My yearning for Jesus in the Eucharist led me to Bread of Life, Cup of Salvation by John F. Baldovin, sj. He answers the question, "Why bother to go to Mass when you can worship God anywhere?"
Where it is true that God is everywhere, the Mass offers God the best worship. It's communal and any union member can tell you, the more, the better. You personally experience the consecration in a shared communion. Celebrations need to be shared.
I think community worshipping God is what God wants. The world giving glory to God is what the world should look like. Praying for each other's needs and the world is an important shared need. Besides, Jesus shares Himself with us. How could that be a private thing? Share the joy of the celebration.
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