Our Lady Help of Christians

‘PARDON AND PEACE’ is our theme this Advent at OLHOC. At the end of 5 pm Mass a few weeks ago, I was greeting an entire family when one young child filled with JOY told me that he had gone to CONFESSION just before the Mass and he had felt “so good“, so happy when leaving the Confessional. This child had received the fullness of GRACE that God pours upon us through the SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION, preparing us to receive the BODY OF CHRIST at Communion in a STATE OF GRACE. First, we are FORGIVEN and then we are FED, BECOMING ONE IN CHRIST: we are totally at Peace with Christ ... until we sin again and separate ourselves from God. We all seek...

I love to celebrate the weekly Mass for the students at St Peter’s School. I do so once a month. This week (November 16) we had one powerful first reading from the Book of Revelation 4:1-11, where St John has a VISION OF AN OPEN DOOR TO HEAVEN! I asked the students to raise their hands if they wanted to go to Heaven. All hands went up...Then, I asked: “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU ARE IN HEAVEN? To find the answer, I told the children to...