Religious Education News
FIRST EUCHARIST
Columba 2022
The First Eucharist Commitment Mass this Sunday, 1st May, 11am, St Joseph’s Iona. Any child in grade 4 making their First Eucharist should attend this mass.
Parent and child workshop for First Eucharist will be next Wednesday 4th May, 7pm at Columba (in person). We look forward to seeing all students making their First Eucharist there.
Please note that more details will be sent from the Parish this week.
What is Eucharist?
Eucharist is unique among the sacraments as it is at the heart of our faith. For Catholics, the Eucharist, or Mass, is the most powerful way we encounter the real presence of Jesus Christ. Sunday after Sunday (some, of course, gather every day), Catholics gather to celebrate the Eucharist, the ritual in which, by the power of the Holy Spirit, bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. We who celebrate are also transformed, becoming Christ’s presence to others, and recognising the presence of Christ in others.
Symbols of Eucharist
Bread – Wheat is grown and ground, transformed by human work to make bread. Bread is a staple food of life.
Wine – Grapes are grown and crushed, transformed by human work to make wine. Wine symbolises joy and celebration.
Bread and wine symbolise the Creator who gives life, the one who nourishes us.
At the Last Supper Jesus gave himself in the form of bread and wine.
What happens during Eucharist?
The Eucharist (Eucharist is a Greek word that means “thanksgiving”) is the whole ritual that has come to be known as the Mass. The Eucharist is therefore a holy moment which includes the consecration of the body and blood of Jesus.
The Eucharist includes:
- the sharing of the Word from scripture
- offering of prayers
- doing what Jesus did at the Last supper taking, blessing, breaking and sharing his body and blood
- being sent forth to live and proclaim the Good News
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