• • You must have a strong desire to serve at the Altar of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
  • You should be an active member of the parish community and believe in the teachings of The Holy Catholic Church.
  • You must have already made your First Holy Communion, and know all the prayers of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass from memory. The required prayers can be found in Appendix A, Prayers.
  • You must know how to
    • genuflect properly . See Appendix B, Genuflecting.
    • make the sign of the Cross. See Appendix C, Sign of the Cross.
    • receive Holy Communion in the approved manner. (See Appendix D, Reverence in Receiving Holy Communion).
  • You must understand that the Real Presence of Jesus the Christ begins at the moment of the consecration and endures as long as the Eucharistic species subsists.