Guide for Celebrating First Communion presents a collaborative and liturgically appropriate approach for preparing Masses in which children are receiving Communion for the first time. Combining a theological and historical overview with practical advice, this guide may be used by pastors, liturgists, music directors, directors of religious education, catechists, and worship commissions to help foster the participation of children and bring them to full communion at the table of the Lord.  This resource includes:

• A walk through the Mass detailing liturgical norms and acceptable practices
• Recommendations for readings and prayer texts
• Suggestions for selecting music and preparing the liturgical environment
• Ideas for scheduling liturgies, seating arrangements, processions, attire, and preparing liturgical ministers
• Strategies for dealing with difficult circumstances
• Ways the parish liturgy evangelizes
• Documentation from Church documents
• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Glossary of terms