Prayer For Those Preparing For First Communion
O Jesus, You have loved us with such exceedingly great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Your glory by praying for (your child’s name) to prepare worthily to approach Your holy table for the first time. Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, this young soul from the assaults of evil, strengthen his/her faith, increase his/her love and endow him/her with all the virtues that will make him/her worthy to receive You. Amen.
Saint John the Baptist, forerunner of the Messiah, prepare the way for Jesus in the heart of (your child) Saint Tarcisius, keep safe the children who are making their first Communion.
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The Power Of The Eucharist Makes The Devil Flee
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A Poem About The Eucharist By Danielle Erwin
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Your flesh dwells within me Your breath my life now be My heart is with one accord Whence receiveth Thy Holy Word Overabundant be Thy Grace In the Holy Eucharist I now face All contained within suffice To sustain me for this life And upon death’s calling The greatest joy […]
St. Paschal: Seraph Of The Eucharist
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5 Ways To Teach Kids About The Real Presence Of Jesus In The Eucharist
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Children learn so much from watching their parents. Without even realizing it, we are all teaching our children about the Real Presence with the gestures we show the Eucharist. Attending any part of the National Eucharistic Revival or Pilgrimage certainly qualifies as a loving gesture, but small, everyday actions also […]
Four Ways To Foster A Child’s Love For The Eucharist
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How To Explain The Eucharist To A Child
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National Eucharistic Revival: What Everyday Catholics Are Learning…Or Not!
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The Eucharist Gives Us The Spiritual Energy We Need
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When We Receive The Eucharist, We Become Tabernacles
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What Is The Eucharist?
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What We Know When We Look At The Eucharist According To Mother Teresa
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Have But One Eucharist | St. Ignatius of Antioch
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What Did Early Christians Believe About The Real Presence In the Eucharist?
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What Happens To Our Bodies When We Receive The Eucharist | St. Irenaeus
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Where Can You Get The Energy Needed To Fight Inner Battles?
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Prayer For Those Preparing For First Communion
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Precious Blood, Ocean Of Mercy | Prayer Of St. Catherine of Siena
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The Eucharist Is The Bread That Gives Strength
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength… It is at once the most eloquent proof of His love and the most powerful means of fostering His love in us. He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful. […]
