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Session 5: Your First Communion
4:20
Sarah is so excited to give Hemingway a special gift that she can hardly contain herself! Her excitement reflects God the Father’s excitement to share his Son, Jesus, with us in the Eucharist. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
3:24
Ben takes a break from a bike ride to remind you that you are ready to walk with God and you are ready to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
6:35
Preparation is essential to a great experience. Sarah explains how prayer and fasting are great ways to help us prepare to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
8:53
Have you ever doubted whether or not you can become a saint? Ben and his dad play catch in their backyard and explore the universal call to holiness. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
4:42
Hemingway dances for joy at the sound of Sarah singing inside the church. His joy prompts Ben to dive into the Bible and relive the day Mary arrived at her cousin Elizabeth’s house. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
6:48
Sarah shares with us some of the best advice she received from her mom, dad, Sr. Rosa, and Ben leading up to her First Communion. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
2:37
Jesus has the power to transform everyone he comes into contact with. Ben leads us in a prayer asking God to transform us into the people he created us to be. Focus, Act, Pray Download English Workbook Download English Leader Guide Download Spanish Workbook Download Spanish Leader Guide
1. Your child is ready to say “yes” to God and receive his or her First Communion. 2. The Eucharist empowers us to do great things for God. 3. God is always inviting us to share in the great celebration of the Mass.
How close is your child to the day of his or her First Communion? Consider creating a countdown. Put the number of days left on the fridge or have your child write in their workbook “22 days until my First Communion!” Anticipation compounds excitement. And your excitement will spill over to increase their excitement regarding this very important day.
But don’t stop there. When you go to receive Holy Communion next Sunday at Mass, bring your child with you. Encourage them to watch you carefully so they will know what to do. When you get back to your seat, lean in, and whisper, “I can’t wait for the day when you get to receive Communion, too!”
My Lord and my God,
I firmly believe that you are present in the Eucharist.
Take the blindness from my eyes,
so that I can see all people and all things as you see them.
Take the deafness from my ears,
so that I can hear your truth and follow it.
Take the hardness from my heart,
so that I can live and love generously.
Give me the grace to receive
the Eucharist with humility,
so that you can transform me a little more each day
into the person you created me to be.
Amen
