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First Communion recipient overcomes obstacle, gives hope to others Carson Crosby receives first Communion from Father Augustine Asante at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus, Texas, April 24, 2021. Crosby has a mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food orally so a fraction of the host was dissolved in a small amount of distilled water. (Janet Jones, The Catholic Lighthouse/CNS)
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COLUMBUS, Texas (CNS) Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge.
Carson has a genetic mitochondrial disease that prevents him from consuming food and drink orally. Since his infancy, he has been receiving nutrition through a feeding tube, but the Catholic Church does not allow the Eucharist to be given in this manner.