A 1st Holy Roman Communion

Posted on 11 June 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is the season of First Holy Communions.

A dear friend in Rome, the great Fabrizio, had the pleasure of seeing his oldest son, Francesco, receive the Eucharist for the first time at the Roman parish SS. Trinita dei Pelegrini, which is the Extraordinary Form parish church in Rome.

Happily another friend, John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus, took a couple photos.

I don’t know… destined for great things?

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8 Comments

  1. Jayna says:
    11 June 2010 at 4:52 PM

    “I don’t know… destined for great things?”

    Well, if that shaft of light is anything to go by…

  2. ipadre says:
    11 June 2010 at 6:08 PM

    That cassock may turn red, or white! ;-)

  3. wanda says:
    11 June 2010 at 7:33 PM

    Beautiful. May this be just the beginning of a grace-filled life for this little boy.

    What a stark contrast to the story posted earlier, of the little boy, probably similar in age, who was murdered in Afghanistan. May he rest in peace.

  4. skellmeyer says:
    11 June 2010 at 8:23 PM

    There’s a plenary indulgence for anyone who assists at a Mass at which someone receives First Holy Communion…

  5. Liz F says:
    11 June 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Beautiful!!!!

  6. Thomas G. says:
    12 June 2010 at 7:03 AM

    Surely that light shaft is from some deftly placed spotlight, no? Is that natural light? If so, it’s extraordinary.

  7. RichR says:
    13 June 2010 at 5:01 PM

    It looks like something you’d see on a “First Baptism” Certificate from before the Council.

  8. irishgirl says:
    14 June 2010 at 10:35 AM

    I saw these pictures on John’s blog-just wondrous!

    Perhaps another Dominic Savio in the works? [yeah, I know his name’s Francesco ; ) ]

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