This is a Catholic ceremony called First Communion for children.

 

It is a special age, the first communion, only performed by children between 7 to 12 years of age.

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A first communion is a sacramental ritual of the Catholic Church, by means of which a person, usually a minor, participates for the first time in the sacrament of the Eucharist receiving communion (receiving the body and blood of Jesus Christ), being a requirement obligatory to have received before the sacrament of baptism and that of penance or confession.

 

Not everyone can receive the sacrament of First Communion; There are several prerequisites to participate in this ritual.

 

In the first place, it is necessary to belong to the Catholic religion and to have previously received the sacrament of Baptism, which is usually practiced a few days after the birth.

 

Secondly, it is necessary to receive adequate preparation, therefore the Catholic Church organizes courses of catechesis, which consists of teaching and evangelizing children or adults so that they may come to an understanding of this sacrament.

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In most cases the person responsible for preparing the candidates for the first communion is an ordained priest or an ordained nun; however, any lay person may do so, as long as it is authorized by a priest.

 

In the third place, it is necessary to participate in the sacrament of Penance or confession, whereby, before the priest, all the sins committed throughout life are confessed, then the religious gives him divine forgiveness and imposes a penance, which it usually consists in raising a prayer.

 

Some very serious sins such as desecrating the Eucharist or hearing confessions and disclosing them together with the identity of the penitent can only receive the forgiveness of the Holy Father.

 

It is obligatory to have received the pardon of the Priest in order to participate in the rite of Communion.

 

Finally, in order to participate in the sacrament, the request of a church, parish or Catholic educational institution must be registered, who will be responsible for all the legal and logistical aspects that demand the ceremony.

 

The ceremony of First Communion takes place as part of a Eucharist, in which the participant can present one or two sponsors (the man and / or the woman, although these are not obligatory or indispensable).

 

and support of moral and Christian ethics to his godson (a) .5 It is recommended to remember the purity of Baptism.

 

You can also carry a paraffin candle in your hand, which can be lit during the event to remember the light of Christ. Sometimes it is also customary to carry a Bible or a prayer book, and a Rosary.

 

the appropriate clothing for the first communion in children is for example; Girls wear a long white dress, wear gloves that reach up to the forearms and white veiled socks.

 

They wear makeup and hair according to the costumes. in the case of the boys, they wear a white shirt, tie or bowtie and pants, preferably dark or also light.

 

They also use sweaters or sacks. gloves that only reach the wrists and short hair.