Enough Masses?

A couple years ago I asked a priest friend to do a Mass at the office where I work. I asked for a Mass because I work in a Right to Life office and we'd had a complete change of staff. I thought it would be great to start fresh and it's always wonderful to know Jesus has been invited into our work.

I know the priests are really busy and I wasn't expecting him to drop everything and say a Mass for us, but I did not at all expect the response I received. I was told that there are already too many Masses said around town and that he would be happy to offer our work as an intention at a Mass already being said, but he wasn't going to do an "extra" Mass.

Honestly, I didn't even know what to say to him and it's probably a good thing I just kept my mouth shut because what I was thinking was not charitable in the least. Instead, I called my own pastor (a priest outside the diocese) and asked him to do a Mass and he scheduled it for the next week. Praise God!

Periodically, that conversation comes to mind again and it did the other day when I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament. Many thoughts went through my mind, but the loudest thought was that no, there are not enough Masses said. If there were enough Masses said, then we would not have lukewarm Catholics, Catholics who believe what they want (except for Church teachings), liberal Catholic schools, etc., etc.

WE DO NOT PRAY ENOUGH!!!

That includes me (and you too, quite frankly). Am I going to Mass every day? Am I praying a rosary every day? A Divine Mercy Chaplet? Am I offering my day to Jesus, all my thoughts, words and actions? Am I fasting and practicing mortifications? Generally speaking, yes, but could I be doing more? YES!

It also occurred to me that I have not forgiven this priest for that comment yet - which is why it keeps coming to mind, I thought. It keeps coming to mind though, because I still hadn't learned the valuable lesson God wanted me to learn and that is that I don't pray enough. If I prayed enough, or fasted more, or offered more mortifications, maybe this priest wouldn't have the opinion that there are too many Masses said.

Today is the first of the year and I really pray this lesson sticks with me each and every day so I can be reminded to pray one more rosary, fast more, get my fanny out of bed for Mass every day and not just most days.

What about you?