August 23, 2026
Can you cup the entire ocean in your hands? Can you inhale the entire sky into your lungs?... Not even close! And neither can we comprehend the greatness of God our Maker with our human minds.
As Saint Paul writes, “Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Rm 11:33). From Him and through Him and for him are all things. He is worthy of all our attention, gratitude, and love. He is deserving of our worship.
So, how does God want to be worshiped? Do we tell him how he wants to be worshiped, or does he tell us? Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, reveals how the Father in Heaven wants to be worshiped. He asks us to repent of our sins, to give joyful thanks for our blessings, and offer to the Father Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice, his Body and Blood made present in the Eucharist. This is true and proper worship of God as he desires.
Jesus, himself is the most pure, and pleasing offering we can make to God. This is why Mass is the highest form of worship, and why it is our “duty and our salvation” to give God praise in this way each Sunday. Peter and the Apostles, who Jesus chose to be in charge of the Church he established (Mt 16), followed his way of worshiping God and that is what we as Catholics have inherited from them. Let us be aware of this awesome reality every time we are tempted to skip Mass for something else. God is God, and is deserving of all our love. He loves us so much that he offered His own Son for our eternal redemption. What can we offer in return? …Thanksgiving with all our hearts, and worship at his holy temple. His kindness endures forever (Ps 138).
Father Lima