The Eucharist Through a Boy’s Eyes

By Eamon Heath

My name is Eamon Heath, and I am a nine-year-old boy who goes to St. Max Church. I love St. Max because I think that it is more reverent than a lot of other churches. It is important to be reverent because Jesus is truly present at Mass in the Eucharist, and Jesus is our Lord and Savior. Eucharistic Adoration is a great way to be close to God in prayer in the church. I think of it as I am kneeling in the same room as God, being near to Him, and talking to Him. When I am at Adoration, I feel happy and calm. I am thankful that God gave us the gift of being with Him in the Eucharist.

My family recently started doing “appointment with God time” every day. This time is where we each go to a private place in the house and pray to God individually for about thirty minutes. Sometimes we do this time at Church during Adoration. When I am at Church, I feel more focused on God and don’t get as distracted.

We’ve been going to Mass and Adoration as a family for a long time. I have learned a lot about God, the Church, and Mass from my parents and Fr. Jim, Fr. Matthew, and Fr. Jesus. Learning about why we do what we do during Mass is important, because it helps me understand how important each action and word we say is and that I am not just saying random words. It helped me grow closer to God and appreciate Mass more.

Before I received my First Communion, I felt like I was missing something. I kept telling my mom that I wanted to receive my First Communion very soon. It was hard to wait, because it would be like Jesus is as close as possible to me. I wanted to be that close to Jesus! When I was receiving my First Communion, I was a little nervous and a lot excited. I felt like a lot of my worries disappeared. I also felt happy and close to Jesus. Being able to receive Jesus has helped me want to go to Mass more.

I’m so excited that I can receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the rest of my life. I hope to go to Adoration as often as possible with my family. I’m thankful that St. Max gives me the opportunity to spend so much time with Jesus!