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    First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many...
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    the Grand Officer of the Order of Grimaldi. Gabriella received her First Holy Communion on 11 May 2025, along with her brother Jacques, at the Church of...
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    observe Corpus Christi, sometimes under the name Thanksgiving for Holy Communion. The institution of Corpus Christi as a feast in the Christian calendar...
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    another is at Bank of Monaco—Credit Suisse. Jacques received his First Holy Communion on 11 May 2025, along with his sister Gabriella, at the Church of...
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    chapter to tell of Dominic's First Communion. He says that several years later, whenever he talked of the day of his First Communion, he said with joy: "That...
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    grave sin must first receive the sacrament of Reconciliation before going to Communion. Also important for those receiving Holy Communion are a spirit of...
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    After first Communion is a 1892 painting by the Norwegian artist Carl Frithjof Smith. It was purchased in that same year at the International Art Exhibition...
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  • Alice, Sweet Alice, originally titled Communion, is a 1976 American psychological horror slasher film directed by Alfred Sole, written by Sole and Rosemary...
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  • Look up Communion or communion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Communion may refer to: Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper)...
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    Infant communion, also known as paedocommunion, refers to the practice of giving the Eucharist, often in the form of consecrated wine mingled with consecrated...
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    Closed communion is the practice of restricting the serving of the elements of Holy Communion (also called Eucharist, The Lord's Supper) to those who are...
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    Open communion is the practice of some Protestant Churches of allowing members and non-members to receive the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the...
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    Eucharist (redirect from Holy Communion)
    εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving'), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite, considered...
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    resurrection in the Lord's Supper, they profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and look forward to His coming in glory". Within the fixed...
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    Sacramental bread, also called Communion bread, Communion wafer, Sacred host, Eucharistic bread, the Lamb or simply the host (Latin: hostia, lit. 'sacrificial...
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    the Sacrament of the Altar, the Lord's Supper, the Lord's Table, Holy Communion, the Breaking of the Bread, and the Blessed Sacrament) refers to the liturgical...
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    white sheet of Bristol paper Première communion de jeunes filles chlorotiques par un temps de neige (First Communion of Anemic Young Girls In The Snow) (1883)...
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    young children to Holy Communion. In 1910, Pope Pius X issued the decree Quam singulari, which lowered the age of Holy Communion for children from 12 years...
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    initiation into the Catholic Church, the other two being Baptism and First Communion. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: It is evident from its...
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    Sacramental wine, Communion wine, altar wine, or wine for consecration is wine obtained from grapes and intended for use in celebration of the Eucharist...
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    transparent fabric. In fictitious representations of the Confirmation, or First Communion, the dress is a traditional symbol. In these representations, the dressing...
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    (1903). He encouraged the frequent reception of Holy Communion, and he lowered the age for First Communion, which would become a lasting innovation of his...
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    party favor given out on special occasions such as weddings, baptism, First Communion or Confirmation. It usually consists of five Jordan almonds in a festive...
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    Victor enumerated nearly thirty, although he put Baptism and Holy Communion first with special relevance. The current seven sacraments were set out in...
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    Communion under both kinds in Roman Catholicism is the reception under both "species" (i.e., both the consecrated bread and wine) of the Eucharist. Denominations...
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    Catholic theology: the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, Holy Communion, and the holy sacrifice of the Mass. The name Eucharist comes from the...
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    unveiled at the Museo de Cera in Madrid. On 20 May 2015, Leonor received First Communion as per Catholic custom. According to the Spanish constitution of 1978...
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    Order. She is the patroness of First Communicants and many dioceses make use of her feast as a day to schedule First Communions and Confirmations. Imelda Lambertini...
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  • which is when young people who've just had their first communion go around town in their new communion clothes so that neighbors would give them sweets...
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  • The Communion Girl (Spanish: La niña de la comunión) is a 2022 Spanish horror film directed by Víctor Garcia from a screenplay by Guillem Clua based on...
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