All students in 1st grade are automatically enrolled in their first year of Sacramental Preparation. All 2nd grade students are automatically enrolled in their second year of Sacramental Preparation. If 2nd grade students are ready, they will receive the Sacrament of Eucharist at the end of the year. If a student is not ready to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist at the end of 2nd grade, an additional year of catechism will likely be recommended.
Christ is the sacrament of God. The Church is the sacrament of Christ. Through Baptism Christ gives us life and through the Eucharist Christ nourishes life abundantly. The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Church’s life. (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 10) Through the Eucharist Christ’s life, death and resurrection are made real, are made present, and are offered sacramentally. In the Eucharist, Christ unites his Church and all her members with his work of salvation. All ministries and sacraments of the Church are bound up with the Eucharist in which Christ, acting through the ministry of the priesthood, gives himself as an offering to the Father. Through Eucharist the faithful individually and communally renew their promise to conform their lives to Christ. Through the Liturgies of the Word and of the Eucharist the events of Christ’s life are made present. It is through the community whose unity is created by the Eucharist that the faithful are commissioned and empowered to evangelize. In Holy Communion, Christ completes the initiation of the faithful, nourishes them throughout their lives, and consoles them at the time of death with Viaticum.
--Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
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Todos los estudiantes de 1er grado serán automáticamente inscritos en su primer año de Preparación Sacramental. Todos los estudiantes de 2o grado se inscriben automáticamente en su segundo año de Preparación Sacramental. Si los estudiantes de 2o grado están listos, ellos recibirán el Sacramento de la Eucaristía al final del año. Si un estudiante no está listo para recibir el Sacramento de la Eucaristía al final de 2o grado, lo probable es que se recomendará un año adicional de catecismo.