{"id":135,"date":"2018-02-22T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saintgenevieve.org\/parish\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2022-12-30T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:53:44","slug":"communion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/communion\/","title":{"rendered":"First Holy Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; \u2026 he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and \u2026 abides in me, and I in him.<\/div><\/div> <\/em> Jn 6:51, 54, 56<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <em>The Eucharist is the heart and the summit of the Church\u2019s life, for in it Christ associates his Church and all her members with his sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to his Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his Body which is the Church.<\/div><\/div> <\/em> CCC1407<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4114\" src=\"http:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_2253_2_3-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_2253_2_3-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_2253_2_3.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Children are eligible for First Holy Communion when they are in the second grade providing they have a baptismal certificate on file in the Faith Formation office and are receiving instruction through St. Genevieve-St. Maurice Parish Faith Formation or are being instructed at home with the guidance of the Faith Formation office. First Communion is usually the first Saturday in May.<\/p>\n<p>Parents remain the primary catechists of their children and are expected to participate in the sacramental preparation by reinforcing the catechism, attending required meetings and practices, and being committed to their child\u2019s regular attendance at weekly Mass and catechism class.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4199\" src=\"http:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1.png 300w, https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1-750x500.png 750w, https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tabernacle2-1-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jn 6:51, 54, 56 CCC1407 Children are eligible for First Holy Communion when they are in the second grade providing they have a baptismal certificate on file in the Faith Formation office and are receiving instruction through St. Genevieve-St. Maurice Parish Faith Formation or are being instructed at home with the guidance of the Faith Formation office. 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