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Delayed first Communions now resuming at parishes
Bella Leahy was supposed to receive her first Communion at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church on April 25. When COVID-19 put a temporary stop to public celebration of Mass in March, that was postponed until Aug. 8, when Bella and her family took part in one of four scheduled first Communion Masses at the parish.
First things
First Communion isn’t just one first thing. For the children who received the Body of Christ for the first time this month, including Teresa, the event meant doing lots of things for the first time.
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