Celebration of the First Holy Communion
First Holy Communion
The Holy Communion is when a person first receives the Eucharist. It is considered one of the most holy occasions in a Catholic person's life. It is the first time that a person receives the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, which is the eating of consecrated bread and drinking of consecrated wine.
Eucharist
Is the sacrament that finalizes the sacraments of initiation and is when one can participate fully in the Eucharist by receiving Holy Communion.
It serves as an act of spiritual thanks and is considered the most important sacrament of Catholic life. The ceremony involves the blessing and consuming bread and wine, which embody the body and blood of Christ. It is also known as the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Importance of the Eucharist
All Christians would agree that it is a memorial action in which, by eating bread and drinking wine, the church recalls what Jesus Christ was, said, and did. They also agree that participation in the Eucharist enhances and deepens the communion of believers not only with Christ but also with one another.
In basic terms, the Holy Eucharist is a reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with the apostles. Symbolically, it represents the sharing of the gifts of God, the continued presence of Christ in our midst, a sacred supper to which we are all invited.
The Eucharistic celebration also reminds us of the last hours of Christ's life on earth: There is a washing of hands reminiscent of Pilate's ridding himself of responsibility in the death of Christ. The bread is lifted up as was Christ's body lifted onto the cross. The bread is broken as was his body, and the wine poured out as was his blood.
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