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I and others all have the same problem: We cannot understand anything he is saying, and we just give up on the sermon as we can&#8217;t follow it. He is from another country. I do understand that we have a major shortage of priests, and we take what we can get, but I get nothing out of Mass anymore. I have gone online and found some wonderful Masses with singing, etc., and I really enjoy hearing them. But am I really doing the right thing? I just wish we had an English-speaking priest so I could enjoy my church Mass. Thank you. \u2013 P.C.<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0You are fortunate that you at least have a priest who can celebrate the Eucharist. Many parish churches don&#8217;t even have that anymore.<\/p>\n<p>It remains important that you attend Mass if you can. Even if you don&#8217;t understand much, the Holy Spirit can still bestow graces, especially through the Eucharist.<\/p>\n<p>If you find that online Masses help, you could use them as a supplement but not as a substitute for the real thing.<\/p>\n<p>If you hope for native English-speaking priests, it would be good to pray for vocations and to spend time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. &#8220;Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest&#8221; (Luke 10:2).<\/p>\n<p>And pray for the priest you have. 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He was an assistant publisher of the National Catholic Register and Faith &amp; Family magazine and an editor of the Zenit news agency\u2019s English edition. He has written for\u00a0SpiritualDirection.com\u00a0and\u00a0ePriest. Fr. McIlmail also worked in spiritual retreats in the Northeast, New England, the Midwest, and the South\u00a0and assisted with mission work in Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, he worked in journalism and was active in the pro-life movement before entering the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1992. 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