First Communion

St Louis NS
Rathkenny

Sunday 14th May

 First Communion for St Louis School, Rathkenny
takes place at the 11.30am Mass of this Sunday, 14th May, 2017. 
in the Church of St Louis and Mary, Rathkenny.
The celebrant is V. Rev. Fr. Gerry Boyle, PP. 

Jesus gives His Body

“I am the living bread that has come down from heaven. If anyone eat of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is My Flesh for the life of the world.” 

The Jews argued with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His Flesh to eat?”
But Our Lord did not change the meaning of His words. Instead He said what He meant with even stronger words,

“Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of The Son of Man, and drink His Blood, you shall not have life in you. He who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood has life everlasting, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My Flesh is food indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood, abides in Me and I in him.”

(excerpt above fromThe New Catholic Picture Bible:
Popular Stories from the Old and New Testament
byRev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. Divine Word Missionary )   
LINK to a Source 

St Louis National School, Rathkenny 

First Communicants:

The Church awaits this great occasion . . .

St Louis, Patron of our parish, and of our school, pray for us   LINK

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Preparations

Sacred Scripture asks, "What will this child become?"   Luke 1: 66

The Rite of Baptism, some few years back in these eight children's lives, 
asked parent and godparent, 
"What do you ask of God's Church for your child?"

These adults declared their specific desire to have this child brought into God's family,
given a share in God's life,
and the opportunity and grace to reach eternal happiness in God's home in heaven.

This desire implies the acceptance of the responsibility of training the child in the practice of the faith.

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Rehearsing for Sunday

Sunday arrives

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Ends

Suggestion: 
Copy the link to this article, above or below, and then paste it into an email, or text it to another smartphone. Send it to family or friends, especially to those who could not attend, or who live far away.  Here is the link:

http://www.rathkennyparish.ie/component/content/article/27-about/2071-first-communion-2017a