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Communion
The breads and wine for the month of September are in memory of Robert Warwick, Anna & Joseph Matthews lovingly donated by the Warwick and Andrade Families.
sacramental Preparation Mrs. Helen Ulich is our Director of Religious Education (DRE). She is responsible for Sacramental preparation for First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation, as well as the continuing faith education of all students in grades 1-10. Adults wishing to receive first communion should refer to the RCIA program. See an RCIA link to your left.
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA ON CHRIST’S
REAL PRESENCE Teresa speaks of herself in the third person: “The Lord had given this person such a lively faith that, when she heard people say they wished they had lived when Christ walked on this earth, she would smile to herself, for she knew that we have Him as truly with us in the Most Holy Sacrament as people had Him then, and wonder what more they could possibly want.” (125). I encourage everyone to take time, frequently, to visit Our Lord enthroned in the Tabernacle of our Parish Church. He Himself asks if we would watch with Him: Matthew 26:40. We have Him truly with us! What more could we possibly want? JFH posted 082210
See also RCIA Reconciliation |
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In order to receive Communion one is required to be in the state of grace, that is, without serious sin on one’s soul. Whatever the cause, the remedy to such sacrilegious Communions is at hand: all who have committed mortal sin, come to the Sacrament of Mercy prior to Communion. Every priest has himself received mercy. Thus priests are zealous to minister Christ’s mercy. Every priest is bound to confidentiality by the ‘seal of Confession’. There are regular times for the sacrament. Moreover, we, your priests, welcome you at most any moment, for example, before Mass or by appointment. The critical issue is the state of your souls: Come to Christ, first in Penance then in Communion. |