by admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Sacrements
Baptism Next Week’s Readings10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 Celebrating baptism is a joy not only for the child’s parents and siblings but for the whole parish. Baptism makes a person a member of God’s family, the Church...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Sacrements
Confirmation Next Week’s Readings10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 The baptism of infants is completed in early childhood by confirmation and first communion. This normally takes place at about the age of seven or eight when the...
by admin | Oct 8, 2017 | Sacrements
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Next Week’s Readings10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 Sometimes adults or older children will seek to be initiated into the Church. In the case of infants, the practice of the Church is...
by admin | Oct 7, 2017 | Sacrements
First Eucharist / First Communion Next Week’s Readings10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 Eating and drinking with the rest of the community at the Table of the Lord is a sign of belonging fully to that community. First Holy Communion,...
by admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Sacrements
Reconciliation / Penance Next Week’s Readings10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 Conversion to Christ is an ongoing process. No one is perfect. Christ builds the bridge and calls us to be reconciled with God, to live in the community...
by admin | Oct 5, 2017 | Sacrements
Marriage Next Week’s Readings 10 March 2019Deuteronomy 26: 4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4: 1-13 The solemn commitment of man and woman in marriage takes place in a church to ask God to bless and consecrate the couple in a permanent and faithful union of...
