First Holy Communion

Posted by Lisa Marie Kemp Stadele on 12th Mar 2017

First Holy Communion

Young Catholic girls and boys look forward to their First Communion – that day when they first will receive the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The girls dress up usually in white dresses and veils and boys in suits for this special occasion. They are recognized as having reached the age of reason, the age of knowing right from wrong, the age of knowing the difference between ordinary bread and the Holy Eucharist, the age of believing in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The children prepare for months with classes or special study, with their parents, teachers and priest.

We Catholics are invited weekly, daily, to share in the Table of the Lord. We want our children to come on our journey, to continue to grow in their faith and their love of Jesus. And although they will receive the Holy Eucharist many, many times in their lifetime, the first time is special. Many children receive special prayer books and rosaries at this time to help them celebrate this day and remember it. They cherish these for years. (I still have my First Communion rosary, almost 60 years later.) Other special gifts are crucifixes, statues, and jewelry.

Is there a child in your life taking this major step in his or her religious life? Give them a gift to remember this special day.

Check out Lisa’s Catholic Treasures website for special gifts for First Holy Communion. Here is the link: http://www.LisasCatholicTreasures.com/first-holy-communion/

Lisa’s Catholic Treasures

For half a century, I’ve collected Catholic-themed wood carvings, figurines and nativities. I began selling them to family and friends via open houses 15 years ago and added an online side to the business eight years back. Now, I’ve gone far beyond figurines and nativities and I have hundreds  of different items available for sale.

Online Catholic Store

Our online store is just the place to shop for gifts or items for your own home.  We have the basics:  saints, angels and Holy Family figurines, rosaries, crucifixes, and jewelry.  You will also find items related to the sacraments - Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, as well as Advent, Christmas and Easter.

We also carry religious books from board books, storybooks, young readers, adults and bibles for all ages.  Bibles include storybook and graphic novels for young people, those designed for First Holy Communion, middle school age, high school age, and adults.  You will find New American, New Catholic, NRSV-Catholic Edition and Spanish Bibles.

There is a variety of toys available on the website as well.  We carry a large selection of Shining Light Dolls and jigsaw puzzles with a scattering of plush, saints, activity sets and more.

No matter what type of Catholic treasure you’re looking for, you’re likely to find it right here on this website.

My Background

My interest in Catholic figurines and carvings can be traced back to my teenage years when my parents brought back a woodcarving of the Madonna and Child from their trip to Europe to give to my grandparents. I searched for that same style of carving for years, but eventually received the original when my father died. But the quest has guided me and led me to start this business of providing Catholic treasures to family, friends, and new friends.

My husband and I are lifelong Catholics from the Midwest, who met at a church in Colorado. We’re still active in our local parish community more than four decades later. My husband, three grown children and their families have all helped with the business.