Traditionally in Malta, Holy Week starts with the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Once again, we have just experienced this event with an overwhelming amount of people expressing their devotion by attending one of many processions in different localities, also packing churches for Mass.

This is very positive but certainly there is room for improvement when one takes into account the latest Church census showing that only 40 per cent attend Sunday Mass regularly. This is because many do not appreciate the value of Mass. 

In the words of the Cure D’Ars, if we knew the value of Mass we would die of joy.

How can one resist being in the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. The receiving of Jesus in total trust at Communion during Mass is the fullest of trust that guides us as we encounter the realities of life, including all the burdens which are light when we seek His comfort.

The enduring presence of Jesus in our daily lives, His insistence on serving others with kindness and His love for humanity show that ordinary men, women and children can experience an intimacy with Christ. 

This was captured in the tender exchanges between Jesus and Gabrielle Bossis, a French nurse and playwright, when she hears the inner voice of Jesus in the core of her being, immortalised in the timeless spiritual classic He and I.

Following His resurrection, He wanted to stay with us predominantly in the most powerful and highest form of prayer – the Holy Eucharist or Holy Mass – a most amazing and precious treasure.

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