Receiving First Eucharist Tomorrow

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I am 19 years old, I have gone through RCIA, and if everything goes as planned, I will be receiving my first Eucharist tomorrow 🙂 my only question is this. My RCIA director told me that I will be able to “receive the Body of Christ” tomorrow, by this does he mean that I should only receive the Body, and not the Blood? I am kind of confused. It could be that I am overthinking things as well… 😊 🤷
 
Remember, “the body” is present in both the host and the chalice, as is “the blood” – Christ is fully present in both. So take one, take both, take the other . . . you may fully rejoice, as will we with you!! 👍
 
God Bless you! So happy for you!
Woo-hooooooooooooooo!

May God’s peace abide with and in you forever.
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IrishAm said:
Remember, “the body” is present in both the host and the chalice, as is “the blood” – Christ is fully present in both. So take one, take both, take the other . . . you may fully rejoice, as will we with you!! 👍
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That is kind of what I was thinking, but I didn’t want to make a mistake at such an important moment in my life 😊 haha. Thank you for your reply 🙂
 
pianistclare said:
God Bless you! So happy for you!
Woo-hooooooooooooooo!

May God’s peace abide with and in you forever.
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Thank you! 🙂 I’m very excited.
Not only do I get to receive my first Eucharist tomorrow, but my parents (they are both protestants) have agreed to go with in support of me, and I’m using this opportunity to get them to experience the Mass for the first time as well 🙂
 
Welcome Home to the Catholic Church, as a Convert myself, don’t forget we are still newbie so we have to keep reading, a good book to get is - no pun intended- this book is also good for Catholics who are a bit weak on the Catholic knowledge is

I. Catholicism for Dummies - can get in any Catholic Bookshop or Amazon/you can get the same for understanding the Mass also.

next best is
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  2. A Catholic Bible with everything in it.
  3. Reading of the Saints/
  4. Try saying the Rosary, even do it On Line (U Tube)
Try Eucharistic Adoration/ even if you come across a book explaining well worth while picking this up.

Only trying to help from one newbie to another.

God Bless.
 
Celtic_Maiden said:
Welcome Home to the Catholic Church, as a Convert myself, don’t forget we are still newbie so we have to keep reading, a good book to get is - no pun intended- this book is also good for Catholics who are a bit weak on the Catholic knowledge is

I. Catholicism for Dummies - can get in any Catholic Bookshop or Amazon/you can get the same for understanding the Mass also.

next best is
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  2. A Catholic Bible with everything in it.
  3. Reading of the Saints/
  4. Try saying the Rosary, even do it On Line (U Tube)
Try Eucharistic Adoration/ even if you come across a book explaining well worth while picking this up.

Only trying to help from one newbie to another.

God Bless.
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I have heard of that book (Catholicism for Dummies) and have thought about getting it in the past! I think I will invest in a copy in the near future 🙂

I have the Catechism, a New American Bible, and have said quite a few Rosaries 🙂 all of them have proven to be great tools for my journey into the Catholic Church.

I have wanted to try Eucharistic Adoration for some time now, and would like to in the near future. I would also like to do some more reading of the Saints.

Thank you for your tips 🙂 that is one thing I love about the Catholic Church; I feel like it will be a lifetime’s worth of learning 🙂
 
That’s great news, I hope the big day is a wonderful experience! I will hopefully be having the same experience at the Easter Vigil this year.

God bless you and I hope your parents enjoy the Mass - I’m sure they are proud of you. 🙂
 
MarshallJackson said:
I am 19 years old, I have gone through RCIA, and if everything goes as planned, I will be receiving my first Eucharist tomorrow 🙂 my only question is this. My RCIA director told me that I will be able to “receive the Body of Christ” tomorrow, by this does he mean that I should only receive the Body, and not the Blood? I am kind of confused. It could be that I am overthinking things as well… 😊 🤷
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May God bless you with His presence and in receiving Him, the Holy Spirit may make home in you and stay always with you. 😃

Welcome my dear, here we are all brothers and sisters in Christ.

