Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan 25, 2008 / 18:55 pm
Bishop Ruben Oscar Frassia of Avellaneda Lanus, Argentina said this week that mere attendance at Sunday Mass is not enough to be a good Christian in today’s world.
Reflecting on a passage from last Sunday’s gospel, “A people in darkness have seen a great light,” Bishop Frassia said, “It is important that we all discover that we are called to the light, to the truth and to what is good.” “We must heed that call, because whoever listens well will respond well. Whoever covers his ears, especially his heart, will not listen. And because he will not listen well, he will not respond well,” the bishop said.
“We must be converted,” he went on, “but we all should be converted—the priest, the bishop, the religious, the laity, because we are all journeying.”
“Therefore,” the bishop continued, “it is important we realize that we must cultivate and develop a personal and profound spiritual life. But if we do not do so, just going to Sunday Mass will not fix it or be enough.”