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robinhigh
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Posted: Oct 14 2009 at 5:36pm \| IP Logged

Can someone point me to a list of good books to read in preparation for First Holy Communion?

And if anyone has used the Little Catechism on the Eucharist, how did you incorporate it? The chapters are too long for my dd 8, so we just read the first two pages yesterday.

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Posted: Oct 14 2009 at 6:26pm \| IP Logged

Robin~
Here is a list of various books compiled from the archived threads about FHC prep and FHC notebooks:

::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 & St. Clare
::Little Nellie of Holy God, Sister Mary Dominic R.G.S.
::The Little Flower (St. Therese) – Windeatt – copy work of prayers
::The Children of Fatima – Windeatt – cut and paste prayers of Fatima
::Devotional Stories for Little Folks, Nancy Nicholson.
::First Communion Days, Neumann Press
::True Stories for First Communicants, Neumann Press
::First Eucharist Story-Coloring Book from Our Father’s House
::A Family Journey with Jesus Through Lent – bible stories about Jesus read throughout Lent
::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 First Penance & FHC. Mackfam's list.
::My First Holy Communion ~ by Rev. Morrow, available through CHC
::Her Dream Came True: the life of Bl. Imelda Lambertini~OOP, Encounter Books-Daughters-St. Paul
::CHC lessons plans for 2nd grade contain “Religion Supplement & Resource”
::An Illustrated Catechism, Inos Biffi
::Rare Catholic Stories and Poems, CHC
::More Rare Catholic Stories, CHC
::Catholic Children's Treasure Box
::Little Catechism on the Eucharist, New Hope Publications, CHC
::New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism, First Communion, No. 0
::A Peek Into Our Church, Wendy Goody
::A Child's Missal, Patmos
::Jesus With Us: The Gift of the Eucharist, Anthony Tarzia
::The Butterfly That Found Her Way Home: A Story of Forgiveness, Lademan/Brindle - narration
::Receiving Holy Communion, Lovasik
::Going to Confession, Lovasik
::The Ten Commandments, Lovasik
::Eucharistic Book for Children http://www.therealpresence.o rg/eucharst/mir/emc.htm
::Eucharistic Miracles and Saints http://www.thereal presence.org/eucharst/mir/emc_book_003.htm 

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Posted: Oct 14 2009 at 7:18pm \| IP Logged

I found that the Little Catechism on the Eucharist] worked better as a preparation book for me rather then reading it directly to my seven and a half year old dd as the language was above her head.

This article discusses one way to use the Little Catechism with younger children The Little Catechism on the Eucharist

I ended up using the St. Joseph First Communion Catechism rather then the first section of the Little Catechism. However the stories in the second and third sections were much easier for her to follow and some of the illustrations in the first section were useful for her.

My ten year old dd was better able to follow the Little Catechism on the Eucharist (I like to go over the Mass and Eucharist with everyone during First Communion years).

I found the King of the Golden City to be an excellent book for reading aloud to my second grader. The chapters are a good length and the allegorical nature of the book made for good discussions. My older daughter and I found CHC's free guide very helpful for deeper study.

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