On Saturday, February
27, the Maronite Servants of Christ the Light had the great joy of celebrating
the Mystery of Penance with the children participating in our Catechesis
program at Our Lady of Purgatory, New Bedford. These children will be making
their First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 1st, the Feast of Our Lady
of Lebanon. Father Fadi Rouhana, parish
administrator, offered the Mystery of Penance, and Sr. Therese Maria, catechist,
prepared the children.
It is most fitting
during this Jubilee Year of Mercy to experience the outpouring of the Father’s
tender love and mercy in the Mystery of Penance. Pope Francis urges us, “Go…..And Jesus, (will be) there, and Jesus is better than the priests -
Jesus receives you. He will receive you with so much love! Be courageous, and
go to confession… When I go to confession, it’s for healing: healing the soul,
healing the heart because of something that I did to make it unwell.”