This is the First

This is the first of an amazing privilege Catholics have of receiving Jesus in the form of bread and wine.

I am so happy that my boy has done his First Communion. 

We have been preparing for the day for almost three years.  Waiting for the right time.  He know what it all means.  He knows the importance of the word Eucaristia.  He is happy. 

family picture

Our parish priests and Aunt.

Aunt, Cousins, and Sister.

Grandma and Julian

Godparents and cousins.

There are so many more pictures I wish I could share, but my Sister ask me not to post until she can approve of them. 

We had about three different cameras and I'm trying to choose the best of all three.

This was on Saturday morning.  In the afternoon, we started preparing some of the food for the reception that took place on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday evening, we visited my brother who has been in hospital for almost a week.  He had pneumonia, but thanks to God and the prayers of many intercessors he has gotten better.

Sunday Morning we attended Mass as usual.  To give thanks for the wonderful day on Saturday.  And to ask for a good day.  My brother's health and many more things.

I thank God that my Mother was with me and helped me prepared the salsas, a soy salad, and cactus salad.  I prepared a pasta salad.  But when I looked in the pantry, I was missing most of the ingredients.  Back to the store I went.  I forgot the cake's receipt on the first trip to the store.  I could not find the receipt.  Then I found it and return to the store, but forgot the ice cream.  Third time to the store I bought the items for the pasta salad and hot sauce for the corn on the cob. 

Forgetful me, always forgetting things.  Came back home and guest began arriving.

Evey guest is important, but to me the best guest was Sister Clare that came to visit us.  I had not seen her in almost a year.  It was a joy to see her, and for her to come to my house for Julian reception was an honor.  I thank Julian's religion teachers for making this possible.

Here she is with the kids,  my daughter and niece served as altar servers. 

Everything was beautiful, the Mass, the decorations.  Thanks to our friend Consuelo for making the beautiful flower arrangements.  To Rosalia for helping me decorate the church.  To all the parents that gave contribution for the flowers.  The children's participation during the Mass as lectors and offering presenters.

And at the reception,  my Sisters coming to help me.  My friend Mati for making a beautiful jello desert, a work of art that was also delicioso.

Eucharisteo is giving thanks, and I thank God for the blessings of this wonderful weekend. 

The blessings out weigh the  problems.  The enemy likes to mess up things for me when I most happy. 

But I cling to the hand of God and he rescues me.