San Diego, California, and Key West, Florida...

San Diego, California, and Key West, Florida

Dear Missionary Disciples of Jesus Christ,

San Diego, California, and Key West, Florida, are just some of the places that my family traveled to when I was a child. We would stop at camp sites and pitch our big tent for the night or nights, depending on the trip. This would happen when we were out of school for the summer.

What did we do on a Saturday evening or Sunday if we were out of town or on the road? We would worship rightly. We would participate in the Source and Summit of the Christian life-the Mass. My parents would seek out the place and the time, and we would be there, choosing to love the Lord by keeping his commandments. One of Jesus' commandments is "Do this in memory of me." Thank you, Mom and Dad, for this formation. It is easy to find Mass near where you are at Masstimes.org. or with the mobile app, Mass Times for Travel from the App Store or Google Play Store.

Hope everyone has a holy, peaceful, joyful, safe summer.

Father Maassen

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