The 1962 Mass keeps me separated from the priest. He offers the sacrifice whether I am there or not. Our Lord desperately wants me there, but that is my choice, subject to a promise I made. The separation is suspended when I receive, but only temporarily, until I get to Heaven and the separation that was caused here on earth ends and union is completed. The priest enjoys a union I cannot.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? … “Andrea del Sarto” Robert Browning 1812-1889
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