I can only speculate, but there are some parents that decide when first communion should be given, being the age when the child understands the meaning of it. Also there are some areas that strive to give Confirmation before Holy Eucharist. Did you receive Confirmation, if so what age?I’m a bit confused about the Eucharist. While at church my cousins, who go to a Catholic school, and my grandmother tell me I cannot have the Eucharist, and I really don’t know why. Was it because I was under age, or was it something else? Now I’m allowed to (I’m 17), but I was a little upset when I wasn’t.
No, I never received Confirmation.I can only speculate, but there are some parents that decide when first communion should be given, being the age when the child understands the meaning of it. Also there are some areas that strive to give Confirmation before Holy Eucharist. Did you receive Confirmation, if so what age?
Did you officially go through your first Communion?I’m a bit confused about the Eucharist. While at church my cousins, who go to a Catholic school, and my grandmother tell me I cannot have the Eucharist, and I really don’t know why. Was it because I was under age, or was it something else? Now I’m allowed to (I’m 17), but I was a little upset when I wasn’t.
+1We have no way to know why your grandmother told you such a thing.
Ask your grandmother.
Some reasons you may not have been allowed to receive the Eucharist:I’m a bit confused about the Eucharist. While at church my cousins, who go to a Catholic school, and my grandmother tell me I cannot have the Eucharist, and I really don’t know why. Was it because I was under age, or was it something else? Now I’m allowed to (I’m 17), but I was a little upset when I wasn’t.
If you are not Catholic you may not receive the Eucharist, that is, the Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because the sacraments Christ gave to His Church are reserved for members of his Church. To receive worthily one must be baptized and receive enough instruction to understand that this is not just a ceremony but the actual Presence of Jesus Christ in the Mass and the Sacrament, and be admitted into full Communion with the Catholic Church through Confirmation and a profession of faith. The people in charge of religious education for teens and young adults in the Catholic parish closest to you, or where our cousins belong, can tell you how to proceed if this is something you wish to explore.I’m a bit confused about the Eucharist. While at church my cousins, who go to a Catholic school, and my grandmother tell me I cannot have the Eucharist, and I really don’t know why. .
I was baptized when I was three months old, and I believe I did have my first Communion (cannot recall when). However, I don’t go to Mass (I never knew it was an obligation, I was never really told (but I am going to start)). But basically my cousins told me just to sit down and let everyone else do the Eucharist.If you are not Catholic you may not receive the Eucharist, that is, the Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because the sacraments Christ gave to His Church are reserved for members of his Church. To receive worthily one must be baptized and receive enough instruction to understand that this is not just a ceremony but the actual Presence of Jesus Christ in the Mass and the Sacrament, and be admitted into full Communion with the Catholic Church through Confirmation and a profession of faith. The people in charge of religious education for teens and young adults in the Catholic parish closest to you, or where our cousins belong, can tell you how to proceed if this is something you wish to explore.
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If you were baptized Catholic, but never received religious instruction or were prepared for the other sacraments, you nearest Catholic parish has a program for people in your age group to do that.
You really have not given us enough information to answer in a way that meets our specific needs, but the Catholic priest in a parish close to you can do that. You might ask your grandmother for help in doing this if your parents are not inclined to help you at this time.