St. Mark CCD- Religious Education

04/05/2026

✝️He is Risen!🐣🐇🪻🌺🌸
These pearls received their First Holy Communion.
God Bless them always.
Silvino Tinajero Jr. (picture credits)

✝️We are sure going to miss Fr. Alphonse, but we know God has different plans for him. We are blessed to have had him to share in this sacrament.✝️

04/05/2026

04/02/2026

Thursday in Holy Week feels tender…but heavy.

Because this was the night of the Last Supper.

The night Jesus sat at the table knowing exactly what was coming.

He knew betrayal was in the room.
He knew denial was coming.
He knew the cross was close.
He knew His body would be broken
and His blood would be poured out.

And still…

He sat down.
He gave thanks.
He broke bread.
He shared the cup.

But Jesus,
fully aware of what was ahead, still chose love.
Still chose surrender.
Still chose to serve.
Still chose peace.

He did not run from the table.
He did not harden His heart.
He did not withhold Himself.

He gave.

“This is My body.”
“This is My blood.”

Not because the people at the table had earned it.

But because love was always the plan.

Maundy Thursday reminds us that Jesus was not caught off guard by the cross. He walked toward it willingly.

With full knowledge.
With full love.
With full surrender.

And maybe that is what hits the deepest.

To be fully aware of the pain and still choose obedience.

To know heartbreak is coming and still remain faithful.

To sit at a table with broken people and still offer yourself in love.

That is who Jesus is.

Not just Savior.
Not just King.
But the kind of love that stays at the table even when it knows the cost.

04/01/2026

See ya tonight!

03/11/2026

Feeding the kids pizza tonight 6 PM
First Communion parent meeting 6:30 PM

03/05/2026

03/01/2026

✝️🕊️Based on Catholic theology following the Second Vatican Council, the Anointing of the Sick is no longer understood exclusively as "Extreme Unction" or "Last Rites" for the dying, but rather as a sacrament of healing, strength, and spiritual comfort for those facing serious, chronic, or, in some cases, mental illness.

Post-Vatican II, the understanding of this sacrament emphasizes:
* Early Administration: It is encouraged at the start of a serious illness or surgery, not just at the point of death.
* Spiritual Strengthening: It provides peace, courage, and strength, helping to unite the suffering person with the passion of Christ.
* Comprehensive Grace: It offers the forgiveness of sins and, if beneficial, physical healing.
* Repeatable and Communal: It can be received multiple times and is best celebrated within a community context.
* Distinction from Viaticum: It is part of a pastoral care process, distinct from the final, separate rite of Viaticum.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church highlights its purpose as a special grace uniting the sick with Christ and providing strength for their suffering.🕊️✝️

02/18/2026

530 Mass

02/14/2026

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. To discover other ways to prepare for Easter, visit our website: https://www.dolr.org/lent