DO NOT FORGET

We forget so much every day. Maybe a better way of explaining this would be to say certain things come to mind easier than others. There are just certain things we always forget about. Maybe it is because there aren't many reminders, or maybe it is just a really odd fact about an uncommon topic, or just maybe the thing is so common we take it for granted. The fact is we often forget really simple and fundamental things.

One thing I like about being Catholic is that the church reminds us thru her feasts what is really important. For starters I totally forgot about the poor souls of purgatory. I know it is really the worst but who can blame me? There are not that many reminders and I think people don't really like thinking about those in purgatory or anyone in suffering. But they need our prayers. I am so thankful that All Souls day reminded me about these souls and their great need for our prayers. It is not something we should do just one day out of the year but often! I would encourage you to even stop reading now and say a prayer to them. If you want to be really awesome start a novena. (All time favorite novena)

Back to the subject at hand, we can look at the Church’s calendar and feasts to see what she deems as important. 4 weeks to prepare for Christmas, a few weeks to celebrate it, 40 days to prepare for Easter and 50 days to celebrate Easter.   Clearly the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus are the most important parts of our faith and are not to be forgotten. In fact we are forced to remember these events at every mass. Every mass is perfectly connected with these events so much that they are even made new at every mass. The mass is the center of our faith and should never be treated lightly.

So what else is important? Well for starters Mary has a ton of feast days.  This list of 19 marks the ones celebrated by the whole church.  And then you have the First Saturday devotions and the months of May and October dedicated to her.  Mary is clearly an important part of our faith.   She should be our template to achieve holiness.  When you look at the great saints, especially those of the last few hundred years, it is hard to find one that does not have a Devotion to Mary.

Our Lady and the Eucharist are two things we should never forget. NEVER…