Think back to that day when you received Communion for the very first time. It was no doubt a very special day in your life. If you were a child raised in the Catholic tradition, it was likely a time of celebration with fam- ily and friends: a time for brand new clothing, a big party, maybe even with gifts, and lots of attention paid to you because for the very first time, you were joining the family and community at the Table of the Eucharist.