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A Day When Jesus Came to My Life
Teresita Fainsan, Mateo Alcala and Pierre Basadre, Grade 3 Teachers

Posted Friday, 16-Dec-2005 7:49 AM

      November 30 and December 7 were red letter days for the Grade Three students who received Jesus through the sacred host representing the body and blood of Jesus for the first time in Holy Communion at Mary the Queen Parish, Little Baguio, San Juan .

      The First Holy Communion is a special day in every young Catholic’s life because it is the day they receive Jesus, the Bread of Life, for the first time. It marks the end of merely waiting in the pews while Dad and Mom are receiving communion during mass.

      Fr. Art Borja, S.J., Xavier School ’s chaplain, was the main celebrant for sections A, C E, F, G and I while Fr. Cesar Marin, S.J., the parish priest of Mary the Queen Parish, was the main celebrant for sections B and D.

      The First Holy Communion day was the culmination of months of preparation by students in their Christian Life Education classes as well as their Music classes. Several students were chosen to sing the responsorial psalm, “Taste and See” namely; Jose Lorenzo Choo of 3A, Alfonso Miguel Ocampo of 3B, Xenon James Su of 3C, Kevin Joe Salvador of 3D, Francisco Miguel Tiu Laurel III of 3E, Joshua Matthew Lim of 3F, John Michael Chan of 3G and Vincent Gabriel Soliven of 3H.

      Xenon James Su, Kevin Joe Salvador, Francisco Miguel Tiu Laurel III, Joshua Matthew Lim, John Michael Chan and Vincent Gabriel Soliven lead the first holy communicants in the singing.

      After the communion rites, the parents read the letter from their son written during the Communicants’ recollection.

      In their CLE classes, the first communicants were asked to express their impressions on their experience. They were one in saying that receiving Jesus in Communion makes them strong in loving God and others. To show their love for God, they promised to pray more, attend the celebration of the Mass as regular as possible and try to avoid doing the same sin. To show their love for others, they intend to be more obedient to their elders, be more behaved in class and listen to teachers, be more forgiving and more generous to share their blessings especially to those who are in need. Now that Jesus is in their hearts, they believe that Jesus gives us life and that God is in all of us.

      More than ever, the boys are now more aware of the coming of Jesus especially in their daily lives. The students’ personal encounter with Jesus in their First Holy Communion prepared them to have a deep and meaningful relationship with Jesus as He comes on Christmas day.

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