There always seems to be "one more important" thing missing for us to get more out of the Holy Mass.

the homilies
the music
the age of the priest
the noisy children
the form of the liturgy itself
the sound system

never

- the love I don't give or exercise in pursuit of closer unity with Jesus at the Mass
- my lack of preparation before going to Mass (reading the scriptures..readily available on the internet, phone, etc.)
- the reconciliation I didn't pursued at Confession earlier in week, allowing me to get closer to God through this wonderful Sacrament.
-my prayer times I didn't give leading up to Mass
-my lack of prayer immediately upon entering the Sanctuary..praying for the priest, focusing my mind and attention on the Tabernacle, in which My Lord awaits for me and for you.

Something else (outside of me) is always offered as the excuse.

But as Jesus recently told us in the Mass earlier this week..it's what is inside us that makes us unholy, not what is outside of us.