Welcome to the Table of the Lord

Dear Parish Family,
The joy and excitement of the Easter season is indeed very palpable in our parish community. We have received so many blessings this month. We have a new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. May our Lord give him the strength, wisdom and a heart like Jesus, to lead his holy Church.

Last weekend we celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation. 85 teens and adults were sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 12 of them also came to the table of the Lord for the first time. This weekend we are once again blessed with 95 beautifully dressed boys and girls in their First Communion outfits. Children eager to come and receive Jesus for the first time in the Eucharist!
We are so blessed to be witnesses of these spiritual milestones. Not just because we get to share in their Joy, but because it reminds us of our own sacraments. It is a time for us to pause and think about how we receive the presence of Jesus under the form of consecrated bread and wine, as well as the witness we give to those around us.

Every time we receive the Eucharist, we can do so with the eyes of a child receiving for the first time. Eyes lock and light up as the Eucharist is presented — “The Bodyof Christ.” Hands raised in anticipation, making an altar for Jesus in the Eucharist to be placed, excitedly responding “Amen.” Ever so carefully, pick up the Eucharist and consume it. And just like the children we too return to our seats almost bouncing with reverence, knowing we have the most precious gift possible within us.

This sacrament not only unites us intimately with Jesus but solidifies our unity as the Body of Christ. And as the body of Christ we strive to follow what Jesus asks of us. “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. 

Join me in praying for all who have received their sacraments this month, especially the First Communion children and their families; may this day be an initial step to a lifelong love of the Eucharist.


Blessings,

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Tere Delgado
Faith Formation Minister 

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