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When a child reaches the age of reason, s/he starts to prepare for the rite of Communion offered by the Roman Catholic Church. This rite enables the child to take part in all the church sacraments. The child must have a desire to receive communion and be aware of the church’s basic doctrine. Preparation consists of several days of learning the sacred lore and how to receive the holy bread. Parents help prepare children by sharing bread together as a family and encouraging children to donate food and money to the poor. Parents also explain how bread and wine are made as products of seed and vine, soil, and sun. They talk about the man who fed the poor and healed the sick and fulfilled the biblical prophecies that he would die on the cross and rise again. Children also confess their sins before receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion in the sacred rite of Confession. On the day of their First Communion, a Sunday in May, children attend Mass with their families and receive the bread/host for the first time.
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