Welcome to the Church!
Catholic, General April 13th, 2006
It is that time of year when scores of people are brought into the Catholic Church through baptism and/or confirmation following a period as a catechuman in RCIA or an equivalent experience. I want to welcome some of my friends on the net to the Church! It’s a little early, but I don’t want to forget. Before I give the names, I want to give a quote from St. Augustine (from "On the Advantage of Believing"):
This (i.e. the Catholic Church/Faith) hath been brought to pass by the
Divine Providence, through the prophecies of the Prophets, through the
manhood and teaching of Christ, through the journeys of the Apostles,
through the insults, crosses, blood, of the Martyrs, through the
praiseworthy life of the Saints, and, in all these, according as times
were seasonable, through miracles worthy of so great matters and
virtues. When therefore we see so great help of God, so great progress
and fruit, shall we doubt to hide ourselves in the bosom of that
Church, which even unto the confession of the human race from [the]
apstolic chair through successions Of Bishops, hath held the summit of authority.
A big welcome to:
If anyone else who reads this blog is becoming Catholic this Easter, please let me know. Some of you I know are becoming Catholic, but I’m not sure when.
Photo taken at Lourdes Shrine, Euclid, OH by Jonathan Bennett
April 13th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Thanks for the welcome!
April 14th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Thank you. We stand here once again amazed by God’s grace and in shock that the Vigil is nearly here.
We’re pretty stoked, in other words.
Thank you for the welcome. Looking forward to sharing the Eucharist with you and St. Augustine in a little over a 24 hours.