Catholics worship Holy Communion (or the Eucharist) as the real and living presence, body and blood, soul and divinity, of Jesus Christ. In John Chapter 6, Jesus tells the crowd that unless one eats His flesh and drinks His blood, that person has no life within him. If Communion was merely a symbol, our Lord’s words here make no sense.

The Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of all that we do and believe. More than anything else, this is what distinguishes the Catholic Church from other Christian denominations. There have been hundreds of documented eucharistic miracles throughout the ages backing up our claim that the Eucharist is what we hold it to be, and every canonized saint holds to this truth. In fact, the saints became saints in no small part due to the graces they received through Holy Communion.

First Communion for children who were baptized as Catholics typically occurs around the age of 7, or in the 2nd Grade. For more information, you may speak to P.J. Ehling, our Director of Youth Evangelization and Catechesis at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..