The Pope Gave First Communion to 242 Children in the Catholic Capital of Bulgaria Rakovski

Pope Francis gave the first communion of 242 children to the Church of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus in the city of Rakovski.

I am especially happy to congratulate the children with their first communion, their parents and friends. You, dear children - boys and girls, have come here from all this land of roses to participate in a wonderful holiday. And I'm sure you will not forget that day. This will be your first encounter with the Lord. This is your first sacrament, Pope Francis said in his sermon.
 
Some of you may ask me, but how can we meet a God who lived so many years ago and then died and was buried in a grave, Pope Francis said. So, it was a huge gesture of love to save mankind in all times - these words turned to the Holy Father's children.

Our Lord is risen, so the Lord is alive, he is among us. That is why today we can find it in the Holy Communion, see it with the eyes we have, we will see it with the eyes of faith, Pope Francis told the children. And he noted that the first sacrament is above all a feast.

 
I am happy to welcome the children for the First Communion, as well as their parents, relatives and friends, said Pope Francis in his greetings to the children and congratulated them on "Christ resurrected!" In his words, this cry is an expression of joy to us as Christians as disciples of Jesus, because He who gave his life by love, dying to the cross to destroy sin, has risen and has made us adopted children of the Father.

The Holy One congratulated the children for being dressed in white clothes as a holiday, which he described as a nice and important sign. The first sacrament is above all a feast in which we celebrate Jesus who wished to remain always with us and never leave us, added the Holy Father.