READINGS AND PRAYERS for a Communicants’ Class........................................ 1
Preface................................................................................................................. 4
Introduction: The Communicants’ Class Necessary................................................ 7
Brief Service for Communicants’ Classes............................................................... 9
A Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament......................................................... 15
Reading 1: Types of Holy Communion................................................................. 17
Reading 2: The Institution of Holy Communion..................................................... 20
Reading 3: The Invitation..................................................................................... 23
Reading 4: The Communicants’ Preparation......................................................... 26
Reading 5: How Often Should One Communicate?.............................................. 29
Reading 6: At What Hour Should One Communicate?.......................................... 32
Reading 7: The Use of Holy Communion.............................................................. 36
Reading 8: The Devout Communicant in Church: Part 1........................................ 40
Reading 9: The Devout Communicant in Church: Part 2........................................ 43
Reading 10: The Devout Communicant after Church............................................. 46
Directions to First Communicants......................................................................... 49
Explanation of Words and Phrases....................................................................... 50
Suggestions to the Clergy..................................................................................... 53
Form............................................................................................................... 54
Objects of the Association............................................................................... 55
Member’s Prayers........................................................................................... 55
Suggestions for Holy Living.............................................................................. 55