Posted May 7, 2019

As at many parishes this spring, children received their first holy Communion at St. Mary Parish in Schwenksville on Sunday, May 5. Their pastor, Father Louis Bellopede, celebrated the Mass welcoming the children, their families and fellow parishioners to the Lord’s altar to receive the holy Eucharist. (Photos by Bob Roller/Catholic News Service)

  • A boy receives his first Communion May 5, 2019, from Father Louis P. Bellopede, pastor of St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

  • Children walk in the rain as they enter St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa., to attend their first Communion Mass May 5, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

  • Father Louis P. Bellopede, pastor of St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa., receives the gifts from children during their first Communion Mass May 5, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

  • Justice Brice receives his first Communion May 5, 2019, from Father Louis P. Bellopede, pastor of St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

  • Boys pray as children receive their first Communion at St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa., May 5, 2019. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

  • A boy smiles as he and other children process after receiving their first Communion May 5, 2019, at St. Mary Church in Schwenksville, Pa. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)