The Sacrament of the Eucharist

The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.

At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1322 & 1323

First Holy Communion or First Eucharist is a two year process beginning in first grade and is generally celebrated in the spring of second grade during Easter time.

For More Information Please Contact: Claire Moule, Faith Formation Director,(631) 587-4717.

For Adults who have not received the Sacrament of First Eucharist and are interested in getting more information on the RCIA process, please call Jane at the Parish Office at (631) 669-0068 or e-mail her at  stewardship@stjosephsbabylon.org
.