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Let us manage our affairs so well that we will not lack
time for Holy Mass. Let us not say that we are too busy with chores,
for which Jesus could remind us, “Martha, Martha, thou art troubled
about many things; but one thing alone is necessary” (Lk. 10:41-42).
When one really wants to, one finds time to attend Mass
without failing in one’s duties. St. John Cottolengo recommended daily
Mass for everybody: for teachers, nurses, laborers, doctors, parents.
To those who objected that they did not have time, he replied firmly:
“Bad management! Bad economy of time!” And he knew this generally was
the truth. If we but appreciated the infinite value of the Holy Mass,
we would be very desirous of assisting and would try in every way to
find the necessary time.
From Jesus Our Eucharistic Love, Fr. Stefano M.
Manelli, FI, pp.20-21.
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