"This is very much the picture when Catholics speak of 'going to Church'. They are not thinking of a meeting primarily--even a meeting for such salutary activities as singing, testifying, enjoying Christian fellowship, or even hearing the Word preached. None of these is the anchor point. The very Word preached at Mass is one with the Word partaken in the sacrament of the altar. It is the Word spoken in Eden, given on Sinai, announced by prophets, incarnate in the womb of the Virgin, crucified, risen, ascended, and given to us, his people, by his promise, until he comes again. When a Catholic 'goes to Church', these are the sacred mysteries among which he finds himself."
From Thomas Howard's On Being Catholic, "Going to Church"
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