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White Sunday: Solemn First Communion in St. Lukas Am Aschenberg

The so-called "White Sunday", the first Sunday after Easter, is traditionally the day of the First Communion in many congregations. Mostly the children are about nine years old. In this divine service they receive Holy Communion for the first time – the "bread of life" – and thus symbolically the Body of Christ.This important event was also celebrated in the Church of St. Luke of the parish of St. Francis.The children from Horas, Niesig and the …

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The so-called "White Sunday", the first Sunday after Easter, is traditionally the day of the First Communion in many congregations. Mostly the children are about nine years old. In this divine service they receive Holy Communion for the first time – the "bread of life" – and thus symbolically the Body of Christ.This important event was also celebrated in the Church of St. Luke of the parish of St. Francis.The children from Horas, Niesig and the …

A celebration of friendship and community in Eichenbühl. When the sun on White Sunday illuminates the windows of the Catholic parish church of St. Cecilia in Eichenbühl, the atmosphere of the day is in the air. On April 12, 2026, families, friends and congregation gathered to celebrate a special event together with Father Artur Fröhlich and eight communion children: the first communion under the motto "You are my friends". The service was charac…

The "White Sunday" in the week after Easter was traditionally the day of the First Communion. Over the centuries the traditions have changed to this celebration. A look back.

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aachener-zeitung.de broke the news on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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