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.
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 & 1323 The Holy Eucharist is one of the sacraments in the rite of initiation into the Catholic Church. The Eucharistic celebration, the Mass, is celebrated every day at St Mary’s Cathedral.
For information about preparing for this sacramental initiation, or First Holy Communion, please contact Yvonne Vasquez at 806.376.7204 or email vasquez@stmarysamarillo.com.