"In the communion, preceded by the Lord's prayer ... and sanctification. Eucharist means first of all 'thanksgiving.'" 1365. "Because it is the memorial of Christ's Passover, the Eucharist is ...

Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition ... the new English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent, let us take this opportunity to reflect on the ...

In the first few centuries ... of discernment of the reality of the Eucharistic species. But even in the early Church, there were instances where Communion was given under one kind for practical ...

Children prepare for their First Holy Communion in school but the sacrament takes place in church and is usually followed by a party. At their First Holy Communion, children are allowed to have ...

NATHAN: I'm an Anglican Christian and I went to confirmation classes before I could take Holy Communion. In the Catholic Church children prepare for their first Holy Communion. It's a big day so ...

First, that bread made with wheat and the fermented juice of the grape are the elements to be consecrated in holy communion; and second, that receiving holy communion in one kind in a case of ...