{"id":105292,"date":"2020-03-22T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T19:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=105292"},"modified":"2020-03-22T12:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T19:09:27","slug":"gratitude-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/gratitude-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

O<\/span>n L\u00e6tare Sunday in 2012, Francine and I first attended Holy Rosary church for Mass. I described the event at the time like this<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rev. Jacob Maurer, First Mass,
June 13, 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Something simply extraordinary happened today. This afternoon, I attended the Sacred Liturgy and participated in the Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (L\u00e6tare Sunday<\/a>), and it was absolutely by the book. …<\/p>

This priest,\u00a0Rev. Jacob Maurer<\/a>, was reverent, and he appeared to have large chunks of the\u00a0Roman Canon<\/a>\u00a0memorized. …<\/p>

Simply, it was letter-perfect. Every word, every gesture no matter how small, was done faithfully and precisely. Yet, the priest never appeared to be performing or reciting; he was simply praying, and we were caught up in his prayer, bourne aloft with his words to the presence of the Father.<\/p>

It was an absolute revelation.<\/p>

This priest was not putting on a show, he was humbling himself and making the prayer of the Church\u00a0his<\/em>\u00a0prayer, and presented with this reality, the people responded not to him, but to Christ who was acting through him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The years have come and gone, and this priest, now my friend, is pastor of another church<\/a> far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing, however, has not<\/em> changed. Today, Francine and I participated in this Sunday’s Mass in this time of plague<\/a> through the magic of the Internet, with Father Maurer celebrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is still praying the venerable Roman Canon. He is still reverent, faithful, and precise. And he is still one of the most holy men I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, Father Maurer. Thank you for your priesthood. Thank you for your faithfulness. Thank you for bringing Christ to us. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On L\u00e6tare Sunday in 2012, Francine and I first attended Holy Rosary church for Mass. I described the event at the time like this: Rev. Jacob Maurer, First Mass, June 13, 2009 Something simply extraordinary happened today. 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