[Magdalen] Suffer The Little Children?

[Jay Weigel]

IMO, absolutely NOT. Unless this is a Roman Catholic parish, this is an
exclusionary tactic and this priest is all wet. IMNSHO, Confirmation at 10
is also way too young, but that's a whole other thread.

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> I am aware of a parish that has a regular practice of inviting
> the toddlers to come forward to surround the altar during the Canon/
> Eucharistic Prayer.  At the conclusion of this Prayer, the  presider
> shakes their hands and they trundle back to their families in  the pews.
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> These children have all been baptized, but are too young for  Confirmation
> and regular communion which occurs there at age 10.  As a  result,
> these toddlers do not take communion which is the obvious outcome
> of the Eucharistic Prayer which they have witnessed.
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> IOW the children have witnessed a Liturgy from
> which they are then excluded.
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> I'm all for involving children in the Liturgy, but is this the right way
> to
> do so?.
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> David Strang
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