It's OK to be late to Mass

It's OK to be late to Mass

Showing up is what matters, says John Molyneux, C.M.F.

"Some people may be five, 10, or even 20 minutes late, but they are there to give thanks and praise to God, to be strengthened by the Eucharist, to pray with a community that shares their faith, and to pass on that faith to their children and grandchildren," Molyneux writes. "If we judge and criticize them we run the real risk of losing them."

Do you agree?

When do you arrive for Mass? 

Do you judge others if they arrive late?

Does Mass even "count" if you're late?

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