If you are interested in having your child receive their First Holy Communion, we encourage you to check out our Faith and Family program .

To speak with the English Faith and Family team, email or by calling 514-684-6488 ext. 204.

Our goal is to help children and teens develop a lifelong, personal relationship with Jesus.

Markers of Eligibility:

• Baptized Catholic, baptismal certificate on file
• One full year of faith formation prior to immediate preparation year (2 years in total or equivalent from another parish)
• Minimum Grade 2
• Showing ‘signs of readiness’ ie: interest in Church and a desire for deepening their relationship with Jesus

All children will develop their personal relationship with Jesus at their own pace, we are here to help nurture that relationship. If your child does not seem ready, we encourage you to wait and continue growing in faith as a family until your child is ready for the next step.

If you have a desire to help children and families grow in their faith, please consider joining our Faith and Family team. Volunteer Opportunities .

Join Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP, as he explains the do's and don'ts and rights and wrongs of receiving Communion...

Should Catholics receive communion on the hand or on the tongue? And how exactly are we supposed to do that reverently? Is there any other acceptable response besides "Amen?" ...and what does "amen" mean anyway?

These questions and more are answered in this edition of "Sacraments 101," a web video series geared for those who'd like an introduction or refresher course on these important, tangible Catholic experiences of God.

The Church calls the Eucharist the "summit and source of our faith," so it would seem pretty important to understand the basics about receiving this sacrament when we go to Mass.