![]() Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance. Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. The Catechism teaches that all Catholics who have received their First Holy Communion are welcome to receive Eucharist at Mass unless sin a state of mortal sin. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, all the baptized are in a relationship with God. ![]() This reminds us of the blood ritual with which the covenant was ratified at Sinai (Ex 24) - the sprinkled the blood of sacrificed animals united God and Israel in one relationship, so now the shed blood of Jesus on the cross is the bond of union between new covenant partners - God the Father, Jesus and the Christian Church. In the blessing of the cup of wine, Jesus calls it “the blood of the covenant” (Matthew and Mark) and the “new covenant in my blood” (Luke). In the Last Supper narratives, Jesus took, broke and gave bread and wine to his disciples. This is the fulfillment of the covenants in the Hebrew Scriptures. In the gospels, we read that the Eucharist was instituted at the Last Supper. I am the living bread that came down from heaven whoever eats this bread will live forever …Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and…remains in me and I in him. The priest, through the power of his ordination and the action of the Holy Spirit, transforms the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus. The Eucharist is not a sign or symbol of Jesus rather we receive Jesus himself in and through the Eucharistic species. We believe that the Risen Jesus is truly and substantially present in the Eucharist. At Mass, we are fed by the Word and nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ. The liturgical life of the Church revolves around the sacraments, with the Eucharist at the center (National Directory for Catechesis, #35). ![]() To schedule a Baptism, or to for more information, please call the Religious Education Office atĬlick here to go back to the top of the page. Sessions to prepare parents for the Baptism of their child are scheduled individually. Likewise, the white garment or pall that is placed over the coffin at the time of death recalls our baptismal promises and reminds us that we are destined for eternal life.
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