NEWS from St. John Neumann Catholic School

5th & 6th responds when asked - " How you feel Christ is present in your life through Mass?  

I feel Christ is present through the mass by how the priest acts in the same way Jesus did at the Last Supper. Jesus is also present in adoration and he is the consecrated host that is in the monstrance. We should act like Jesus on the playground or on the wrestling mat, even at football games or gymnastics meets. But sometimes Satan tempts us at these events and school. You could say "Satan get behind me" or if you do something wrong you should just say a prayer.  - Cooper Fehringer

Christ is present with me everywhere, but I feel he is more present with me at the Church than anywhere. I feel Christ is present with me at mass when I walk into the church and bless myself. I feel like He is with me and I am ready to listen to His words. I also feel He is present with me after I receive communion. I feel that Jesus is in my heart and He is going to guide me through the rest of my day. Even through the whole mass I feel He is standing right there by the priest. He is there, because it is His home and He loves seeing all of His sons and daughters there to praise Him. Jesus offers mass through the priest. I feel He is also present during the readings. It feels like He is talking just to me about it most of the time. In the Gospel He is talking about His life, death, and resurrection. When I recite what I believe, He is there, happy to see me believing and worshiping Him.  When I recite the Lord's Prayer He is happy to see me confessing and asking for forgiveness. The Lord is always with you no matter where you are so you can always pray to Him for help, guidance, and just really someone to talk to. So when you go to mass, think about how you feel Christ is present with you at mass. ⛪ - Lucy Gall

Jesus is in everything in the mass Jesus is in the body and blood or bread and wine at mass. He is through the songs and we sing him in all of the songs. Jesus is in every part of the mass and every word we say in the mass. We also receive communion with Jesus Christ as the body. There are pictures of him everywhere and he is on the altar and above the altar, he is everywhere. That is how I think Jesus is present in life through the mass, and through everything we do and everything we think. He is also with us outside of church, and at home, school, everywhere. He guides us through life. - Luke Gall

I feel Christ is present because every time the readings are being read I imagine how Jesus is doing the great deeds He did. I also feel that Christ is present when I pray in mass. I feel like God is going through my prayers and helping out with them one by one. I also feel he is present in communion. I feel like when I eat the bread all of my worries are being washed away in a river. When I am singing with everyone in the church I feel like Christ is there singing along with us all. I feel like he is also present during the changing of the bread and wine Jesus is there blessing the gifts himself. I also feel Him during the sign of peace God is there blessing everyone there. I also feel that when I leave the church, He is there walking beside me in my journey of life. - Lainey Stoklasa

I feel that Christ is present in mass when Father lifts up the host and says ‘’the body of Christ’’ I just feel something inside that makes me happy. Also when I see so many people with their eyes closed and praying, it feels like God wants me to close my eyes and pray. When the priest holds up the bread and the server rings the bells it's like saying that God is real. When I knee down and talk to Jesus with my eyes closed I just hear sounds in my head like if Jesus was saying something to me. Also, all the  time I bless myself with holy water,  it just means something really special to me. When I serve I feel so good because I'm doing a deed for the church and feel Jesus guiding me in the right path. - Jase Koehn

I feel Christ is present in my life by doing Adoration, being able to see him in the Monstrance his real body. Also just praying, I feel closer to God and Jesus. Going to mass on Sunday and letting Him in by eating the host. Just a quiet time with Jesus is nice, just talking to Him. Sometimes it may seem He is not there, but He is like the stagehands, not visible but the most important part of our lives. That is how I feel that God is present in my life. - Barrett Cinfel

How do I feel Christ is present in my life? I feel Christ is present in my life through Mass by being in the Altar because we see him about three times a week or even four if lucky. I also feel that Christ is present when we receive Jesus through the Eucharist. Also when we get to have Adoration, when we have time to talk to Jesus, it feels like it is almost face to face. That is how I feel Christ is present in my life. - Mason Hake