184. God has sanctified time and made every second a gateway into eternity.

God has sanctified time and made every second a gateway into eternity.

YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 184

Ave Maria series

184  How does the liturgy affect time?

In the liturgy time becomes time for God.

Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. –Luke 18:1.

Often in my activity I find myself repeating in my mind words directed to honoring God.  One of those biblical quotes that come to me are the words of the Patriarch Jacob:  “(Lord) this is the house of God, this is the gateway to heaven” (Genesis 28:17; Psalm 26:8) which I silently say many times as I go about my work.  That ‘s me with my little Kubota tractor heading down a woodland trail. --Don L. Bragg …...184

Another aspiration that I love to say to myself in my heart:“This is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad.” – Psalm 118:24

Often we do not know what to do with our time—we look for a pastime.  In the liturgy, time becomes quite dense, because every second is filled with meaning.  When we celebrate the liturgy, we experience the fact that God has sanctified time and made every second a gateway into eternity.

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