We will begin RCIA or OCIA on October 6 at 10:00 am at St Francis Borgia. We used to call it the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, but now we call it the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults.
Our Lord is unequivocal. “Amen, amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day” (Jn 6: 53-54)—the reason why the celebration of the Mass, the Eucharist, is so critical.
As we start the school year our Parish School has a focus of building a Faith Foundation. In construction it is obvious, you need a good foundation for a house. Perhaps it works like that for people as well.
In Matthew 25. Jesus talks about judging the Nations. Let me quote some of this chapter . "Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come O blessed of my Father , inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink , I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me...
This powerful epic film depicts the life of Blessed Carlo Gnocchi, an Italian priest who labored heroically to minister to the wounded and dying soldiers during World War II
Why are we even having this Eucharistic Congress? I could answer this in a lot of ways but I will just quote from paragraph 1324 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. "The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life..........
Plan to attend this mandatory workshop if you are planning to assist, volunteer, or help with our Parish children or at school in any way. Click on photo for more details.
From the Pen of Father Tim -
In the biography of St. Bernadette Soubirous, the author explained that there was nothing unusual about St. Bernadette’s piety. By this I mean that she was not like a St. Padre Pio or a Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres whose piety included extraordinary acts that most ordinary people can not or are unable do.
Spiritual Warfare and Divine Mercy:
The book of Revelation states that Satan has declared war on “those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus” (12:17). This breakthrough spiritual guide will not only give you the “What” of spiritual warfare, but, more importantly, the “How.”