Rite Of Passage

An important rite of passage that has held the most significance for me is when I had gotten baptized and then took my first communion. Baptisms are important to the Catholic religion. Getting baptized means you are officially entering the Catholic church. Ordinarily, children get baptized into the Catholic church when they are infants, but my mother decided to have me baptized when I was eight years old. My parents, grandparents, and soon-to-be godparents were attending my baptism. It took a lot of mental preparation for my baptism and my first communion. I had to be informed about what baptism was and what it does, spiritually. I had learned that seizing the opportunity to get baptized meant I would officially be a part of the Catholic church as one of Jesus' disciples. My sister and I were baptized in a large, mesmerizing church. I recall I was wearing a nice white dress, and my sister was as well. When I first arrived to the church I was excited to finally get baptized. Before my sister and I …show more content…
The First Communion is a Catholic ceremony, which marks a child or adult's first reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Before I had done my first communion, I had always wondered what the Eucharist tasted like and why it was important to take it. I have done my first communion when I was nine years old as opposed to others who had done it at age six or seven. The whole situation took a lot of preparation and understanding before I actually had to do my first communion. I had to go through many days of learning and practices. On the day of my first communion, I was going to same church I had gone to for my baptism. There was a mass being held where many other children, including myself, had to take our first communion. Hence, all the children were joyful and excited. Not long after I had finally done my first communion, my family and I went to a nice restaurant where we