First Holy Communion Day 2008

25th May at 12 noon

Children who have completed the appropriate couse of preparation and have at least one practising parent will be admitted to the reception of First Holy Communion. Prior to this children should have been Baptised, Confirmed and received the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

I have called you by your name.

You are mine

(Isaiah 43:1)

You are my beloved child.

I am delighted with you.

My name is          ___________    

I was born on         ____________      

in         ________________

My parents are               ____      and              ______   

This diary records my journey of initiation to become a full member of the Catholic Church.

I belong to the Church Family of Our Lady of Good Counsel.

No one lights a lamp and covers it;

Instead it is put on a lamp stand where it gives light to everyone in the house.

Angel of God, my guardian dear

God loves me so, He sent you here. All through this day be at my side,

To keep me safe, to guard and guide

I love you Lord Jesus

Stay with me I pray Help me to be more like you each day.

Amen

My Baptism

I was baptised in Christ on

         ________________       

My baptismal name is   

     ________________           

I was baptised by     

   _____________            (Priest)

When I was baptised I was welcomed into the Church Family in

     ____________          (Parish)

During my baptism my parents and god parents made promises for me.

My Godparents are   

           _____________     

   _____________________             

May the Lord bless us and keep us.

May He let His face shine upon us and be gracious to us.

May He look upon us with kindness and give us His peace. Amen.

God wraps us in his love each day

Speaks gently to us on our way Even when we disobey

God's love is always there

God loves us every day

My First Reconciliation 

I made my First Reconciliation on  

         __   _____    

My First Reconciliation was heard by  

 ______  ___            (Priest)

I made my First Reconciliation in the parish of

    ______________________           

When I made my First Reconciliation I told God I was sorry.

O my God, I thank you for loving me.

I am sorry for all my sins,

For not loving others and not loving you.

Help me to live like Jesus and not sin again.

Amen.

After I received God's forgiveness I said thank you.

O my God, thank you for loving me.

Help me to love others.

Help me to live as Jesus asked me to.

Amen.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come

From thine bright heavenly throne,

Come, take possession of our souls,

And make them all thine own.

My Confirmation

I was Confirmed on

           _____     

The Sacrament of Confirmation was conferred upon me by

  ____________              

When I was Confirmed the Church Family of

    _______________________________             prayed for me.

My sponsor stood with me when I was Confirmed.

My sponsor is a member of the Church Family and will help me to live like a follower of Jesus.

My sponsor's name is

         _______________________       

When I was Baptised

on

        _______________

my parents and god parents made promises for me to God and the Church Family of

_______________________________Parish

When I received the Sacrament of Confirmation I made those promises to God and the Church Family of

_______________________ (parish)

When I was Confirmed I received the Holy Spirit and received the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.

These gifts are wisdom, understanding, knowledge, wonder and awe, reverence, right judgement and courage.

When I pray I will ask the Holy Spirit to guide me.

This is a picture of my Confirmation Saint.

Saint       _________  guide me and help to live like Jesus. Amen.

MY CONFIRMATION SAINT

Before I was Confirmed, my parents and my catechists helped me to chose my Confirmation Saint.

I chose Saint               

as my Confirmation Saint.

I chose Saint          _________________     

because           __________________________________________________    

When I pray I will remember my Confirmation Saint.

Saint      _________    guide me and help to live like Jesus. Amen.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all, evermore. (Corinthians)

My First Holy Communion

When I made my First Holy Communion I completed my journey of initiation into the Church Family.

I welcomed Jesus in the Holy Eucharist for the first time on

            _________    

I received my First Holy Communion from

      ____________          

My family and friends joined with me to celebrate my First Holy Communion in

___________________________________

Parish

Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, So that they may become for us

The body and blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

May the body and blood of Jesus bring us to eternal life.

Amen.

Eat this bread, drink this cup

Come to me and never be hungry

Eat this bread, drink this cup

Trust in me and you will not thirst

Anyone who eats this bread will live forever

Lord make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, let me sow pardon; where there is doubt, let me sow faith;

where there is despair, let me give hope; where there is darkness, let me give light;

where there is sadness, let me give joy.

O Divine master, grant that I may

not try to be comforted, but to comfort;

not try to be understood, but to understand;

not try to be loved, but to love.

Because it is in giving that we receive,

it is in forgiveing that we are forgiven,

and it is in dying that we are born

into eternal life. Amen

St Francis of Assisi

My Prayers

MORNING OFFERING

O Jesus,
through the most pure

Heart of Mary,
I offer You all my prayers,

works, and sufferings
of this day for all the intentions
of Your Sacred Heart,
in asking forgiveness

for my sins,
for the intentions of

all my family and friends,
and in particular for

the intentions of

our Holy Father, the Pope.

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

O Angel of God,

my guardian dear,

to whom God's love

commits me here.

Ever this day

be at my side,

to light and guard,

to rule and guide.

Amen