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EUCHARIST
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"While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, 'Take
and eat; this is my body.' Then he took the cup, gave thanks and
offered it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is my
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins.'" MT 26:26-28 |
The Holy
Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to
the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply
to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the
Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.
The Eucharist
is the heart and the summit of the Church's 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.
First Holy
Communion: Children seeking the Sacrament of First Eucharist are
enrolled in our Religious Education Program. Please call
410-255-3677, extension 104 or e-mail the
Religious Education office for details.
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