Midweek, last week, one of the retreatants at Jonah House asked “why do you do Mass so early?” (6:30 AM following Lauds) “Wouldn’t more people come if you catered to an easier time for people to make it?” I laughed, that is exactly what we at Jonah House/Grace Church don’t want to do – cater to the ways of the world.
The time is set for Mass and there are those who make it here. If it is impossible, there are other services throughout the day and week that are available. Its that “effort making” to be there for God. Sure you may have to get up earlier and leave from Mass to go to work. Yes, you may not get to linger at the Coffee House prior to work. But you will have made a time for God, and not simply fit God into your time.
So the answer is: “The Mass will remain following Lauds beginning at 6:30 AM).
…and whether we are a tiny crowd or more, its not our concern. Our focus is always God and whatever the number… it is enough for God to do what he wants with our lives. It is enough.
