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The must-read prayer a priest wrote for his First Holy Communion 20 years ago

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Lafayette Vocations

Cerith Gardiner - published on 07/25/22

As a young boy, Alex Lancon had already grasped just how beautiful the experience of receiving his first Eucharist would be.

The Diocese of Lafayette Office of Vocations and Seminarians recently shared the prayer that a newly ordained priest, Fr. Alex Lancon, made for his First Holy Communion in 2002.

The post was then tweeted by Will Dailey, who shared that the diocese was “really knocking it out the park” with the adorable post.

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