Mother Teresa also has words for you and your family: "Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life.
What miracles! Who would have ever imagined such!" "You come to me," says Saint Maximilian Kolbe to Jesus, speaking for all of us, "and unite Yourself intimately to me under the form of nourishment. The saints in heaven, who are delighted to intercede for us, are celebrating along with your family. "Parties and gifts are fine," says one priest, "as long as the focus never strays from what the celebration is truly about."įirst Holy Communion is, without question, a time of great joy. The essence of the celebration is lost among the parties and gifts. Unfortunately, for many of us Catholics, First Holy Communion has become simply a right of passage. ".what makes one's first Communion a truly blessed event is not the adjective but the substantive: not the 'first' but the 'communion.' Because of whom we receive, the second, third, next, and last Communion should always be as special." And the very act of celebrating reveals our belief in the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.įather Roger Landry of the Diocese of Fall River in New England says, That is why girls wear white dresses and boys wear suits. The boy or girl preparing for this sacrament is going to be profoundly united with Jesus in a way that they never have before! This is why the first time a family member makes their Holy Communion, it is an exciting event for the whole family. This is very beautiful, personal, and intimate. When He comes, we receive Him into our body and our soul. Jesus comes to us in a unique way in the Eucharist. What makes it so special the first time is the same thing that makes it special every time! And for all of us, no matter how many times we have received Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist, it should always be a big deal.
From this Sacrament of love, in fact, flows every authentic journey of faith, of communion, and of witness."įor children who are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion, this is a big deal. "The Eucharist is at the heart of 'Christian initiation', together with Baptism and Confirmation, and it constitutes the source of the Church’s life itself. Pope Francis has called it the "Sacrament of Love": As Catholics, we know that the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith: it is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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