Yesterday, we celebrated the Solemnity of Christ the King. As
Catholics, we pledge our allegiance not to a country or a job or even to our
family, but to the God of the universe—a King. When we accept this, everything
we do as Catholics begins to make sense.
At Mass, we kneel, bow, and genuflect because our King is
present. Notice when we do all of those things and the direction in which we do
them. We kneel when the Blessed
Sacrament (Christ our King) is present. We bow at the moment of consecration.
We genuflect as we went enter or exit our pew in the direction of the
tabernacle. Recognizing why we do this and for Whom changes everything.
Knowing Who shows up at every single Mass and is present 364
days per year in the tabernacle, there should never be an excuse or reason not
to see celebrate our King every Sunday (or more)!
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