03/31/2025
I’ve experienced many Catholic masses in different states and in other counties.
I’ve experienced many Roman Catholic masses from English, Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Polish, Slovakian, Maltese to African and many others I can’t remember.
In the Eastern rite Church, I’ve experienced the Byzantine mass, Syro-Malabar mass, Syriac mass, Arabic mass and of course the Chaldean mass.
I’ve been to Israel, the place where Jesus was born, raised, crucified, and was resurrected. The pilgrimage I went on, I remember celebrating mass at the wedding at Cana. I’ve been to Italy where the papal mass was celebrated, I’ve been to Iraq where Bishop Shaleta celebrated mass.
I’ve been to many others countries celebrating mass, HOWEVER…. something powerful happened to me on this holy grounds at the Chapel of the Holy Cross when the Chaldean hymn to St. Peter was sung after receiving communion, the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ from Fr. Peter.
I, immediately realized that I was celebrating mass on a rock. Scripture tells us, that Jesus gave Saint Peter the first pope of the Catholic Church, the keys to the kingdom of heaven and having Fr. Peter celebrate mass at the chapel of the Holy Cross gave me so much more emphasis on what was happening and I was reflecting on the Bible.
I pray that what I experienced, everyone can one day come to know Jesus with their whole mind, heart, body and soul. I pray for everyone’s conversion to experience a true, genuine, authentic, love for Jesus Christ!