Communion Gifts

The act of Holy Communion, also known as Eucharist and The Lord's Supper is a Christian festival celebrating the last supper of Christ, shared between Christ and his disciples immediately before the betrayal, arrest and eventual crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Luke 22 documents how Christ shared out the bread at the last supper, saying .This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me and as he poured the wine into a cup, raised it and said .This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you

Holy Communion celebrates this moment, as Christ prophetically addresses his betrayer. The ceremony of communion differs according to different Churches, but it usually involves the giving of bread, or most often a wafer to symbolise the bread, and of wine or grape juice. This is celebrated as part of the Roman Catholic Mass in which Rites are read from the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church.

The First Holy Communion is a colloquial name for the very first time that somebody receives the bread and wine as part of the holy celebration of the Eucharist. As the Eucharist is such an integral and important part of celebrating the life of Jesus Christ, the First Communion is normally a much-celebrated ceremony for the whole family. Often special clothing is worn, for example a communion dress, and the event is preceded with a party at which family members gather to give communion gifts and are brought together to worship the Lord. Communion gifts are typically of a religious nature and often include prayer books, rosaries, Mary icons, or icons of the Lord Jesus,religious crosses, and Catholic jewellery.