Rob - the importance of Mass and Eucharist and the need to "put God first" as much as we can is a mindset / habit that most people need to work at adopting. I myself was a very sporadic Mass-goer for a couple decades because I was "too busy" and simply didn't prioritize it. When I consciously decided to prioritize the Lord, my attitude t…
Rob - the importance of Mass and Eucharist and the need to "put God first" as much as we can is a mindset / habit that most people need to work at adopting. I myself was a very sporadic Mass-goer for a couple decades because I was "too busy" and simply didn't prioritize it. When I consciously decided to prioritize the Lord, my attitude towards Mass attendance changed, now it's one of the more important parts of my day/ week even though sometimes it's a pain to find a Mass in the area or get to the Mass. I think for some people there's also an additional element of not liking to be "told what to do" by the Church authority.
Unfortunately the priest shortage can make it hard for them to cover all the necessary days and provide Mass times that work well for all of us. Hopefully some day we'll have more priests and more options, but until then the Lord just expects us to do the best we can.
Rob - the importance of Mass and Eucharist and the need to "put God first" as much as we can is a mindset / habit that most people need to work at adopting. I myself was a very sporadic Mass-goer for a couple decades because I was "too busy" and simply didn't prioritize it. When I consciously decided to prioritize the Lord, my attitude towards Mass attendance changed, now it's one of the more important parts of my day/ week even though sometimes it's a pain to find a Mass in the area or get to the Mass. I think for some people there's also an additional element of not liking to be "told what to do" by the Church authority.
Unfortunately the priest shortage can make it hard for them to cover all the necessary days and provide Mass times that work well for all of us. Hopefully some day we'll have more priests and more options, but until then the Lord just expects us to do the best we can.