{"id":20791,"date":"2016-10-13T06:33:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=18144"},"modified":"2016-10-13T06:33:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:33:40","slug":"brazil-101-year-old-woman-receives-first-communion-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/10\/13\/brazil-101-year-old-woman-receives-first-communion-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAZIL 101-year-old woman receives First Communion &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BRAZIL &#8211;\u00a0101-year-old woman receives First Communion <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>101 year old Do\u00f1a Penha had seen and experienced many things but the latest event is probably one of the most significant in her long life. She received her First Communion during Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel nursing home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \u2013 probably the oldest person in the world to do so.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18148 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"photo-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A year ago Do\u00f1a Penha arrived at the nursing home, which is run by the Sisters of the Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Association. The home has a chapel where Mass is celebrated during the week and Do\u00f1a Penha began to attend Mass with the other residents. <br \/>When she eventually asked to go to Confession, the priest realised she had not yet received Communion. Fr Domingos S\u00e1vio Silva Ferreira therefore asked the sisters to prepare Do\u00f1a Penha to receive the sacrament.<\/p>\n<p>Having completed the preparation, Do\u00f1a Penha received Communion for the first time. Nursing home staff who were present could see that \u201cthat was what she really wanted.\u201d They observed that even at 101 years of age \u201cshe is very lucid, and prepared to receive First Communion from the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those who witnessed the occasion said it was a great testimony to the love of God. Josiane Ribeiro, the administrative assistant of the nursing home, stated \u201cIt was a very beautiful moment that showed us that it is never too late to receive the Eucharist, which for someone seeking God, neither time nor shame can prevent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ribeiro added that occasions like this help \u201creaffirm faith\u201d and were proof of God\u2019s love \u2013 not just for the people who live with Do\u00f1a Penha at the nursing home, but also for the many others who were able to share the moment through social media. \u201cWe put the photos on the nursing home&#8217;s Facebook page, and many people saw it, commented and congratulated,\u201d she said. 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