The liturgical life of the Church revolves around the sacraments, with the Eucharist at the center.  At Mass, we are fed by the Word and nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ.  We believe that the Risen Jesus is truly and substantially present in the Eucharist.  The Eucharist is not a sign or symbol of Jesus; rather we receive Jesus himself in and through the Eucharist in Holy Communion. Through transubstantiation, the Priest, transforms the substance of the Eucharistic elements, into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ at consecration. Only the appearance of bread and wine still remaining. 

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​​                 "I am the living bread that came down from heaven...whoever eats my flesh

                 and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day."                                                                                                                                                                           (John 6:51, 54)

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​The Sacrament of Holy Communion is also sometimes called the Eucharist.  As we receive Christ's Body and Blood, we are also nourished spiritually and brought closer to God.  Children normally make their First Communion before they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.   

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