![]() ![]() First Holy Communion usually takes place at age 8-9 years. Children in one of our Catholic Schools will be informed when they may prepare for reception of the Sacrament. Children outside Catholic Schools should contact the parish office to register for the preparation course. How do I receive Communion?Ĭommunion is received at Mass on a daily basis.Īdults are brought into Communion as the completion of their Initiation (entry) into the Church by Baptism and Confirmation on Easter Night.Īdults already Baptised in another denomination are brought into Communion with a welcome from the Church and a commitment from themselves, often at Easter, after suitable preparation.Ĭhildren are brought into Communion by their parents and family after suitable preparation period in the parish. ![]() He sustains us with His very self and empowers us to make him present to others by our way of life. The Eucharist is “the source, and the summit” of our Christian life: ![]() As a sharing in his Body and Blood Communion builds us, the gathered church, into his continued presence and mission in our world today. The challenge is to become what we eat.Ĭommunion typically takes part in the common celebration of the Eucharist also known as the Mass. As the Body and Blood of Christ, Communion brings us into his presence each day. He does the same for his disciples each day in the bread and wine taken, blessed, broken and transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit into His Body and Blood, which are shared in the celebration of the Eucharist, or Mass.Īs our Bread of Life, Communion is shared each day in the Mass. At the Last Supper Jesus gave his disciples his Body and Blood in the form of bread and wine taken, blessed, broken and shared. ![]()
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