This time of year is filled with promise and hope. Our “babies” are graduating from High School and even college. The flowers are in full bloom. School is ending for the summer. We celebrate our mothers on Mother’s Day. We renew our subscriptions for our allergy meds. And for Catholics throughout the United States, May is also traditionally the month for First Holy Communions.
Here at St. Michael’s in Canton and St. John Nepomucene in Troy we will be celebrating First Holy Communions on Sunday, May 17th. As these children receive Jesus in Holy Communion for the first time, I find myself recalling my First Communion. I have to say that for me it was an encounter with the Risen Lord that changed my life forever. Even as a young lad of 8 years, I was filled with a joy beyond telling and a confidence in the Love of God that has never left me. We Catholics believe that Jesus comes to us in Word and in Sacrament. Never underestimate the power of the Bible and the power of prayer, especially in our Sacramental life with Him.
Please pray for these precious children on this glorious step in their life long conversion and relationship with Christ Jesus:
Michael Beers
Riley Getola
Emily Rightmire
Noelle Rogers
Natasha Sandor
Isabel Schoonover
Levi Seymour
Eason Smith
Marlee Stanton
Joyfully,
Father Mike