ERASMUS+ PROJECT. RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

2. First Communion is a sacramental ritual of the Catholic Church, by which a person,
usually minor, participating for the first time the sacrament of the Eucharist receiving
Communion (receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ), being a requirement
mandatory first obtaining the sacrament of Baptism and of Penance or confesión.1
First Communion "is Generally practiced by
children Between seven and twelve, collectively
Generally, it is accepted, Although in this religion
That to celebrate the rite person at any age,
provided They receive prior preparation for the
sacrament and meets requisitos.2 3
The ceremony of First Communion always
OCCURS around to Eucharistic celebration, or
liturgy and in all cases must be officiated by a
priest. While this rite is mainly organized by the
Catholic religion, other Christian churches Also
Tend to practice it.

3. While it can be considered the last supper that Jesus celebrated with the Twelve
Apostles as the origin of this ritual, "First Communion" as ceremonial and
sacramental act, it has its origin in the twelfth century, specifically in 1215, when the
Council of Letran decided that only children who have reached "the age of discretion,
between 0:14 years, could receive this sacramento.4
During the twelfth century and the seventeenth century First Communion was an act
that passed unnoticed socially because children were not seen as relevant subjects
within the medieval society. It was only after the Counter important ceremony that
took in response to the Lutheran reform since its inception valued much more to
minors and therefore became an important event in the life of the people.5
During the twentieth century the First Communion was consolidated as a very
important ceremony in the life of Catholics. A 1995 study among Catholic people over
50 years found that 90% of respondents remembers his first communion as one of
the most important events or moments of his life and 65% of them still has at least
one picture of this moment

4. The priest is the
only person
authorized to
perform this rite of
passage.
Communion
represents the unity
of man with God
and reflects the
sacrifice of the Son
who gives his flesh
for the salvation of
humanity.
Every baptized
person can receive
communion. In the
case of children, it
must first receive
catechesis on the
sacrament. So the
first communion is an
important rite in
Catholic life, which
includes appropriate
training and is
usually taken at ten
years of age. It is
customary for said
first communion is
lived as a real party.