PM
In spite of this, I feel guilty for missing Mass. I offer up my suffering at missing Mass, but still feel like I'm bad.
You are doing your sincere best and the Lord sees your efforts. 
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Änσnymσus

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Re: Suffering from not being able to get to Sunday Mass
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2023, 02:48:03 AM »
An easy but comforting read, Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence, by Claude La Colombiere & Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure.  If reading is difficult, listen to it online or have someone read it to you.  
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