by Father Alonzo Cox | The Tablet

As a teenager growing up, I developed the practice of going to daily Mass during the summer. It was an opportunity for me to continue to grow and mature in my faith. It allowed me to begin developing a regiment of prayer and ultimately spending time before the Lord. One summer, I was fortunate enough to have a summer job in Manhattan, where many of the parishes in the area had multiple daily Masses.
Around the corner from where I was working for the summer was the Capuchin parish of St. John the Baptist.