'Praying to God in private is more important than attending services in church'

Even though there are many advantages for praying privately, you would also miss out on the advantages from attending mass. When you attend mass you meet new people and would be able to see how other people go about taking part in religion. You would also learn about the different things people believe in and also the type of things that people like to pray for. At mass people can be involved in different types of prayer, E.g Hymns, psalms or even readings. By saying a prayer in a different way it shows all of the different ways in which you can get in touch with God. Also i think that by singing hymns along with the rest of the congregation allows everyone to join in unity in the presence of God. People feel more involved when actually physically taking part in the mass.

When you are at mass you are in the presence of many other people, who all have similar beliefs as you, this allows you to express your faith as a catholic.

When at mass you have a priest to guide you which can oftenmake things easier to follow.

When praying in private you have to stick to your own prayers, but when at mass you can learn new prayers, and see things in a different light. when praying in private you are alone and only you are able to pray. where as at mass you   can pray for others and others can pray for you. This helps everybody to become closer to God. When other people are praying for you, you are not praying alone.

At mass you are able to recieve Jesus' body and blood, which creates a sense that Jesus is there and it helps you to feel more close to him. At mass you can see what is going on around you so you feel more involved.

By attending mass and celebrating it you are following in the footsteps of Jesus as he used to celebrate mass.

At mass you can ask God to recieve you prayer along with others.

Taking part in the 'alleluea', 'psalms', 'gospel', 'readings' and 'offetry' you are showing all of the different ways in which you can get in touch with God.

At mass you are also in contact with all of the holy symbolised objects . This creates a better sense that you are in the presence of God. When you enter the church you can bless yourself with the holy water, when prayin gin private you cannot do this. Aslo, i think that it shows a lot of respect towards the priest and his church when you attend a mass.

Overall i think that there are many advantages from praying in private and also many advantages form attending services at church. I don't think that either one of them is mroe important than the other, Jesus attended services in church, however he also prayed in private, It all depends on what type of person you are, and also what type of things you are praying for or celebrating. Some people prefer to keep their personal matters to themselves. Some people totally trust the church and congregation when praying for them. So therefore i do not think either is more important than the other, its just a case of how poeple people feel more comfortable doing things in different ways.