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FIRST COMMUNION/EUCHARIST and MASS Preparation for PENTECOST, Saturday/Sunday: June 7/8, 2025

Updated: 14 hours ago





PROMISE of PENTECOST

You will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, .....and you will be my WITNESSES to the end of the earth. Acts. 1:8



BELOVED FRIENDS and FAMILIES:

Please pray for our 13 precious children who will receive their FIRST Eucharist on Saturday, June 7 @ 10:00 AM!!


We pray that they (and their families) will be filled to overflowing with the POWER and LOVE of the Holy Spirit to be faithful WITNESSES for Christ that others will come to know love and serve God with all their hearts!!!


Their families have been faithfully participating in our Family Catechesis and Sacramental Preparation throughout the year. Our parents and godparents have willingly taken the lead in guiding the faith formation of their children to:

  1. Develop a Sense of the SACRED

  2. Develop a sincere desire to be part of God’s Family/COMMUNITY

  3. Develop a closer RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ.

  4. Experience an increase in FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE in ALL Relationships

  5. Grow in confidence in proclaiming the good news of God’s SALVATION/LOVE Story in their Daily Lives.


We give glory and praise to God for transforming the lives of these children and pray they will continue to learn and grow to be all God created them to be, to live lives of virtue and holiness in His Name and for His Glory! AMEN


AMADOS AMIGOS Y FAMILIAS:

¡Por favor oren por nuestros 13 preciosos niños que recibirán su PRIMERA Eucaristía el sábado 7 de junio a las 10:00 AM!


¡Oramos para que ellos (y sus familias) sean llenos hasta rebosar del PODER y AMOR del Espíritu Santo para ser TESTIGOS fieles de Cristo para que otros lleguen a conocer el amor y servir a Dios con todo su corazón!


Sus familias han participado fielmente en nuestra Catequesis Familiar y Preparación Sacramental durante todo el año. Nuestros padres y padrinos han tomado la iniciativa de guiar la formación en la fe de sus hijos para:

  1. Desarrollar un sentido de lo SAGRADO

  2. Desarrollar un deseo sincero de ser parte de la Familia/COMUNIDAD de Dios

  3. Desarrollar una RELACIÓN más estrecha con Jesucristo.

  4. Experimente un aumento en la FE, la ESPERANZA y el AMOR. en TODAS las relaciones

  5. Crecer en confianza al proclamar la buena noticia de la historia de SALVACIÓN/AMOR de Dios en sus vidas diarias.



    Damos gloria y alabanzas a Dios por transformar la vida de estos niños y oramos para que sigan aprendiendo y creciendo para ser todo lo que Dios los creó para ser, para vivir vidas de virtud y santidad en Su Nombre y para Su Gloria. Amén.


Please ENJOY the following as a family as you prepare to WORSHIP God this week-end!!!


WORSHIP MUSIC:

Holy Spirit You are Welcome Here


Spirit of the Living God


Lord, Send Forth Your Spirit (Psalm 104)


PENTECOST VIDEO for younger children


See pages 4/5 for Pentecost Mass Readings in English and Espanol


HIGHLIGHTS for the MASS:

Listen for this COLLECT or Gathering PRAYER before the Liturgy of the WORD:\


O God, who by the mystery of today's great feast

sanctify your whole Church

in every people and nation,

pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy spirit

across the face of the earth

and with the divine grace that was at work

when the Gospel was first proclaimed,

fill now once more the hearts of believers

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God for ever and ever AMEN


LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading: Acts 2:1-11

As promised by Jesus, the Holy Spirit came on the Day of Pentecost (50 days after his Resurrection) to fill the hearts of the Apostles and Mary, his Mother. They were able to tell everyone about how Jesus came to save us. By the power of the Holy Spirit, everyone heard God's message in their own language. Over 3000 believed and were baptized!!!


Ponder Psalm 104:

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.


Second Reading: 1Corinthians 12:3b-7

The HOLY SPIRIT gives EACH of us special gifts to help us love and serve God and others.



ALLELUIA

Come Holy Spirit,

fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love .

ALLELUIA


GOSPEL: John 20: 19-23

Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit on his disciples to empower them to carry on GOD's MIssion to share God's LOVE and MERCY in the world. We have been given the SAME power of the Holy Spirit through Baptism and Confirmation and EVERY Sunday in the Eucharist through His Body and Blood!


Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. 


20 After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord. 


21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” 


22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”


Say this CLOSING PRAYER for the Holy Spirit


Come, Holy Spirit!

Enlighten us!

Embolden us!

Inflame us!

Stir our hearts anew!

You have called us to live and minister in this time, in these spaces, to these souls.

Set us on FIRE with fresh inspiration and sacred direction!

Amen.


THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Which gift do you desire the most to receive? Ask God in prayer for that gift.


Gift of WISDOM

I seek God’s WILL first!


Gift of UNDERSTANDING

I know God’s TRUTH in my heart

From  SPIRIT  WORD   CHURCH


Gift of COUNSEL

I know what is right in God’s eyes


Gift of FORTITUDE/COURAGE

I am doing God’s WILL even when it is hard.


Gift of KNOWLEDGE

I know God’s heart and my heart and

understand WHY things happen


Gift of PIETY (pie-e-tee)

I am able to love,TRUST and enjoy God with

all my heart.        

ENJOY Mass.


Gift of FEAR of the LORD

I have total love and respect for our

awesome and holy God.




LOS SIETE DONES DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO


Don de SABIDURÍA

¡Busco primero la VOLUNTAD de Dios!


Don de ENTENDIMIENTO

Conozco la VERDAD de Dios en mi corazón


De la IGLESIA DE LA PALABRA DEL ESPÍRITU


Don de CONSEJO

Sé lo que es correcto ante los ojos de Dios.


Don de FORTALEZA/CORAJE

Estoy haciendo la VOLUNTAD de Dios incluso cuando es difícil.


Don de CONOCIMIENTO

Conozco el corazón de Dios y mi corazón y

entender POR QUÉ suceden las cosas


Don de PIEDAD

Soy capaz de amar, CONFIAR y disfrutar de Dios con

todo mi corazón.

DISFRUTA DE LA MISA.


Don del TEMOR del SEÑOR

Tengo total amor y respeto por nuestra

Dios maravilloso y santo.


¿Qué don deseas más recibir? Pídele a Dios en oración por ese don

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