I have just finished reading Mr Blue by Myles Connolly, which includes what must be the most inspirational description of the power of the Mass on Earth and its direct bearing on heaven and eternity. For those unfamiliar with the book it is best described as a personal recollection of a modern St. Francis, a man of spectacular sanity and sanctity, set in the Jazz Age. Although a work of fiction, one can vividly imagine this "troubador" and "lover of Lady Poverty" walking the streets today.