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© SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS
Pock
et G
uide
fo
r
Rec
eivi
ng
Hol
y C
omm
unio
n
Afte
r Rec
eivi
ng H
oly
Com
mun
ion
ӹR
etur
n re
vere
ntly
to y
our s
eat a
nd
cont
inue
kne
elin
g un
til th
e re
mai
ning
Hos
ts
have
bee
n pl
aced
in th
e ta
bern
acle
.
ӹPr
ay to
Jes
us, t
hank
ing
Him
for H
is lo
ve
and
sacr
ifice
.
Pray
er A
fter C
omm
unio
n
O S
acra
men
t mos
t Hol
y,
O S
acra
men
t Div
ine,
All
prai
se a
nd a
ll th
anks
givi
ng,
Be
ever
y m
omen
t Thi
ne.
© SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS
Bef
ore
Com
mun
ion,
pre
pare
yo
urse
lf to
rece
ive
Jesu
s.
ӹIf
you
know
that
you
hav
e co
mm
itted
se
rious
sin
, go
to th
e Sa
cram
ent
of R
econ
cilia
tion
to re
ceiv
e G
od’s
fo
rgiv
enes
s be
fore
goi
ng to
Mas
s.
ӹO
bser
ve th
e Eu
char
istic
Fas
t. Th
at is
, be
sure
that
you
do
not e
at o
r drin
k an
ythi
ng
for a
t lea
st a
n ho
ur b
efor
e yo
u w
ill b
e re
ceiv
ing
Com
mun
ion.
ӹG
o to
Mas
s w
ith y
our f
amily
. Pra
y, li
sten
, si
ng, a
nd fo
cus
on J
esus
so
your
hea
rt w
ill
be re
ady
to re
ceiv
e H
im.
Step
s fo
r Rec
eivi
ng H
oly
Com
mun
ion
Step
1.
Go
up to
the
alta
r pra
yerfu
lly a
nd
resp
ectfu
lly.
Step
2.
Whe
n it
is y
our t
urn,
mak
e a
gest
ure
of re
vere
nce
(bow
, gen
uflec
t, or
kn
eel)
for C
hris
t in
the
Euc
haris
t.
Step
3.
The
prie
st, d
eaco
n, o
r ext
raor
dina
ry
min
iste
r will
hol
d up
a H
ost i
n fro
nt o
f you
and
say
: “Th
e B
ody
of
Chr
ist.”
You
resp
ond:
“Am
en.”
Step
4.
Rec
eive
Com
mun
ion
eith
er o
n yo
ur
tong
ue o
r in
your
han
ds. A
fter y
ou
have
rece
ived
, ste
p to
the
side
and
m
ake
the
Sig
n of
the
Cro
ss fa
cing
th
e al
tar.
Impo
rtan
t not
e: a
lway
s im
med
iate
ly e
at th
e en
tire
Com
mun
ion
Hos
t giv
en to
you
.St
ep 5
. If
you
rece
ive
the
Pre
ciou
s B
lood
, re
peat
ste
ps 2
-4 w
ith th
e ch
alic
e.
The
prie
st, d
eaco
n, o
r ext
raor
dina
ry
min
iste
r will
offe
r the
cha
lice
and
say:
“The
Blo
od o
f Chr
ist.”
You
re
spon
d: “A
men
.” Th
en c
aref
ully
ta
ke th
e ch
alic
e w
ith b
oth
hand
s an
d ta
ke a
sm
all s
ip o
f the
Pre
ciou
s B
lood
. Be
care
ful n
ot to
spi
ll.
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