Pope Francis' Daily Homily for 2/10/14: Mass is "God's Time"

Since ascending the Throne of Peter, Pope Francis has had most of his daily Mass homilies posted on You Tube.  I've been hesitant to post them here, not because of the content but because often times the clips are awkwardly edited by Vatican TV. They seem to rush the voice over translation, leaving long gaps where we hear the Pope speaking; great for those who understand Italian, frustrating for those of us who don't since they usually end the translation with minutes to go, never to resume it.

Sorry. I'll take off the media critic hat now, and focus on the positives, which are the Holy Father's words themselves.  He gives simple, practical yet penetrating explanations of the daily readings. The clip here makes no reference to the scripture passages for today, but I'm guessing that Pope Francis is preaching on the first reading from 1 Kings. This describes the dedication of the Jerusalem Temple under King Solomon.  All Israel came out for this blessed event when the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Holy of Holies and thanksgiving sacrifices were made to God.

Today the Holy Father speaks of the Mass as "God's Time," when we enter directly into the mysteries we are commemorating. The Mass isn't a reenactment, but a participation and re-presentation of Christ's sacrificial offering of himself to the Father. We shouldn't be preoccupied with how long the Mass is taking, constantly looking at our watches, but rather allow ourselves to enter more deeply into this great theophany (a tangible manifestation of God), the miracle that takes place at every Mass during the consecration.  At this point I'll let the Holy Father speak for himself.  And in the future I'll post more of his homilies, questionable editing choices not withstanding.