. . .Well, it's a good stab, but I left out details. And forgetting other the important details amounts to not mentioning them.
We all stood with a fresh reminder of our guilt, and that's what caused my tears. However, what brought beauty and more cause for tears to the whole experience was the fact that the Mass would (and did) proceed as usual. As usual, there were myriads of reminders of God's mercy and grace laced throughout the Mass - reminders of the Beauty of who our God is glimpsed in His deigning to be toward us as He has been and is. To sum it up: We read Jesus' Passion and I remembered how we ourselves have participated in the mocking and crucifixion of our Lord, only to hear the words of Jesus again: 'This is My Body, broken for you . . .'. Even though we have done no better than Peter in his denying the Lord, the Mass proceeded as usual, and everyone moved forward to receive the Lord who has redeemed us.
-Rick
