Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: April 24 2009 at 3:21pm | IP Logged Quote Sarah M
I'll bet there are other threads that deal with this, but I can't seem to find them.

So... what are your favorite resources for preparing a child to receive FHC? There are some lovely FHC notebook threads, and we definately intend to do one next year... what else should I be thinking about purchasing?

And one more question: when do you "start" FHC prep at home? At the beginning of the school year? My oldest will be receiving next spring, and I am just starting to think about which resources to purchase/prepare.
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Posted: April 24 2009 at 3:34pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
Here is a list I compiled as a result of the archives, etc.

**The Weight of a Mass
**The Little Caterpillar who Finds Jesus
**Blessed Imelda Lambertini: Patron Saint of First Communicants, Windeatt
**Glory Story CD of Blessed Immelda
**Little Nellie of Holy God, Sister Mary Dominic R.G.S. - narration
**Glory Story CD of St. Clare (she held up the monstrance and attackers retreated)
**The Little Flower (St. Therese) – Windeatt
**The Children of Fatima – Windeatt
**Devotional Stories for Little Folks, Nancy Nicholson. “Jesus Comes to Us” pg.53-56 (True Presence)
**First Communion Days, Neumann Press
**True Stories for First Communicants, Neumann Press
**First Eucharist Story-Coloring Book from Our Father’s House
**St. Patrick’s Summer, Marigold Hunt
**King of the Golden City, CHC
**Angel Food for Girls and Boys ~ Neumann Press. Lots of stories in there applicable for FHC. Mackfam's list.
**My First Holy Communion ~ by Rev. Morrow, available through CHC
**Her Dream Came True: the life of Blessed Imelda Lambertini ~ OOP, Encounter Books-Daughters of St. Paul
**CHC lessons plans for 2nd grade contain “Religion Supplement & **Resource” for hands-on activities for FHC prep.
**An Illustrated Catechism, Inos Biffi
**Little Catechism on the Eucharist, New Hope Publications, CHC
**New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism, First Communion, No. 0
**A Peek Into Our Church
**Receiving Holy Communion, Lovasik
**A Child's Missal, Patmos
**St. Joseph Revised Baltimore Catechism First Communion

First Penance:
**The Butterfly That Found Her Way Home: A Story of Forgiveness, Lademan/Brindle
**The Ten Commandments, Lovasik
**Going to Confession: how to make a good confession, Lovasik

And, there is a document for the FHC notebook (compiled as a result of these archives) in this blog post, if that's helpful at all.

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Posted: April 24 2009 at 4:42pm | IP Logged Quote Sarah M
Ooooh, thanks Suzanne!
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My 6 going on 7 year old first communicant son has Loved these:
Eucharistic Miracles for Children

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Posted: April 24 2009 at 7:59pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
Sarah M wrote:

And one more question: when do you "start" FHC prep at home? At the beginning of the school year? My oldest will be receiving next spring, and I am just starting to think about which resources to purchase/prepare.

Last year, we "started" doing notebook stuff in October.......worked on Penance until Dec. then focused on FHC Jan through April.   I wished I would've started a bit earlier....she wasn't reading yet, and I was pregnant.

My second dd will be receiving next spring, and she's already started doing her notebook.......but she's reading on her own, and she's more independent with the knowledge and the notebook process itself.   So, I'd say start anytime between now, and October, depending on when first penance will be.

I was like you....spent late spring/early summer figuring out what to do.

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