First Holy Communion & Confirmation

Right age for receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion is
between 10 and 15, and 15 and above would be the right age for receiving the
sacrament of Confirmation. The Holy Eucharist is the most important of the
seven sacraments because, in this and in no other sacrament, we receive the
very body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. Innumerable, precious
graces come to us through the reception of Holy Communion. Communion is an
intimate encounter with Christ, in which we sacramentally receive Christ into
our bodies, that we may be more completely assimilated into his. “The
Eucharist builds the Church,” as Pope John Paul II said (Redemptor
Hominis 20;).

 It deepens unity with the
Church, more fully assimilating us into Christ (1 Cor. 12:13 CCC 1396).  The
Eucharist also strengthens the individual because in it Jesus himself, the Word
made flesh, forgives our venial sins and gives us the strength to resist mortal
sin. It is also the very channel of eternal life: Jesus himself. 

This year there will be special preparation classes for the
children preparing for the reception of the First Holy Communion and
confirmation in the month of May, 2016. The parents are advised to celebrate
the First Holy Communion of their children as per their convenience before
December 2016 and use the days of inauguration of the New Cathedral for
receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Kindly make use of the preparation
classes that will be conducted during annual holidays and allow worthy
reception of the sacraments.