I just experienced the most reverent Mass of my life thus far. It was at The Cathedral of
Saint John the Evangelist, in its side chapel. The chapel is about the size of a small studio apartment, very sparse and beautiful. There was only about eight of us plus the priest. When I left I was floating down the street… it was quite the experience.

Upon getting to the cathedral, I tried going through the front doors, which were locked. Then it dawned on me to go into the side chapel entrance which I’ve never been before. When doing so I ran into two British travelers, a married couple, who were going around Milwaukee checking out different churches. We chatted for a bit, and I led them through the entrance. We walked past two women praying before the Tabernacle in Adoration, while entering the cathedrals main worship area. All the lights were off except for candles at various prayer stations. The two British folks sat down looking around in marvel. I ended up going to the prayer station that had Saint Francis and St Claire of Assisi. I prayed there for about 10 to 15 minutes, and realized that the mass was not going to happen. So I got up, and interrupted one of the young women praying, and asked if there was a mass going on. She was really nice, and told me to go to the side chapel. I apologized profusely because I’ve never been at the Cathedral for a daily Mass. She was totally awesome. Then I got seated, and prayed even more. I was sweating insanely, the humidity was so intense, plus my heart was beating heavily because I was going through a unique experience. I became super dizzy, and just started breathing deeply, and then everything fell into place.

I have to tell you, it was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life. Like I mentioned, I was floating down the street when I left… I really didn’t want to leave the Cathedral, I just wanted to stay there in reverence. I swear, the Holy Spirit was everywhere, it was dripping off the walls and in the air.