Marriage Prep Class: God's Plan for Marriage & Family

Mon., May 30, 2016, St. Joseph, Vacaville, CA

Giving My Son His First Holy Communion

E.J. received the Body of Christ from Fr. Glenn for the first time.

I gave the Precious Blood of Christ to my son, EJ, for the first time.

 

Video by Julia Lumas-Urb, M.D.

 

 

Receiving Holy Communion at Mass is the highest act of love a Catholic does for Jesus.

 

 



Video by Julia Lumas-Urb, M.D.

 

 

As a family, we participated in the Corpus Christi procession after the 12pm Mass, too.

 

[procession photos here]

 

The girls were flower girls and dropped flowers on the path of the priest holding Jesus in the Eucharist around the parish grounds.

 

JP served by holding the throne for the monstrance.  EJ held the boat for the incense.

 

Parents and in-laws came.  We also ran into the del Castillo family. 

 

[ picture w/Fr. Glenn and family here ]

 

We went to Round Table afterwards.

 



 

 

We got an ice cream cake, too, later to celebrate.

 



 

I got the movie "Risen" but, as always, we won't have much time to watch it.

 

Happy First Communion Day, son!  Remember, your most important day after your First Communion....

 

......is your second Communion and your third Communion and so forth.

 

 

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Thank you, Jesus, for giving the world the gift of Your Most Sacred Body and Blood. 

 

May all the world adore You in this wondrous Sacrament!

 

O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine!

 



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 I announced at all 5 Masses this weekend that I am returning to St. Catherine's from a temporary assignment in Vacaville.

 

At some Masses, I re-acquainted the parish with my family by introducing each of them after the Post-Communion Prayer.

 

I will make a similar announcement at all weekend Masses at St Joseph's some time in June.

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More pictures from EJ's First Holy Communion:

 

 



My Trip to Jacksonville, Florida

Concealment Express, Inc.
www.concealmentexpress.com
(my cousin is one of the owners)

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my rent-a-car

(I attended a week-long national conference in May 2016. 

These were the only pictures I had of the conference.  I must have deleted some others.

I visited family in the evening or when not in session.)

  

I wish I had more pictures from the conference, but that's it.  T'was eventful.

The pictures below are more pictures with some family I have in Florida.

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I visited cousins when the conference was not in session. 
They took me to their business that makes holsters.
This was written on the white board when I walked in the business office. 

Concealment Express, Inc.
Support the 2nd Amendment.

There's a mistaken idea that Christians can't use guns.  That's not correct.
St. Augustine said true Christian love means that one has the duty to protect the innocent.
Firearms are not intrinsically evil.  It depends on how a moral agent uses a weapon-- for good or evil.
Christians not only have the right but the moral duty to defend themselves and others.

Well done, cuzzo!

My cousin, Eric, took these pictures:

 

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While there during dinner, I found out that my niece was graduating later that week.

I immediately asked my Diocese of Sacramento to send a Letter of Good Standing to the Diocese of St. Augustine, so that I could assist at Mass.

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Visited Ninang Nennette Anloague's grave site

The Jimenez's treated me to Kyodai (kind of like a Benihana's in California).

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Jacksonville, Florida
(The last time I was at this church, it was for the funeral for my Ninang Nennette.
Today, I was here for a promotion ceremony.)

Blessed Sacrament Chapel inside Sacred Heart Church

Thank you to the Pastor for letting me assist at Mass.

  

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Promotion Ceremony

Me & my Ninang Letty

Me & Eric (my 1st cousin)

Me, Ben (cousin) & Jennifer (his wife)

for Uncle Dennis

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(JAX --> SFO)

(airport window shopping while waiting for my delayed flight)

I recorded a huge thunderstorm from the plane window,

but now the recording doesn't seem to be working anymore.

Yoga in the airport??? 

Beware: According to Deliverance Ministry, demons can use yoga and eastern religion meditations as entry points.

Santa Clara County (South Bay)

Hello, Bay Area!