Pregledni rad
The Preparation of Children for the Sacraments of First Confession and Holy Communion
Josip Šimunović
orcid.org/0000-0003-0253-1393
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Confession and the Eucharist are two sacraments that should pervade the entire preparation of catechetical groups for the First Communion in parishes. The celebration of the First Holy Communion is a joyful, important, and great event in the life of the first communicants, but also in the life of the parish community. For the celebration ceremony of the First Communion to be truly a celebration for the first communicants, their families, and the entire parish community, it is necessary to design, plan and program a systematic, quality, and above all a life and faith enriching preparation for the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion, or the Eucharist, which should include all the necessary participants of the preparation.
Therefore, the first part of the article talks about the participants of the preparation for the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion: first communicants, their parents, the parish priest, catechists in the parish community and religious instructors in school, and the entire parish community.
The second part of the article talks about the preparation of children for the sacrament of Confession which should be gradual, comprehensive, Christocentric, ecclesial, experiential, and celebratory.
The third part of the article reflects on the preparation for the sacrament of Holy Communion, or Eucharist.
The discourse on preparing children for the sacraments of First Confession and Communion continually highlights not to think only about the preparation for the first time approaching the sacrament of Confession and first partaking of the sacrament of the Eucharist, but to think also about the preparation that educates children to frequently receive these sacraments.
Ključne riječi
first communicants; preparation for the sacrament of first Confession; preparation for the sacrament of First Communion (Eucharist); parents; pastor; parish catechists; religious instructors in school; parish community
Hrčak ID:
171266
URI
Datum izdavanja:
23.12.2016.
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