[St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 4, 18, 5: PG 7/l, 1028.]" 1336. "The first announcement of the Eucharist divided the disciples, just as the announcement of the Passion scandalized them: 'This is a ...

It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

In the first few centuries ... we are nourished by the full grace of the Holy Eucharist.

Four Catholic families prepare to celebrate their children's First Holy Communion, one of the biggest days of their lives so far. It's a sacred ceremony but also a time to celebrate. Show more ...

Children prepare for their First Holy Communion in school but the sacrament takes place in church and is usually followed by a party. At their First Holy Communion, children are allowed to have ...

First, that bread made with wheat and the fermented juice of the grape are the elements to be consecrated in holy communion; and second, that receiving holy communion in one kind in a case of ...