![]() ![]() It was not an evil intent, but not particularly spiritual. And while it is true that I joined the parish youth choir, it was only so that I could meet girls. My teenage years were marked by rebellion and pride. At the end of Mass when the priest said, “The Mass is ended, go in peace,” I responded, “Thanks be to God!” much more vigorously than necessary. ![]() I did not “play Mass.” In fact, I did not like church at all. I was not a particularly spiritual child (at least not after age 7). ![]() When I was growing up, there was little to indicate that I would ever become a priest. As I sit quietly, I ponder the mystery of my own priesthood. I have no role other than to quietly concelebrate, so the readings and the rites move me deeply. Each year I concelebrate with hundreds of others priests in the ordination Mass of new priests.
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