To the Person thinking about coming back to Mass for Christmas.

Hi friend!

I'm so very glad that you're thinking about coming to Mass for Christmas! At a time of year when the world seems to focus just a little but more on joy, peace, family, and tradition, there's truly no where better to go than to Mass.

I don't know why you haven't been to Mass for a while. Maybe it's because you've been hurt by the Church. Maybe it's because you don't agree with what the Church teaches. Or maybe it's because you've just been busy.

But there's a reason why your heart is feeling drawn to come to Mass for Christmas.

There's a reason why going to church is part of your Christmas Eve or Christmas day tradition each year, even if it's not for the rest of the year.

And it's because of Jesus. With Him, you are home.

Just like He met all of humanity in that manger, becoming the poorest of the poor, He wants to meet YOU where you are.

Come in your brokenness. Come with your screaming baby. Come in your uncertainty. Come overstimulated. Come sit in the back. Come without a fancy dress. Just come to Him. None of that matters when you're home.

And friend, if it's been a while and you've intentionally missed Mass without having serious reason (illness, lack of transportation, caring for a sick loved one, etc.), Scripture makes it clear that we need to be reconciled with Him before we can receive the Eucharist. So if you can, go to confession before you come back to Mass.

If you can't make it to confession, while you can't receive the Eucharist, ask Jesus to spiritually come in to your heart. Then, go to confession as soon as possible so you can be fully united to Him and receive the Eucharist once more.

He just wants YOU. Come home, friend. We don't need to be perfect. We just need to come home.

And that's the beautiful thing- even when the Christmas trees and wreaths are taken down, when the nativity scene is put away, and when the choir stops singing, you can still come home.

Because it's not those things that call you home- it's Him. Every day, He's calling you home.

If you have questions about coming back to Mass, or you need someone to go with, ask another Catholic friend. We love you. Jesus loves you. Come home.