O Jesus and Mary, teach us: Faith, Hope and Love. Ps 145:8, Jn 15:16 St Vincenzo was a simple and compassionate village priest. 😇 st Vincenzo Romano please pray with us
i am really taken up with your homily and inspired by the insights you presented in your homily. Fr. Shafiq Bashir from Pakistan, Faisalabad Diocese. God bless you
This passage has caused me to get into debates with people on when children should or should not receive the sacraments, such as confession and communion. I feel that anyone no matter what age who is hostile to the things of God, Jesus and Church who don't want to live for God, should not receive any of them until they feel in their hearts are ready to make that commitment. It could be at age 7 or 18 and maybe later on in life. I can compare the half built tower analogy where onlookers began to mock to when you read the back of a Patrick Madrid book where it says, "Do you know someone whose Catholic Faith ended here?" with the First Communion picture of the boy and girl. If that's the case, these people (even the two kids in the picture can be referred to) should be asked, "Did you receive these sacraments because you wanted to commit your lives to Christ, or because your parents made you out of duty and obligation?" If they answer, "Because their parents made us out of obligation." then herein lies the problem. To close this, the main issue when it comes to Christian Initiation is to follow the Lord's design for it and not go against it, no matter how well and sincere our intentions are. If my ideas could spawn future generations of faithful committed Catholics then I'd like to feel like I came up with some great ideas. We must remember in the family pattern, while the father is the head of the household, Christ is the head of the church and it's best to always keep that in mind, especially when it comes to Initiation into the Christian community.
Fr. Herrera, I really admire your homilies, they are simple but profound and inspiring. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Wonderful. Very clear challange. Thanks a lot Fr
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O Jesus and Mary, teach us: Faith, Hope and Love. Ps 145:8, Jn 15:16
St Vincenzo was a simple and compassionate village priest.
😇 st Vincenzo Romano please pray with us
i am really taken up with your homily and inspired by the insights you presented in your homily. Fr. Shafiq Bashir from Pakistan, Faisalabad Diocese. God bless you
Great! Thank you so much, fr! God bless your handiwork
Nice reflection
This passage has caused me to get into debates with people on when children should or should not receive the sacraments, such as confession and communion. I feel that anyone no matter what age who is hostile to the things of God, Jesus and Church who don't want to live for God, should not receive any of them until they feel in their hearts are ready to make that commitment. It could be at age 7 or 18 and maybe later on in life. I can compare the half built tower analogy where onlookers began to mock to when you read the back of a Patrick Madrid book where it says, "Do you know someone whose Catholic Faith ended here?" with the First Communion picture of the boy and girl. If that's the case, these people (even the two kids in the picture can be referred to) should be asked, "Did you receive these sacraments because you wanted to commit your lives to Christ, or because your parents made you out of duty and obligation?" If they answer, "Because their parents made us out of obligation." then herein lies the problem. To close this, the main issue when it comes to Christian Initiation is to follow the Lord's design for it and not go against it, no matter how well and sincere our intentions are. If my ideas could spawn future generations of faithful committed Catholics then I'd like to feel like I came up with some great ideas. We must remember in the family pattern, while the father is the head of the household, Christ is the head of the church and it's best to always keep that in mind, especially when it comes to Initiation into the Christian community.