"At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.'"
-Catechism of the Catholic Church (1323) 

To receive Holy Communion, Catholics should be in a state of grace and not be aware of having committed any serious sin from the time of their last confession to the time of receiving Communion.

Children who have reached the age of reason, about 7 years old (or when the parents and Pastor discern he or she is ready), should be prepared to receive their First Holy Communion, after making their First Confession, and begin to attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Day. Students entrolled in the school will be prepared for this at a scheduled date. Homeschool and Religious Ed students may join them by simply contacting the Pastor.