I never realized that 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 is NEVER read at Mass (in the Ordinary Form). Let me just say, as much as I appreciate that in the Latin Rite that we say “Domine, non sum dignus,” I am going to confess that it is sometimes easy (at least for sinful me) to say those words too quickly and along with everyone else jump up to get in line. “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Of course this is a beautiful prayer, but it is one sentence. We are about to receive the King of Kings and perhaps for poor sinners like I, we need more time to stop and think for a moment about what it is that is about to happen. This is why I love the prayer that we say in the Eastern Rite before receiving Communion:
Who am I at Mass?
Who am I at Mass?
Who am I at Mass?
I never realized that 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 is NEVER read at Mass (in the Ordinary Form). Let me just say, as much as I appreciate that in the Latin Rite that we say “Domine, non sum dignus,” I am going to confess that it is sometimes easy (at least for sinful me) to say those words too quickly and along with everyone else jump up to get in line. “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Of course this is a beautiful prayer, but it is one sentence. We are about to receive the King of Kings and perhaps for poor sinners like I, we need more time to stop and think for a moment about what it is that is about to happen. This is why I love the prayer that we say in the Eastern Rite before receiving Communion: