"And meanwhile, for the most part, we come to church without reverence, without love of
God, without knowing even what we have come to do. Some let their minds and hearts dwell on a
thousand worldly matters. Others are there reluctantly and are bored. There are some who scarcely
kneel whilst a God pours out His precious Blood for their pardon, lastly others are in such haste to
leave the church, they do not wait for the priest to come down from the altar. My God what little
love Your children have for You, or rather, how they scorn You! Indeed, what a spirit of frivolity
and distraction appears when people are in church. Some sleep, others converse together, and
nearly everyone is taken up with what he has to do."
(From THE EUCHARISTIC MEDITATIONS OF THE CURÉ D’ARS)
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