Volume 3 Issue 2 Apr 2023 - Aug 2023
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240 children receive First Communion Joyce Padilla
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he Our Lady of Hope Parish (OLHP) conducted the First Communion with a record of 240 parish and school-based communicants last June 11, 2023. It was held at the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Chapel (OLMHRC) SM North EDSA, the very first activity to be carried out in the chapel. With Sis. Baby Padilla at the helm, the catechists of the OLHP held seminars for three days to prepare the children. On the first day, they taught the communicants the relevance of the Sacraments, the Sacramental protocols, as well as the mass flow and appropriate responses.
During the homily, FRA focused on the Eucharist: that it is not just a mere symbol, but the true body and blood of Christ, our Salvation and path to eternal life.
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During the second day, the children were then gifted with the Sacrament of Penance where God absolved their sins through Rev. Fr. Frederic Rocha and Rev. Fr. Marti Sandino Espenido. The third day was spent for general practice to ensure an organized and solemn mass.
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The First Communion mass was officiated by the OLMHR Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Raymond Joseph Arre (FRA). Some of the communicants were chosen to serve as Lectors.
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A communicant receiving the Holy Eucharist from Fr. Dick Rocha
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