Mommy Life: Jonny, Jesse, Daniel, Justin - First Communion yesterday

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May 17, 2009 8:31 AM

Jonny, Jesse, Daniel, Justin - First Communion yesterday

First Communion yesterday:

Father Escalante did a beautiful job. Jesse, Daniel and Justin were all baptized (Jonny had been baptized by immersion as an evangelical). Then all four boys received their First Holy Communion.

There were many beautiful moments - not for photo albums, but in our memories.

This was a real milestone in the boys' lives.

As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.

Now the body is not a single part, but many.

If a foot should say, "Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body," it does not for this reason belong any less to the body.

Or if an ear should say, "Because I am not an eye I do not belong to the body," it does not for this reason belong any less to the body.

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

But as it is, God placed the parts, each one of them, in the body as he intended.

If they were all one part, where would the body be?

But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body.

The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," nor again the head to the feet, "I do not need you."

Indeed, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are all the more necessary, and those parts of the body that we consider less honorable we surround with greater honor, and our less presentable parts are treated with greater propriety, whereas our more presentable parts do not need this. But God has so constructed the body as to give greater honor to a part that is without it, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the parts may have the same concern for one another.

If (one) part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.

Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it.

~1 Corinthians 12-27~

Love,

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Comments

Beautiful Barbara!
Thanks so much for sharing this family milestone.
The Grace that is flowing to your family...Wow!
You are truly, truly Blessed.

Posted by: Jennifer | May 17, 2009 9:26 AM

My heart fills with joy seeing your family pictures and thinking of what your family experienced. I cried at all of my children's baptisms and wept and wept after my husband was baptized at Easter Vigil 2 years ago. I still cry when I share about that holy moment. The Sacraments are truly copious amounts of grace that flow from the heart of the Trinity and no words can ever describe the experience adequately. May God bless your family always! Julie

Posted by: Julie | May 17, 2009 10:36 AM

What a special day! God Bless Jonny, Jesse, Daniel and Justin, and your whole family.

Posted by: KatieButler | May 17, 2009 12:04 PM

Barbara,
I'm happy for all of you. I appreciate the level of inclusiveness the Catholic church offers.

Posted by: Julana | May 17, 2009 4:58 PM

Best wishes for a lifetime of Holy Communions....

Posted by: Peony Moss | May 17, 2009 5:49 PM

How handsome your boys look. What a specialy day!!
Hugs
Amy

Posted by: Amy | May 17, 2009 7:56 PM

Beautiful!

Posted by: TulipGirl | May 17, 2009 10:09 PM

Barbara,this picture is wonderful! May the Lord continue to bless your awesome family!