First Holy Communion

“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

John 6:35



The Holy Eucharist

We adore you, O Lord Jesus Christ,
in this Church and all the Churches of the world,
and we bless You, because,
by Your holy Cross You have
redeemed the world.

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Before the Blessed Sarament

The Eucharist

I adore Thee, O Jesus, true God and true Man,

here present in the Holy Eucharist,

humbly kneeling before Thee

and united in spirit with all the faithful on earth

and all the blessed in heaven.

In deepest gratitude for so great a blessing,

I love Thee, my Jesus, with my whole heart,

for Thou art all perfect and all worthy of love.
Give me grace nevermore

in any way to offend Thee, and grant that I,

being refreshed by Thy Eucharistic presence

here on earth, may be found worthy

to come to the enjoyment with Mary

of Thine eternal and everblessed presence in heaven.

Amen.

O Salutaris Hostia

O Saving Victim opening wide The gate of heaven to all below. Our foes press on from every side; Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

To Thy great name be endless praise Immortal Godhead, One in Three; Oh, grant us endless length of days, In our true native land with Thee.

Amen.

O Salutaris Hostia Quae caeli pandis ostium Bella premunt Hostilia, Da roburfer auxilium.

Uni Trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria.

Amen

I am the Living Bread

"Christ held himself in his hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying, 'This is My Body'. No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it."

Saint Augustine

Bread and Wine

"Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: 'This is My Body.' No one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it."

- St. Augustine

"God dwells in our midst, in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar."

- St. Maximilian Kolbe

Bread and Wine

"Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.' And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, 'Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.''

Matthew 26:26-28