- 4 Ends of Holy Mass, traditional understanding: ACTS Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, Supplication
VII. Article to consider, with special focus on Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving –All that we are and have comes from God’s generous hand. Every good, every blessing finds its source in God alone, and our very existence is dependent on his will. In response to God’s endless generosity, which we often don’t even notice, thanksgiving is the only acceptable response. And guess what? True gratitude is one of the most joyful feelings we can have. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought,” said G.K. Chesterton, “and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” That is exactly what Holy Mass should be—an experience of happiness doubled by wonder. https://catholicgentleman.com/2014/10/four-ends-mass/
Acknowledgement of own poverty, enter into thanksgiving for everything
Spend all of heaven thanking others for my salvation.
that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder
What is the name of the gorgeous color in the sky, trees luminesce
Thank you, even if don’t believe in God, say thank you. Cows don’t say thankyou.
VII. Exhortation
Let us heed the advice of Ignatius, Evagrius, & Theresa of Avila- when the spirit of malaise afflicts us, let us run with confidence to the Father, fight back, and recall
- The Father’s love towards us
- The example of Jesus
- Baptized we have the indwelling of the HS[1]
Truly
Jn 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. NIV
[1] Fr. Jacques Philippe, The Eight Doors f the Kingdom: Mediations on the Beatitudes (Scepter: New York 2018) 10