“In Austria, at the present time”, Adolf Holl recently remarked, “about 1.3 million Catholics go to church every Sunday. This means that Holy Mass is the most popular of all our public activities (cinema, soccer, theatre, and so on).” There used to be more people in church. There may be fewer in years to come. But one thing remains the same throughout the centuries: the faithful come together Sunday by Sunday, many also day by day, for the worship of God, for the celebration of
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