The Sacrament of the Eucharist

The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.

"At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice to his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his heath and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.'"
(The Catechism of the Catholic Church 1322 & 23 - for more information see 1324 - 1421)

First Eucharist

First Communion for children follows a period of intensive training, part of the Religious Education program of the parish, and ordinarily is open to second graders. Home school parents must meet with the Director of Faith Formation to discuss their child's readiness to receive First Communion.