Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The price of piety

I've been going to Mass most weekdays, to St. Thomas a' Becket in Canton. I did it partly for Lent.

I learned when I began to lector that the liturgies that often had the most impact on me were those that I chose to go to, as opposed to the weekend obligation. And it's been very worth it. I've enjoyed it, and I'm learning. It's quite a good way to start your day.

But I stopped today in Belleville to fill the car up with gasoline, and at $4.10 per gallon, I spent just north of $65 on on a tank fillup. So the attendance at Mass has become a sort of investment - it has a quantitative cost, a qualitative benefit (I'd like to think), and a resulting return on my investment. I'm gonna say it's worth it.

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