Weekly Prayers
First Sunday of Lent Prayers of the Faithful Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, as the new “Adam,” our Lord Jesus Christ redeemed the fall of mankind by His perfect obedience, and made us co-heirs of the kingdom of God. In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord: L. We pray for our parishioners, may the grace of God enable us to overcome every sinful temptation, therefore reaffirming to God our response of faith. We pray to the Lord. L:…
Weekly Reflection
From Original Sin to Salvation
Scripture tells us that right after God created the man Adam and the woman Eve, “The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame” (Gen 2:25). They felt no shame because Adam and Eve were in the state of “original innocence.” Original innocence was the state of humanity before the Fall. The Fall of humanity happened when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This act of…

