📖 You Can't Live Without It! The Two Tables of the Mass (Fr. Mark Beard)

Father Mark Beard delivers a powerful and direct challenge to the faithful about prioritizing the Word of God—the Scripture—in their daily lives. He insists that disrespecting the Word of God is equivalent to disrespecting the Body of Christ because they are equally necessary for a spiritual life.

The Two Non-Negotiable Tables
Equal Necessity (0:01): Father Beard states clearly that the Eucharist and the Word of God are equally necessary for the Catholic life. If you can't live without the Eucharist, you shouldn't be able to live without the Scripture.

The Two Tables (0:10): He explains that the entire Mass rests on two "tables": the Table of the Word (the ambo/lectern) and the Table of the Eucharist (the altar). They are of equal importance and must be treated with equal reverence.

The Spiritual Challenge
Spiritual Complacency (0:30): He delivers a sharp rebuke to those who are willing to approach the Communion rail expecting Grace but will not find five minutes in the morning or night to read the Scripture. This is "two-faced" and demonstrates a fundamental failure of love and spiritual discipline.

The Simple Command (0:46): The solution is simple: "You gotta have both." You must read the Scripture daily and receive the Eucharist worthily. You cannot claim to love God while being too busy for His personal communication to you in the Bible.

Is your spiritual life unbalanced? You cannot thrive on the Eucharist alone. Make the Word of God a daily non-negotiable!