Eucharist

The Eucharist is the source and summit of every Christian's life.  From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 

CCC 1322 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.

CCC 1323 “At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of 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 death 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.'”

CCC 1324 The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” “The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”

First Eucharist is celebrated with 2^nd Graders in May. Candidates are to be registered in the Parish, registered for the program, and enrolled in St Joseph School or Faith Formation Stations. A copy of their Baptismal Certificate is required. Preparation includes 6 sessions done as a group, and a parent/child meeting. We are using the Blessed curriculum, by Dynamic Catholic, and begin preparation in January.

First Sacraments Registration Form– Parents of children preparing for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist should contact Allison Steen-Baker. For questions, please email [email protected] or call 270-842-7777, x106.