What Do You Wear to Mass?
The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
Ascension
4.9 • 7.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Should we wear our best to Mass?
Fr. Mike explores the balance between 'coming as you are' and 'putting on your best for the Lord.' He explains that while the state of our hearts ultimately matters most, it's not the only thing that matters. Dressing respectfully for Mass can be a way to honor God, but it should never cover up a lack of sincerity or distract from the true purpose of the Mass.
The question to consider is: does my outward appearance reflect the love and reverence in my heart?
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| 0:00.0 | Let this be at the beginning of a discussion. |
| 0:02.0 | In the comments, be nice to each other. |
| 0:03.5 | What are your thoughts when it comes to this idea of wearing your best to Mass? |
| 0:09.0 | Also knowing that we can also show up to Mass wearing our worst. |
| 0:12.0 | Now, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is Ascenti Presents. |
| 0:14.0 | I was talking with someone the other day. |
| 0:16.0 | And in the course of our conversation, they said that a priest once told them about the importance |
| 0:24.6 | of what we wear to Mass and that it's very important to, if you can, get dressed up for Mass. |
| 0:31.7 | And this was something that extruct them in a way that, in a way that they didn't like |
| 0:37.3 | it. I'll say that. They did not like |
| 0:38.7 | this message because they said, listen, I know the truth about God. I know the truth about God |
| 0:42.9 | is that he accepts me however I am. However I approach him, he loves me. However, I approach |
| 0:48.7 | him, he rejoices over the fact that I exist, over the fact that I've shown up, over the fact |
| 0:52.2 | that I'm there. They're right in saying that what they know about God is that God loves them as they are, |
| 0:57.2 | that God loves you as you are, that however we come before the Lord, like, again, he accepts us |
| 1:02.6 | because he's why. |
| 1:03.2 | I mean, think about one of my favorite lines in the Old Testament is from the first book of Samuel, |
| 1:06.8 | where the prophet Samuel goes to Jesse to see, to anoint one of his sons as the next king. |
| 1:12.7 | And he sees the oldest son. And Samuel's like, well, this has got to be the guy. I mean, |
| 1:17.7 | he looks like a king. And the Lord God says, no, no, no, no, do not judge by his lofty stature or his |
| 1:25.1 | appearance. The Lord does not look at the outward appearance, |
| 1:29.0 | but at the heart. |
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