Questions about communion...

[captinshiny]

I've a couple of questions...

okay, I am quite knew to all of this and English isn't my first langauge so excuse any spelling / gramma errors. But, I have a few questions...

1) What is a communion?

2) What happens during communion?

3) Does having autism stop me from having a commuunion?

4) Is their anything I can do to prepare myself for a communion?

Also, just a thought, if you could explain things in small words not using long words because I find long words quite hard to understand, thank you

God Bless

 

[Hawkiz]

I've a couple of questions...

okay, I am quite knew to all of this and English isn't my first langauge so excuse any spelling / gramma errors. But, I have a few questions...

1) What is a communion?

2) What happens during communion?

3) Does having autism stop me from having a commuunion?

4) Is their anything I can do to prepare myself for a communion?

Also, just a thought, if you could explain things in small words not using long words because I find long words quite hard to understand, thank you

God Bless

As a short answer, in the Catholic Church, communion is receiving Our Lord Jesus Christ in the sacrament of The Eucharist. We believe John 6:57 'He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in Me and I in him.'
During The Eucharist, we believe that Jesus becomes truly present to us in the bread and wine that we offer (just like in the Last Supper). Jesus actually becomes the bread and wine, body, blood, soul and divinity. We take this completely on faith.
The only things that should prevent you or anyone else from taking communion are NOT believing that Jesus becomes the bread and wine, or having an unconfessed mortal sin on your soul (mortal sins are things like murder, and done with the specific intent of hurting God). Having autism most certainly does not prevent you or anyone else from receiving The Eucharist.
Prayer is the best thing anyone can do to prepare...call to mind what Christ has done for us and be thankful and joyful.

I hope this helps

Peace in Christ

 

[Irenaeus]

I've a couple of questions...

okay, I am quite knew to all of this and English isn't my first langauge so excuse any spelling / gramma errors. But, I have a few questions...

Out of curiosity, what is your mother tongue?

1) What is a communion?

Communion (with a capital C) is another word for the Eucharist, which is the bread and wine which have been changed into what we believe is the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. Eating/drinking this unites us closely to Christ and to one another in communion, or a close spiritual bond, and so that's the name.

2) What happens during communion?

Jesus deeply touches your soul and your body, he gives you strength, makes more like himself, and gives you a taste of heaven, and everlasting life.

3) Does having autism stop me from having a commuunion?

Absolutely not.

4) Is their anything I can do to prepare myself for a communion?

If you are already a practicing Catholic, then when you go to Mass, pay close attention to the readings, tell Jesus how much you love him in your heart, and how excited you are to receive him soon. Tell him you believe in him. If you do this outside of Mass, you will be close to Jesus and he will be close to you, and the experience of communion will be with you through the whole day.

Also, just a thought, if you could explain things in small words not using long words because I find long words quite hard to understand, thank you

God Bless

I know a few other languages well if you ever need to talk in one of them.

 

[captinshiny]

As a short answer, in the Catholic Church, communion is receiving Our Lord Jesus Christ in the sacrament of The Eucharist. We believe John 6:57 'He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in Me and I in him.'
During The Eucharist, we believe that Jesus becomes truly present to us in the bread and wine that we offer (just like in the Last Supper). Jesus actually becomes the bread and wine, body, blood, soul and divinity. We take this completely on faith.
The only things that should prevent you or anyone else from taking communion are NOT believing that Jesus becomes the bread and wine, or having an unconfessed mortal sin on your soul (mortal sins are things like murder, and done with the specific intent of hurting God). Having autism most certainly does not prevent you or anyone else from receiving The Eucharist.
Prayer is the best thing anyone can do to prepare...call to mind what Christ has done for us and be thankful and joyful.

I hope this helps

Peace in Christ

This does indeed help! Thank you so much!

Out of curiosity, what is your mother tongue?



Communion (with a capital C) is another word for the Eucharist, which is the bread and wine which have been changed into what we believe is the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. Eating/drinking this unites us closely to Christ and to one another in communion, or a close spiritual bond, and so that's the name.



Jesus deeply touches your soul and your body, he gives you strength, makes more like himself, and gives you a taste of heaven, and everlasting life.



Absolutely not.



If you are already a practicing Catholic, then when you go to Mass, pay close attention to the readings, tell Jesus how much you love him in your heart, and how excited you are to receive him soon. Tell him you believe in him. If you do this outside of Mass, you will be close to Jesus and he will be close to you, and the experience of communion will be with you through the whole day.



I know a few other languages well if you ever need to talk in one of them.

I'm not actually a practicing Catholic at the moment BUT I believe in God and I am the only person in my family that does which is why I am struggling with the whole trying out a church sort of hting each time I try to go my mother gets very angry with me even though i'm almost 21 and my first langauge is Welsh / sign langauge x