St. Raymonds Parish Mount Prospect Illinois
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First Eucharist

Preparation for the Sacrament of the Eucharist
Parent’s Responsibility and Blessing

  • "Children’s preparation for the first reception of the Eucharist begins in the home.”
  • Weekly family participation at the celebration of the Eucharist is one of the necessary times for parents to role model
        to their children.
  • “Children who participate with their family in the Mass experience the mystery of the Eucharist in an initial way and
        will gradually learn to join with the assembly in prayer.”
  • Parents own attitude toward the Eucharist each weekend significantly influences the attitude of the child and teaches
         its value more profoundly than any teacher could ever do.
  • Between the ages of six and eight, the child becomes intellectually, psychologically, and spiritually ready to
        meet Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • Emphasis on the second year of religious education classes prepares the child to come to the Lord’s Table
        and to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation as a family.
  • Family, catechists, priests and the parish community are involved in this preparation through prayer,
        support, and instruction.

    (Quotations taken from the National Directory for Catechesis, 2005, pgs.126-127)


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