Cecilia's First Holy Communion
wearing the tiara I wore on my wedding day; her veil and gloves were purchased for Greta's first communion, and her dress is brand new! what an incredible weekend for our sweet Cecilia Marie! she has been learning and preparing for her First Holy Communion all year with her catechism class at church. she also wanted to participate in the First Communion mass with her classmates at school (affiliated with a different parish). the mass at our home parish was held on a Saturday and the school mass was held the next day, so, with the blessing of both pastors, she participated in both! she has such a sweet, rich devotion to Jesus and it seemed very fitting that she experience this special occasion twice. of course, her "First" Communion Mass on Sunday was technically her second, but well worth it for her to be able to participate with all of her school friends and be listed in the same program with them. sweet hugs from her sister (wearing a winter hat for reasons only known t...