Religious Education
Marylene Douglas
All students attending St Louis de Montfort's Aspendale have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school.
Our Year 4 students are very busy preparing to receive their 3rd Sacrament, the Sacrament of First Eucharist. They have prayed reverendly during their Commitment Masses and Journey Masses, they participated in a Eucharist Family Workshop where their families supported their faith development, on Monday they will be participating in a Reflection Day to further deepen their understanding of the Eucharist before receiving their First Eucharist at mass in a couple of Sunday's time. I'm sure all the St Louis' community will join me in wishing these students all the very best and praying for them, as they take the next step on their faith journey towards becoming full members of the Catholic Church.
The Eucharist is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.
The first Eucharist occurred when Jesus and his disciples ate a Passover meal together before his Passion and Death. Jesus’ final Passover meal with his friends is known as the
Last Supper.
In Luke’s Gospel, we hear Jesus’ words: ‘Do this in memory of me’, so we have an opportunity, in the Eucharistic meal, to remember Jesus this way.
When people go to Mass they are remembering Jesus’ Life, Death and Resurrection and making a communal commitment to go and share God’s love in the world. As christians, we take part in the Eucharist to give thanks to God, and share this meal as a community. In community we gain strength from everyone who has gathered.
The followers of Jesus have continued to carry out this command to take, bless, break and give in the same way throughout time by celebrating the Eucharist.
Christians who gather for the eucharist are encouraged to go out and serve each other and the world in the spirit of Jesus teachings.
Ultimately, the Eucharist is a gift we are asked to share Jesus' love and sacrifice by serving, and loving and being loved. God is not remote, but somehow present in this mystery of giving and receiving, eating and drinking, sharing, serving and loving others.
Dont forget our Mother's Day Breakfast followed by our Mother's Day Mass this Thursday 11th May. All are welcome!
