First Communion

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  First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity

  By Peter McGrail

  Yet, having identified as problematic both the meeting format and the status of schoolteachers as authority figures, he continued the parish practice of holding a series of four preparatory meetings with parents in the school hall.

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  First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity

  By Revd Dr Peter McGrail

  One of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time.

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  First Communion

  By Mother Mary Loyola

  In a contemporary review of this book, The Rosary Magazine said, "This book is intended to prepare children for First Communion by giving them an insight into our Lord's life and mission on earth.

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  First Communion: Ritual, Church and Popular Religious Identity

  By Peter McGrail

  One of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time.

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  First Communion

  By Brother Hermenegild, Mother, Mary Loyola

  THIS book of Preparation for First Communion, which it is my privilege to introduce to the reader, was originally undertaken at the suggestion of the late Father John Morris, S.J., who as long as he lived took the warmest interest in its ...