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.
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Saviour instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.'
The inexhaustible richness of this sacrament is expressed in the different names we give it. Each name evokes certain aspects of it. It is called: Eucharist, The Lord’s Supper, The Breaking of Bread, The Holy Sacrifice, The Holy and Divine Liturgy, Holy Communion, Holy Mass.
Dates for the celebration of First Holy Communion for each school are listed below:
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DATES
2022
Sun 29
May – Clintyclay PS
At 3.00pm in Sacred Heart Clonmore
Sat 4
June – Laghey PS
at 12 noon in St Brigid’s Killyman
Sat 11
June – Dungannon PS & Windmill PS
in St Patrick’s Church
at 12 noon
Sat 11
June – Gaelscoil Aodha Rua
in St Patrick’s Church
at 1.30pm
Sat 18
June –St Patrick’s PS
in St Patrick’s Church
at 12.00 noon and 2.00pm
Sat 25
June – Edendork PS
in St Patrick’s Church
at 2.30pm
Social distancing regulations will mean that only the child receiving First Holy Communion and their parents/guardians can attend the ceremonies.
Preparation for First Holy Communion is usually done through the schools in conjunction with teachers, parents and the school chaplains.