Dear Parishioners:
The Second Sunday of Lent highlights
the Transfiguration of Jesus, revealing a hint of the glory God has in store
for our human nature. The Sacraments are
an invitation to us to live this glory now.
The scene of the Transfiguration
offers us a glimpse as to how God works in us.
He prepares us. He gives us
Himself in a very intimate encounter.
Then He invites us to live out and share with others what He has given
us when the time is right.
The Sacrament of Confirmation
follows just this pattern in our manner of its celebration in the life of our
Parish. Our youth – the 8th
grade class in our School and PSR – have a time of preparation that includes
their 7th grade year and more immediate preparation in the months
before the Sacrament is given. We have
classes that are informational. At the
time same time, there are experiences that are “formational,” such as workshops
and a retreat. The wider community of
their parents and the parish and school community also share in these. The Bishop comes to celebrate the Sacrament. Then, the newly confirmed are invited to take
their place in the life of the whole community through service and exercise of
the gifts they have received.
All of us who have received the
Spirit as an indwelling Presence through Confirmation are called to continue to
respond to the Spirit’s promptings. We
are interiorly transformed through the Gifts of the Spirit, deepening the
Faith, Hope and Love that have been planted in us through Baptism. We are sent forth to live the Paschal Mystery
and to proclaim the salvation that is given to us in Jesus Christ.
How have you responded to the Gift
of the Spirit? Are you consciously
making use of the Spirit’s Gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Knowledge,
Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord?
Do you seek out ways to share the Gospel with others? We are charged by the Great Commission to “go
out to all the world.” Who in the world
is waiting for you?
Our Parish Lenten Penance Service will be
celebrated on Tuesday, March 14, at 7 p.m.
Come to share in the Lord’s Gift of Mercy. Confession is good for the soul.
Come to share in the Lord’s Gift of Mercy. Confession is good for the soul.
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