Today’s Topics:

1) Saint Margaret Mary of Alacoque in the 17th century promoted the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  In 1675, Jesus told Margaret Mary that He wanted the Feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave. In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart became a universal feast,

2) Brother Knight Mike Alvarado talks about his faith journey.  He attended Catholic grade school and high school, however he was more of a “cultural” Catholic.  It was when Mike married his wife and began to raise their children, that he began to grow deeper in his Catholic faith,

3) Mike shares the delightful story of his seven year old grandsons’ conversation of desiring to be monks and pray for others.  Mike talks about how he and his wife developed the faith of their children by homeschooling,

4) As congregants of Our Lady of Grace Church at the Sacred Heart Chapel in Covina, Mike’s family prays together and assists the Church in its needs.  His family has participated in a Eucharistic procession and is planning one for the Feast of Corpus Christi.  Mike is going to assist in establishing a new Knights of Columbus Council at Our Lady of Grace Church.

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