On the night he was betrayed, Jesus took time to spend with his apostles for the Passover meal During this time with them he, revealed the Sacrament of Communion which he told each of us to do in memory of him

Palm Sunday is Christian observance which is celebrated around the world, though many Christian denominations In 1970 the Roman Catholic Church changed the formal name of Palm Sunday to Passion Sunday, from the Second Sunday of the Passion

Easter Sunday is the most important day in all of Christianity It is the cornerstone of all Christ-based churches because it is the celebration of the day that Jesus concord death and rose from the death

The Catholic Church, since its inception, has always believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the form o the Eucharist As a child celebrates their first communion, they too are about to take part in this honored tradition

As I look at the temperature seeing its 36 degrees in my old NJ neighborhood I noticed that Easter 2008 is the earliest that I can remember, although I do remember an Easter snowstorm when I was a small child in the 60s

The Blessed Mother appeared to three children in Fatima in 1917 Our Lady made three requests one of which was penance

As the Eucharist Ministers to the sick approach the altar they each have their Pyx to carry the Eucharist to the sick or homebound of the parish But what is a pyx and why does it have such a funny name

RCIA The return of the Catechumenate When trying to put together a solid timeline of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), you have to go back to the early church at the point when the 12 Apostles were in charge of it, directly They would go though the towns and countries spreading the Good News and would come upon small communities where individuals would come together in small groups and study the works of Jesus

Though each calendar year there are seasons in which the church enters Just like summer, winter and fall, the church also has seasons

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults or RCIA is something you may see advertised in your parish bulletin but not really know something about You may be asked to be a sponsor but not really know what it means or if you can even participate in the process