Choosing a parish

[catholicknight]

I’m not concerned because I think anyone will pressure her - they’re not bible thumping evangelicals at that church. Specifically the thing that is of concern to me is the “children’s litrugy” which they have at the liberal parish that I currently attend and they also have at the united methodist church her grandpa goes to. That children’s liturgy in contrast to the TLM is what I think will make the TLM seem boring to her.

How involved are you with the Novus Ordo children’s ministry? Do you really know what goes on in there? If your liberal parish is as bad as you say it is, how do you know you really want your kid learning what they might be teaching in there.

Seriously, I introduced my son to the TLM when he was five and he loved it. I took him to the short weekday low mass at first, just to get him used to it. He was very excited at how different it was. Of course he didn’t understand a word, but that didn’t seem to matter to him. He was more intrigued with the ritual and bells. By the end of his first mass he ways saying “Et cum Spiritu tuo.” No kidding! The last greeting of the mass, and he responded to it - appropriately! It shocked the heck out of me. Don’t sell your kids short. You would be surprised what they pick up and what they like. Never assume. Kids have a way of surprising us. Now my son is six, and he tells me he would rather go to a TLM over a Novus Ordo every time. That’s just him, no prompting from me, that’s just what he wants.

 

[CMatt25]

I’ll vouch for CMatt. He (or she) is not trolling. Misdirected, but not a troll. (I know this because of our PM conversation.)

Thank you Doubtfire.

 

[pro_multis]

If she is attending prostant services, she will feel more at home with you attending the OF than TLM.

 

[Adeodatus]

Go TLM all the way.

The liberals will just chip away at your faith, heresy after heresy and insipid song after insipid song. Why punish yourself? It’s not like you’re going to change their minds. God will change their minds, if they are open to Him.

Attend the TLM, but still go to a function every once in a while at your old parish. If you feel the need to represent orthodoxy (a good deed, of course) then you can do it while treating your soul to the reverence of the TLM.

 

[Moscati]

LOL that sounds awsome but I don’t think it’s realistic to expect her to do that at this age, at least not with this hyper little child. I have thought of doing that on the weekends that I don’t have her for my self, however.

I suppose not. I admit I’ve never been responsible for a child during Mass (yet)–I just love seeing them there!