Dear Women
Sitting Behind Us At Mass,
It was so
good to see you at mass. Father gave a good homily and the readings were
touching as well. However, the comment you made (quite loudly) when my husband
removed our two year old, "You should have removed that child an hour
ago!"
Makes me believe you were focused on something else - my 2 year
old.
Here the
problem with your opinion - if I removed my daughter an hour ago she wouldn't
have attended mass. Frankly, shame on you for thinking the littlest of God's
flock doesn't deserve to be in his presence.
We could
hang out in the cry room but that is just encouraging poor behavior. Have you
been in there lately? Many parents go in there and just check out. My experience has been kids running everywhere
and no one is really engaged. However, if it’s good enough for my family, you
are certainly welcome to enjoy mass from that location in the church.
I'm trying
really hard to raise good Catholic kids. I want my children to understand their
faith, be active in it and be engaged. I can't wait to start this process when
they are 10; it starts now. Would it be fair to her older siblings if we took
your advice (she is the youngest of 4, mind you) and removed all of them from mass? Should all my children
simply not attend mass until they are 18 and can behave adult like?
But wait,
if I do that, I've lost all those impressionable years and then you won't see
them in the pews.
Since you’re
sitting in the pew, I'm going to assume you understand that children are the
fruit of marriage. They are a blessing from God and should be celebrated!
What you may not realize is children come in raw form, so give us a little more time to keep molding
her (patients is a virtual you know!).
Who knows,
you may be looking at a future Saint!
Sincerely,
The Catholic
Mom in the Trenches Sitting in Front of You
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