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Hi there, since today is one of the holy days of the year that's also a day of obligation, I figured I'd give you and yours a little motivation to start your holy day of obligation off on the right foot.
First and foremost, as Catholic Christians we live a faith that is protected and guided by the Holy Spirit. And as we all know, Christ gave the keys of heaven to St. Peter and stated "Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matt, 16:19). This is very important when we look at a holy day of obligation like today (All Saints Day) and ask "but why must we go today?"
I'm going to make this really simple and direct... because the Church says so. If at first you think "this guy is just illogical," consider this... if the Holy Spirit is guiding the Church, then when the Church makes an official decree that a certain day is a holy day of obligation, then how can one say "nah, I don't feel like going" or "it's not important enough to go to mass" without turning their back on the guidance of the Holy Spirit itself? If the Church deems a certain day a holy day of obligation, that is because she feels the teachings and observance of the day are so important to the life of a Catholic that he/she simply MUST be there.
Consider it. And God bless you on this day when we remember all the Saints in heaven, especially those we don't know.
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