# Communion with babies

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**Category:** Catholic Living\
**Created:** [March 9, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132 "2025-03-09T19:06:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beachfun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@Beachfun](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Beachfun)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/1 "2025-03-09T19:06:49Z")

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The last two services I attended, a mother has brought her baby to the alter after communion. The priest had the chalice and spoon some of the contents into the baby’s mouth. I am not familiar with this practice and would appreciate an explanation.

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**Author:** ![DCM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DCM](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/DCM)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/2 "2025-03-09T23:06:30Z")

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Don’t know about that specifically but the Orthodox church has Communion starting (for babies) right after the infants are presented in the church.

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**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/3 "2025-03-10T18:48:54Z")

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Is this an Eastern Rite Catholic Church? I know in the Eastern Orthodox Churches babies receive their First Eucharist at the same time as Baptism and Chrismation (Confirmation). These are all three Sacraments of Initiation. I speculate that the same is true of Eastern Rite Catholics.

Welcome to the Forum : )

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**Author:** ![DCM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DCM](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/DCM)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/4 "2025-03-10T21:59:38Z")

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Yes. A few years ago we saw this.

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**Author:** ![Beachfun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@Beachfun](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Beachfun)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/5 "2025-03-11T00:37:53Z")

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No, it is a Roman Catholic Church.

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**Author:** ![DCM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DCM](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/DCM)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/communion-with-babies/2132/6 "2025-03-12T14:52:30Z")

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The one I saw was at an Orthodox church.