“C?m on, m?.” I said, gleefully. (meaning is ‘Thanks, mom’)
“Chúc vui v? ? tru?ng,” my mother said, meaning ‘Have fun at school’ in Vietnamese. I give her a hug and then run straight down to the hall of St. Rose of Lima, in Paso Robles. I walk into Room 125 and say hello to my friends and my pleasant teacher, Ms. Silva. I went to my assigned seat, and Ms. Silva was already starting to announce something.
“Today, we are going to get ready to do the third sacrament of the Catholic Church. It is a first communion, a “Eucharist” communion!”
“What is a Eucharist communion?” said Alex, a popular, nice friend and a class clown.
“A Eucharist communion is when you guys will have a chance to...eat the body and blood of Christ!” she says.
OH, NO! Do I have to do this?…show more content… I feel like I am the stupidest kid anyone has ever met.
“What is it used for?” I ask.
“The bread is used for deepening love with Jesus Christ. The blood is for forgiving sins,” Ms. Silva tells me.
“Oh, wow, I should’ve known…” I said.
“Actually, I taught this to all your classmates and you, but I think you were thinking too much about worrying with how the Body and Blood is.”
“Oh, really, I am so sorry.” I say, gloomy.
“No, it’s okay, at least you learned something.”
Oh, yes I did.
Me and my family get into the car, and talked about my Communion. “Nice job, Rory!” my brother, Ryan says. “Thanks!” I said. “Rory, b?n dã làm r?t t?t trong nhà th?.,” says my mother, which means ‘Rory, you did so well in church’. “C?m on. Tôi s? không làm di?u này mà không c?n các b?n,” I say, meaning ‘Thanks. I wouldn’t have done this without you guys.’ As we get to our house, I start to think of what I learned. I actually learned three things:
I should stop being a stupid kid and be more mindful.
I must eat and drink the body and blood of Christ to forgive my sins and to deepen my love with Jesus Christ.
Finally, I need to listen and follow directions to help me complete
