08/19/2026
DID YOU KNOW.....?
These are the top 4 pet peeves of a Catholic priest.
A priestโs longing is that his people would recognize the Mass as the most profound moment of their week, and respond with the reverence, attention, and love it deserves.
#1: RECEIVING COMMUNION POORLY can feel like a painful disconnect, because the Eucharist is the heart of Catholic worship, and seeing it approached without reverence stings. ๐
#2: LACK OF PARTICIPATIONโsilent responses, no singing, disengaged postureโmakes the liturgy feel like a oneโsided effort, when itโs meant to be the prayer of the whole community. ๐ค
#3: ARRIVING LATE disrupts the rhythm of worship and signals that the Mass is something to fit in rather than something to center life around.๐ฐ๏ธ๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธ
#4: LEAVING EARLY can feel like walking out on Christ Himself, especially when it happens right after Communion, as though the encounter were merely transactional.๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธโโก๏ธ๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธโโก๏ธ
Let us pray that our lives may reveal a deeper love for Christ, and that we may truly honour the sacred mystery we celebrate.