First Communion
The Sacrament of Eucharist (Holy Communion)
The Catholic Church has seven sacraments. They are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), Reconciliation (Confession), Holy Orders, Matrimony (Marriage), and Anointing of the Sick.
What is the Eucharist? It is the Body and blood of Jesus Christ as the food and drink of our soul.
What did Jesus say to institute the sacrament of Eucharist? "I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh. The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever." Gospel of John 6:51-58
What does the Eucharist do for us? It strengthens and increases our intimate union with Christ; reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ; increases supernatural graces and virtues within the soul; pardons venial sins; helps preserve us from sin; decreases temporal punishment due for sin; commits us to the poor; and gives us a foretaste of Heaven.
Sacramental grace helps us to carry out the particular purpose of that sacrament. What is that for Eucharist? It nourishes our love of God and one another and helps to overcome our natural self-love, or selfishness.
How am I able to receive this sacrament?
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So, in order to attain Heaven, we must be saints. To be a saint, we need sacramental grace.
To gain sacramental grace, we need the SACRAMENTS.
The Catholic Church has seven sacraments. They are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), Reconciliation (Confession), Holy Orders, Matrimony (Marriage), and Anointing of the Sick.
What is the Eucharist? It is the Body and blood of Jesus Christ as the food and drink of our soul.
What did Jesus say to institute the sacrament of Eucharist? "I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh. The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever." Gospel of John 6:51-58
What does the Eucharist do for us? It strengthens and increases our intimate union with Christ; reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ; increases supernatural graces and virtues within the soul; pardons venial sins; helps preserve us from sin; decreases temporal punishment due for sin; commits us to the poor; and gives us a foretaste of Heaven.
Sacramental grace helps us to carry out the particular purpose of that sacrament. What is that for Eucharist? It nourishes our love of God and one another and helps to overcome our natural self-love, or selfishness.
How am I able to receive this sacrament?
Click here to find out about the Eucharist for children
Click here to find out about the Eucharist for adults ages eighteen and up.
So, in order to attain Heaven, we must be saints. To be a saint, we need sacramental grace.
To gain sacramental grace, we need the SACRAMENTS.