Christ the King

Hello everyone!

It was great to see everyone this past Sunday for the enrollment Mass. I hope your children felt very special as they were welcomed into the parish community as candidates for First Reconciliation and First Communion!


This past Sunday, we also celebrated 'Christ the King' Sunday. At children's liturgy, we made crowns to celebrate. We also made the connection that if Christ is the King, and we are all sons and daughters of God, then we are all princes and princesses! But, what does it mean to be a prince or princess in the Kingdom of God? Does it mean we get a to live in a mansion and ride around in fancy cars? Do we get our own ponies, or nintendos, or iphones, or whatever the most expensive and sought after toy is of the time? Not entirely. Talk to you child about what they think it means to be princes and princesses of the Kingdom of God. A position in royalty also brings great responsibility. We follow the King, meaning we follow Jesus. As the Kings and Queens of England sends their sons and daughters out into their kingdom, the commonwealth, to visit the people, to do their work, to celebrate important events, to bring hope to the sick and suffering, so does Christ the King. We are sent by God to do His work, to feed those who are hungry, bring a drink to those who are thirsty, provide shelter to the homeless, give clothes to the naked, to welcome strangers and visit the sick and suffering. As we heard in the Gospel this past week, we are called to do these things for our neighbours, no matter who they are. After all, if we can call ourselves princes and princesses because we are sons and daughters of the King of heaven and earth, then shouldn't our  neighbours be able do the same? Imagine the difference we could make if we treated each and every person we encountered with the same respect, the same attention, the same kindness, the same generosity, the same love, as we would treat a prince or a princess. Imagine the difference we could make if we treated ourselves with the same respect, attention, kindness, generosity, and love, that we reserve for princes and princesses.

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Soundtracks for the Week: 

Audio Adrenaline "Kings & Queens"

Matthew West "Hello, My Name Is" (Child of the One True King)