Communion Comments Cause A Giggle
Communion Complaints That Made Us Giggle In September 2017 it was announced that primary schools will no longer run preparatory classes for first communion. This affected roughly 4000 students in 12 community national schools. Some children breathed a sigh of relief...
Communion Complaints That Made Us Giggle
Communion Comments Cause Commotion In September 2017 it was announced that primary schools will no longer run preparatory classes for first communion. This affected roughly 4000 students in 12 community national schools. Some children breathed a sigh of...
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Explained
Another celebration that our company is becoming ever popular for is the Jewish recognition from childhood to adulthood. We have been blessed to work with the most amazing children experiencing this exciting rite of passage. We have learned so much, and thought it...
What is First Holy Communion?
At Little Robes Royale we are proud to support the summit of faith celebrated by Catholics & Christian’s all over the world. But as we began our journey of designing our outfits, it was important for us to study, why this day is so important – enabling us to offer...
First Holy Communion Ireland – Celebrating The Eucharist With A Twist
Holy communion differs from country to country, and at Little Robes Royale we will hopefully try to cover blogs and articles on as many as possible. As the title may have given away, today we will be focussing on the Emerald Island and their fabulous...
The Eucharist
The word ‘communion’ means to be united with. Catholics believe that in holy communion they are united in a special way with Jesus Christ, that they are sharing in the body and blood of Christ the Saviour. Holy Communion, and the whole service (Mass) is also known as Eucharist, from a Greek word meaning thanksgiving. The Sacrament of the Eucharist (First Holy Communion) is a Roman Catholic ceremony.
It is the colloquial name for a person’s first celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist. The celebration of First Eucharist is a sacred and important moment on a long journey of faith development. Together with Baptism and Confirmation, it opens the door to full membership of the Christian community. At the ceremony, each child receives Communion, normally in the form of a small round piece of bread placed by the Priest in the palms of their hands.
Most Catholic children receive their First Communion when they’re seven or eight years of age because this is considered the age of reason. This means that most children are usually in second class in school when they make their First Communion.
In order for to receive communion the recipient should be without sin and in a state of grace. Traditionally, therefore young Catholic children will make their first confession, i.e. the Sacrament of Reconciliation some weeks before receiving their First Holy Communion. The Sacrament of Baptism must also have been received before receiving the First Communion.
