'What God is giving us in faith and strength is helping us to give more, and that by itself will bring us closer to God,” said Sister Waffa Yousif, who helped train the 30 first communicants.

For many, it's their first time wearing heels, albeit only 1 inch off the ground. "Some of them aren't even getting Communion," says Murphy. "They're just trying the dresses on." ...

For you, my first child, are a questioning one -- kind of like your mama. Later on your first Communion day, you wondered to me: "Maybe now that I'm closer to God, I won't be so skeptical." ...

A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (photo: Eduardo Berdejo / EWTN News) ...

Sabryna Custodio, 10, of Danbury, was one of four children chosen to bring the Communion elements to the altar, presenting them to the Rev. Greg Mecca, pastor of St. Peter Church.

Pope Francis offers this spiritual communion prayer during coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis' televised Mass and Eucharistic Adoration on March 21, 2020. | Vatican Media/CNA.

"Summer Evening Glow: A Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion Service" will include the music of Rosemary Caine, a Celtic harpist from Greenfield, and Walter Sweet, a fifer from Enfield, Conn.