Holy Eucharist
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Carrie Manabatcarrie.manabatallsaintsknoxville.comDirector of Religious Education -
Deacon Tim Elliotttelliottdioknox.orgBusiness Manager/Deacon -
Pat NakagawaHomebound Ministry Director
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The Gift of Spiritual Communion
The gift of Spiritual Communion is being offered to all of the faithful who participate in daily and Sunday Masses online. Spiritual Communion is not a substitute for receiving the Eucharist, but it does provide a way to unite ourselves to God through prayer. "Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart..." these are the words of St. Alphonsus Ligouri, and they are commonly used during the Act of Spiritual Communion which can be prayed at any time and in any place.
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The Sacrament of the Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist.
First Eucharist: This sacrament is usually celebrated in the second grade. Contact our Director of Religious Education (Grades 1-5), Carrie Manabat for details.
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1322 & 1323Communion is available to Catholics in the state of grace at every Mass. Those who are sick and unable to attend Mass may receive Communion from extraordinary ministers.