Blessings from a child

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Hello, I am a little confused about something. I have a two year old nephew who is so cute with big fat cheeks on his face. Anyway, he has been taught to give blessings. He puts his little hand on a persons head and says “Father, Son, and Holy spirit.” Anyway, it is very cute, but I am a little concerned about its validity. In my family I’ve always been taught to get blessings from a parent or someone older than me. I’ve been blessed with a special blessing from Cardinal McCarrick and of course from my parents, but I’ve never seen anyone with higher authority get blessings from someone of lesser authority. For example, my parents have never asked for a blessing from their children. Can you shed some light on me for this matter?
Also, what does it mean to bless God? Thank you!
 
I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I used to mimic the priest giving the final blessing at Mass (in effect, sort of blessing him back!) until I was like 11. Anyone can sincerely and legitimately say, “God Bless You!” This is only a child’s variation of such. With time and age, he should come to better appreciate what is most appropriate and what is not. For now, it’s a healthy exercize developing his religious sense.
 
Just tell him when he grows up that he was giving out all these blessings and that now he’s gotta be a priest to validate them all!! 😃

I wouldn’t worry about it. We used to play Mass and hand out potato chips
 
When I was a child a priest who was a friend of the family used to give me unblessed hosts - of course my sisters and I would play pretend Mass with them.

The funniest thing was that I had my First Communion at a younger age than all of my schoolfriends, so when their turns came they’d all ask ‘does the host taste different after it’s blessed?’ 😃
 
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LilyM:
When I was a child a priest who was a friend of the family used to give me unblessed hosts - of course my sisters and I would play pretend Mass with them.

The funniest thing was that I had my First Communion at a younger age than all of my schoolfriends, so when their turns came they’d all ask ‘does the host taste different after it’s blessed?’ 😃
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We played Mass too, and we took a slice of white bread, cut out the middle in a circle shape, and pressed it thin with our fingers to resemble a wafer. For some reason, the adults in the house who humored us by attending “mass” didn’t want to take the wafer…surely not b/c of all the finger prints… 😃

I had this plaid poncho - and whoever got to be the priest got to wear it. :cool:
 
That’s too funny. I use to play mass too, and yep used to cut out bread circles use patato chips wafers…heh heh… and its amazing how much kids remember saying a whole mass in play.
 
Little Mary:
We played Mass too, and we took a slice of white bread, cut out the middle in a circle shape, and pressed it thin with our fingers to resemble a wafer. For some reason, the adults in the house who humored us by attending “mass” didn’t want to take the wafer…surely not b/c of all the finger prints… 😃

I had this plaid poncho - and whoever got to be the priest got to wear it. :cool:
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Man, I forgot I used to do the white bread thing too! 😃
 
Joe Kelley:
We always used Nesco [sp?] wafers. Do they still sell them?
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Yesss!

That would be Necco wafers, and I have seen them in stores just in the last couple years so I assume they are still there.

My Lutheran friend and I used to give each other Communion, before we knew we weren’t supposed to share in that way. That was before I received my First Communion; now of course I know better and now 40 years later I’m not in communion with my friend. So much for growing up and learning things. I wonder when Christ said, “you must be like this little child” whether it was more being like a child – or NOT being like an adult that was so important. 😛

Alan
 
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