First Communion Resources

Mother Margaret Bolton

Foundation Material for Doctrinal Catholic Action

After creating the Spiritual Way series, Mother Bolton created a series meant to prepare children for that series, as well as for First Confession and First Communion.  This series, called A Little Child’s First Communion was carefully based...

The Child's Book of Hymns

    If you enjoyed our Catholic Songs for Children, but are seeking songs children can sing at Mass, this is what you've been hoping for! This delightful selection of hymns, written especially for children by the Sisters of Charity of the...

Our Holy Faith Series

Jesus Comes

      Jesus Comes is the 2nd grade textbook in the Our Holy Faith series.  It is based on the First Communion Catechism Confraternity Edition. This is the Student Text for the Second Grade.  Our Holy Faith is a series of...

First Communion Days and True Stories for First Communicants

      This collection of First Communion day stories has remained popular among children ever since they were first published in the early 1920s.  They have stood the test of time for two simple reasons: they are wonderful stories,...

Msgr. William R. Kelly

Our Sacraments

    Instructions in Story Form for Use in the Primary Grades Follow Tom and Ann as they learn about the Sacraments from their Uncle John.  What is grace, and how do we get it?  And how do the Sacraments help us?  What are the...

Highway to Heaven Series

Religion in Life Curriculum First Grade Teachers Plan Book and Manual

      Developed in the 1930s by the Marquette Institute of Catechetical Research, the Religion in Life Curriculum is more than just a Teacher's Manual for use with its accompanying textbook series, The Highway to Heaven.  It lays out...

Our Holy Faith Series

Jesus Comes: Teacher's Manual

  Jesus Comes is the 2nd grade textbook in the Our Holy Faith series.  It is based on the First Communion Catechism Confraternity Edition. This is the Teacher's Manual and Course of Study for the Second Grade.  Complete daily lesson...

Highway to Heaven Series

The Book of the Holy Child

      The Book of the Holy Child is the First Grade text in the Highway to Heaven Catechism Series.  It introduces young children to Our Lord and the Holy Family as well as Jesus's Eucharistic Presence in the Tabernacle.  Full...

Mother Mary Loyola

Questions on First Communion

      By itself, Mother Mary Loyola's first book, First Communion, stands as a monumental achievement in catechesis, in that it teaches children the crucial truths of our faith in a way that is equally understandable and appealing, despite...

Mother Mary Loyola

First Confession

      The greatest challenge in preparing young children for the Sacrament of Penance is in making confession a habit to which they will be voluntarily attracted. We can require their presence at catechism class, and compel them to go to...

Mother Mary Loyola

The Children's Charter

      The Children's Charter was Mother Mary Loyola's response to Pope Pius X's 1910 decree Quam Singulari, which lowered the age for reception of First Communion to seven. Addressed directly to the parents and teachers of children, this...