Christ the King Church celebrated\nthe solemnity of Christ the King with Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS,\nat an outdoor Mass on November 24. The weather was a perfect match, fitting to\nthe occasion of the solemnity. As we draw to the end of the liturgical year,\nthe presence of archbishop with the community enhanced the rejoicing of Christ\nour King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mass began at 8:30 a.m., with\nan entrance dance, the matachinas <\/em>leading the archbishop, the\nconcelebrants and deacons to the altar. Concelebrants\nat the liturgy were Father Praveen Lakkisetti, administrator; Father Jaime\nRenteria, MNM, pastor of St. Agnes Church; and Msgr. Enda McKenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his homily, speaking on the\nscriptures of the day, the archbishop reiterated the only and final allegiance\nto Christ the King of the Universe. Referring to the Reign of Christ,\nArchbishop Gustavo enunciated that the Kingdom of God was inaugurated with the\nking, not on a throne in a royal palace, but the King who went up on the Cross\nat Calvary. In a world where human kingdoms and empires have attempted to\nestablish a reign of permanence, the archbishop noted that the Reign of God in\nChrist the King, ushered in numerous possibilities to live and promote the\nvalues of fraternity, equality, mercy, peace and justice. Highlighting the most\nurgent need for reconciliation, Archbishop Gustavo pointed to the common\nChristian\/Catholic responsiveness to become agents of reconciliation, and thus\nestablish the Kingdom of Christ the King in our own vicinity and in our\nneighborhoods and city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a token of gratitude, Father\nLakkisetti honored the archbishop with an Indian shawl, and congratulated him\nupon completing nine years of his episcopal ministry in the archdiocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA big \u2018thank you\u2019 to the\npastoral staff, pastoral and finance councils, the liturgical committee, faith\nformation and RE team, the Knights of Columbus, the 2 Sticks ministry for the\nbreakfast, the wonderful choir, our young people, the matachinas<\/em>, and in\nparticular, the Altar Society who took care of every detail,\u201d said Father\nLakkisetti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Christ the King Church celebrated the solemnity of Christ the King with Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS, at an outdoor Mass on November 24. The weather was a perfect match, fitting to the occasion of the solemnity. As we draw to the end of the liturgical year, the presence of archbishop with the community enhanced the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[165,762],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n