The Mass is where heaven and earth meet. This is especially true at the Holy sacrifice of the Eucharist where the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus.

Baptism is the entrance sacrament in which we are incorporated into the Mystical Body of Christ. My baptism was one of the first steps that started me on the path that will lead to my total surrender when I will lie face down with my seminarian brother Dcn. Joshua before the altar in the sanctuary of St. Ignatius this Saturday.

Hoping to experience the closeness of those who left this world for the next, like my godparents, both holding me in this picture, as well as JoAnn, my aunt Patty who just died this morning, other family members and those I hold close to my heart as I am being ordained and celebrate my first Mass with one foot on earth and the other in heaven.