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Show WHEN AT CHURCH. Don't get into the habit of being late for mass. A moment of preparation prepara-tion before mass may be the means of opening your soul to many graces. I Don't go to mass without either a I prayer book or rosary beads, unless you wish distraction and not devotion to occupy your mind. Don't talk in church without necessity. neces-sity. Talk with God, whom you may not have visited, In His Temple, since last Sunday; you will have plenty of time to visit your neighbor. I Don't criticise the sermon, nor the l manner of preaching, it is a message 1 from God bearing some truth to you. Heed the instruction and profit by it; It has something for you to learn. Don't leave the church until the priest has left the sanctuary. Take a moment in which to thank God for t the graces of the Holy Mass. Don't talk in the aisles going out Remember you are in the presence of God in His holy Sacrament Your gossip will keep until you reach the street. Don't forget to bend the knee as you enter and leave your seat This is an act of adoration paid to the Real Presence. Do It with faith and reverence. Don't fail to see the holy water font and the poor box at the church door. Take a few drops from the one with which to bless yourself; drop a penny in the other that you may help to bless the deserving poor. |