First Communion

The preparation and reception of First Eucharist should be seen as an opportunity to introduce the children into a fuller participation in God’s family of which they are members through Baptism. Their experience of the celebration of the Eucharist, which hopefully has been established by participation at the Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) with their families, will have created in them a desire to participate fully in the sacrament.

It is our hope that parents and catechists will create the child’s enthusiasm for total participation in the Eucharistic Liturgy. Children must understand that while the first reception of the sacrament of the Eucharist is special, it is so because it is the beginning of a life-long relationship with Jesus.