A: Your wife is correct here. Under ordinary circumstances, the Church does not allow non-Catholics to receive Holy Communion ...

The Gospel of the Lord. R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Following a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession. Then, in preparation for holy Communion, all recite the Lord's Prayer.

"Strengthened by the graces received through communion, we then are called ... We are called to pour out ourselves in service to others as Jesus poured forth His blood." During the Last Supper ...

In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live his mission as the Son ...

At Keira and Santos' first Holy Communion service the bread and wine is blessed by the priest. Catholic Christians believe that when they eat and drink it Jesus Christ will enter each of them.

usually at the end of the service. The pastor will explain that communion is an act of thanksgiving and remembrance and that it looks forward to Jesus’ return. The Lord Jesus, on the night he ...

Prayers filled St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday as Archbishop Rino Fisichella delivered Pope Francis’ prepared homily to thousands of permanent deacons gathered for a special jubilee Mass, while the ...