Who
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What
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When
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Where
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How
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Me
Anna
Filipo
Others in my class
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first Holy Communion
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22nd November
2015
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St Patrick's Church
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Eating Bread and Blood our Lord Jesus Christ
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I've been waiting to have My first Holy Communion since I could even remember, and Today was the day. It is the 22nd of November 2015 and two other students from my school class Anna and Filipo which also are having their first Holy Communion. I had it at the Church I go to every Sunday, Saint Patricks. To be able to receive our Lord Jesus Christ’s body and blood, My Holy Communion class had to learn the many Sacraments since this year march.
My parents have been waiting for a long time as well. During the week I’ve been buying clothes for myself to wear on my special day. My Communion teacher Ana tells us students that there are only 4 really special moments in our Life which is the Sacrament of Baptism, the Sacrament of Holy Communion (which I am going through), The Sacrament of Marriage and the Sacrament of death. These are the days where everyone that you know looks at you and has your attention. Now that today was the day, My parents have been very proud of me and what I am going to receive for the first time.
Today was a very special day, I was told to project my voice as I read the first Reading at Mass today. Before the moments I was about to read, I was shaking, I could feel butterflies in my tummy, I was filled with nervousness. I felt terrified going up to read, but I went up anyway. I read one of the Readings from the Prophet Daniel. I rehearsed, practiced and learned this reading for like two weeks, so I probably had no reason to be terrified. At the time I was reading I started to build confidence in myself and have less fear in talking to the audience. Finishing off the Reading was really quite easy to be honest. As I left to go return myself to my seat I felt in my heart that I was proud of the way I read to the audience.
Afterwards As Father was blessing the bread and the wine us Holy Communion kids had to walk up in front of the Altar in a line facing to Jesus on the Cross to wait to receive him for the first time. We all ate and drank the bread and the wine one by one. I think I was like the fourth to last person to receive Jesus in the line. As I ate the body, it tasted like a ice cream cone, and as I drank the wine, I had a strange taste in my mouth which was very dry and different. Later on when each individual received Jesus the children that Had their first Holy Communion received a certificate to show that us kids have learnt about the sacraments of the eucharist and reconciliation. This certificate shows us where and when we receive the Eucharist for the first time.
After when Mass was finished Us kids had a big, large group photo that so we could all cherish this moment and time together. Then we took photos with just our families and then when the photos were all done and dusted we all gathered in the Hall to celebrate our special time.
We all ate and drank lots of food and drinks in the hall but before we did we had said a little prayer to ourselves and the one of the many things I said in my head was how thankful I was to Receive the Lord, Jesus Christ, the son of God for the very first time, and how happy I was to receive him.
