Sunday, January 4, 2009

Is Church Almost Over?...


My own little "Chatty-Cathy", #3... I told her AGAIN this morning as we were getting ready to leave for Mass that she needs to be quiet in Church and try not to talk so much. She's six, so I tried to explain, "when we go to Church, that is time we give to Jesus, so, if you want to talk, talk - quietly - to Jesus... tell him thank you for all the blessings you received this week, or anything that is bothering you, or ask Him to help you get along better with your brothers and sister! But mostly, TRY to be a good example to your baby sister and PLEASE don't ask me during the consecration if Church is almost over!... we go to Mass every week, sometimes during the week, you know when Church will be over..." she nodded her head and went on her merry little way...

Now, we are constantly told by other parishioners how well behaved our kids are in Church. I realize that our own kids probably bother us WAY MORE than they bother anyone else... we also belong to an older parish, where you are almost always surrounded by surrogate grandma's and grandpas that love to smile and coo and tease with them, though we try to keep the kids focused forward, and try to sit close to the front to minimize the distractions... When we get to Mass #3 spots her Auntie/Godmother and asks to sit with her and Grandma and I reminded her that she should not talk during Mass and then we sat at the other end of the pew with the little ones while the boys went to serve at the altar... Everything went fine and then as we get up to go to communion from behind me I CLEARLY hear "Oh, yea! Church is almost over!" lol... Well, she didn't ask... lol... Such is the mind of a six year old, anxious to get out of church and see her cousin that has been gone on vacation the previous six weeks... : )

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