In the love of God,
Gloria

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MarshallJackson said:
I have heard of that book (Catholicism for Dummies) and have thought about getting it in the past! I think I will invest in a copy in the near future 🙂

I have the Catechism, a New American Bible, and have said quite a few Rosaries 🙂 all of them have proven to be great tools for my journey into the Catholic Church.

I have wanted to try Eucharistic Adoration for some time now, and would like to in the near future. I would also like to do some more reading of the Saints.

Thank you for your tips 🙂 that is one thing I love about the Catholic Church; I feel like it will be a lifetime’s worth of learning 🙂
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I personally bring my Bible with me when I am doing Eucharistic Adoration and take a few lines from it to meditate on what could be better, all I can say to you is, your on a fantastic journey, there is something new to learn around every corner, its a Journey of Discovery of a 2000 old Church founded by Our Lord and not by some man .

Catholicism is pre denominational.
We are the Originals.

Catholicism is Christianity at its fullest expression.

Its just a Wow 👍:signofcross:

We will pray for your Parents that they are able to take something away from the Mass, even if its your Joy and the tiny mustard seed that you might have planted to them.

May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob shine His face upon you always.
 
MarshallJackson said:
I am 19 years old, I have gone through RCIA, and if everything goes as planned, I will be receiving my first Eucharist tomorrow 🙂 my only question is this. My RCIA director told me that I will be able to “receive the Body of Christ” tomorrow, by this does he mean that I should only receive the Body, and not the Blood? I am kind of confused. It could be that I am overthinking things as well… 😊 🤷
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Congratulations MarshallJackson 🙂

I believe he means just the ‘body’ as that is all most people recieve at mass, very rarely do they give the ‘blood’ to the laity too, because the body contains the blood as well, in the Eucharistic miracles, the body has turned into flesh and blood, the two are intertwined, he is wholly present, body, blood, soul and divinity in both.

Before you recieve your first communion, I would like to ask you to read this short booklet called ‘The Holy Mass’

loveandmercy.org/Eng-HM-Reg.pdf

This booklet contains the Roman Catholic IMPRIMATUR and is part of the Apostolate of the New Evangelization set up by Pope John Paul II.

(When a Roman Catholic Bishop grants his “Imprimatur” to a printed work, he assures the reader that nothing therein is contrary to Catholic Faith or Morals. This Imprimatur is not given lightly, but only after a thorough review process).
The Holy Mass:
Imprimatur given for the original Spanish text from:

Bishop Jose Oscar Brahona C.
Obispo de San Vicente, El Salvador, C. A.
March 2, 2004

Copyright © 2005. All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America by Love and Mercy Publications in coordination with the Apostolate of the New Evangelization. In conformance with the decree of Pope Urban VII, the Publisher recognizes and accepts that the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome is the final authority regarding the authenticity of the private revelations referenced in this book. This publication was translated by Love and Mercy Publications from the original Spanish text and is part of a larger collection of books given to Catalina (Katya) Rivas from Jesus and the Virgin Mary. The books reflect traditional Catholic teaching and spirituality. Love and Mercy Publications takes full responsibility for the English translation of the messages compiled in this document from the original Spanish texts. If the Holy Spirit speaks to your heart as you read this booklet, please share it with others. This booklet and others are available free to read and/or download and print from the Love and Mercy website at: www.loveandmercy.org Permission is granted to print this booklet from this Web Site (where it is formatted in a manner to better print on a computer and photocopy) and to further reproduce and distribute it in its entirety with no deletions, changes or additions, as long as it is done solely on a non-profit basis. The books are available in English and Spanish. Printed copies of this publication and others can also be ordered (see Appendix E) from the following nonprofit religious publishing ministry:
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Thank you for reading
Josh
 
Congratulation it is wondering to see a new person joining in the celebration of The Holy Eucharist.
 
Welcome home! I have already been to Mass today; I hope your first holy communion was wonderful and that you have many many subsequent communions.
 
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