We really celebrated this Octave of Christmas this year (and did a fairly good job keeping Advent as a season of preparation, not celebrating).
One of the highlights of the Christmas Octave was Juan Pablo's first Confession and Holy Communion. He went to confession for the first time on Christmas day right after Mass. Then on Christmas Thursday at a Mass celebrated by my brother and our parish priest, he received the Holy Eucharist. We had a festive dinner reception afterwards in the parish hall.
Daniel wasn't able to take the whole Octave off, but still had plenty of free time to cut a larger opening in the wall between our kitchen and living room and help the boys with target practice using their new BB guns.
I never did get a really good family photo or photo of the children, but these two are some attempts. :)
One of the highlights of the Christmas Octave was Juan Pablo's first Confession and Holy Communion. He went to confession for the first time on Christmas day right after Mass. Then on Christmas Thursday at a Mass celebrated by my brother and our parish priest, he received the Holy Eucharist. We had a festive dinner reception afterwards in the parish hall.
Daniel wasn't able to take the whole Octave off, but still had plenty of free time to cut a larger opening in the wall between our kitchen and living room and help the boys with target practice using their new BB guns.
I never did get a really good family photo or photo of the children, but these two are some attempts. :)
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