First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Sacramental Program

Yesterday afternoon and night 14 students received the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of a twilight retreat. The students participated in a Last Supper experience to help them to reflect and pray on the event that our Eucharist celebration stems from. Following this they prepared different visual items to decorate the Church. The retreat finished with them receiving their First Reconciliation. 

Please keep the below students in your prayers as they celebrate their First Eucharist Saturday night.

Project Compassion Week 3

IRENE from DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Irene is a young single mother living in Kongolo, a rural area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She takes care of her two children, aged 3 and 7, while also supporting her mother and extended family. Her life has been full of challenges, especially since she became a mother at a young age.

Irene’s childhood was marked by hardships – after her father died in a war, Irene along with her mother and siblings were displaced. Her mother worked very hard to provide for her family.

Irene lives in the Kongolo region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her father was killed during a war when Irene was young, leaving Irene to live with her mother and siblings on very meagre resources, often going hungry for extended periods of time.

Irene first became pregnant as a teenager and later had to raise her two children with the support of her mother, after her husband abandoned her. As a single mother, it was challenging for Irene to care for her two sons without a stable income.