First Communion on Mother's Day

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I will start out by saying I am not a parent, so this is not really a concern to me.
I am however a catechist, and it just blows my mind that anyone can think that having First Communion on Mother’s Day is a good idea.

If your parish and/or children celebrated their First Communion on Mother’s day, please share your thoughts.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I will start out by saying I am not a parent, so this is not really a concern to me.
I am however a catechist, and it just blows my mind that anyone can think that having First Communion on Mother’s Day is a good idea.

If your parish and/or children celebrated their First Communion on Mother’s day, please share your thoughts.
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I can’t think of a better gift for Mother’s Day than to have my child receive the Eucharist for the first time.
 
I am also a catechist and I think having a child celebrate the first time receiving the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord trumps any made-up secular “holiday”.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I will start out by saying I am not a parent, so this is not really a concern to me.
I am however a catechist, and it just blows my mind that anyone can think that having First Communion on Mother’s Day is a good idea.

If your parish and/or children celebrated their First Communion on Mother’s day, please share your thoughts.
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Why does it bother you?
 
Ours is usually Mother’s Day. Don’t have a problem with that. I have more problems with the insistence that the children be readers and gift bearers and that the children’s Lectionary be used, eliminating the second reading. As far as I’m concerned at that Mass their main focus should be on the Sacrament they are about to receive.
 
DeniseNY said:
Why does it bother you?
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I guess I am just thinking about the Mom’s. I have heard many comments from friends who have been through it, and their biggest regret was having it on Mother’s day. Especially the ones who come from mixed religion families or are converts. It made for an awkward day, and in some cases made celebrations with non-Catholic family impossible.

Yes, I get it is only one day, but it seems to make it so difficult for some, and in my opinion, takes the focus off of mothers.
 
Phemie said:
Ours is usually Mother’s Day. Don’t have a problem with that. I have more problems with the insistence that the children be readers and gift bearers and that the children’s Lectionary be used, eliminating the second reading. As far as I’m concerned at that Mass their main focus should be on the Sacrament they are about to receive.
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This happens in my parish also. Add it to the list of my reasons.
 
TheDoctor said:
I am also a catechist and I think having a child celebrate the first time receiving the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord trumps any made-up secular “holiday”.
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I tend to agree, but there are 50 other Sundays in the year, and at least 2 more in May.
It just seems like a lot of pressure to put on a Mom on a day that, for better or worse, has been set aside to celebrate motherhood.
 
I am a mother and a catechist.

For me, it would be a beautiful moment to have my child receive Communion for the first time on Mother’s Day.

I’m not much into Mother’s Day, but my own mom is. It would present some difficulties for me, as I try to honor my mother and make a big deal out of Mother’s Day because it is important to her. We would have to include two celebrations in one. Ultimately, I think we could work it out just fine and everybody would be happy.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I guess I am just thinking about the Mom’s. I have heard many comments from friends who have been through it, and their biggest regret was having it on Mother’s day. Especially the ones who come from mixed religion families or are converts. It made for an awkward day, and in some cases made celebrations with non-Catholic family impossible.

Yes, I get it is only one day, but it seems to make it so difficult for some, and in my opinion, takes the focus off of mothers.
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How so? Mass takes a little over an hour out of the day, typically in the mid morning hours. Get together with non-Catholic family afterward for a nice brunch or picnic… problem solved. 🤷
 
I’m with some of the others. I am a mother & grandmother, it would have been an incredible day had I been Catholic and had raised my children in the Church. One my biggest regrets in life is that I did not discover the truth of the Catholic Church when my kids were younger so I could raise them in the Church.

Having a child or grandchild receive First Holy Communion on Mother’s Day would have been the best Mother’s Day gift.
 
Padres1969 said:
How so? Mass takes a little over an hour out of the day, typically in the mid morning hours. Get together with non-Catholic family afterward for a nice brunch or picnic… problem solved. 🤷
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In my family, this would not have worked. My father’s family was not Catholic(they were Episcopalian) and lived 3 hours away.
If my First Communion would have been on Mother’s day, none of my father’s family would have come, as it was also the day we celebrated all the family May birthdays, that was our tradition.

In my area, First Communion is a big thing, usually with lavish parties. It is a cultural thing here, and as I have said, many people I know find it difficult. It is not mandatory in my parish to do it on Mother’s day, but many parents feel that they have no choice as their children want to celebrate the day with their classmates.
 
I think most every First Communion I’ve gone to are on a Saturday. I remember my sister had hers on a Saturday, the following day was Mother’s day.
 
First Communion here in Italy is a massive thing - big parties, lots of expensive gifts. I think it would be nice to have that on Mother’s Day. Of course, Mother’s Day is on a different date in other parts of the world, including the UK.

We have baptisms, weddings and (where possible) funerals incorporated into the regular Sunday Mass in Italy. It’s great, you never know what you’re going to be part of when you go to church!
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I will start out by saying I am not a parent, so this is not really a concern to me.
I am however a catechist, and it just blows my mind that anyone can think that having First Communion on Mother’s Day is a good idea.

If your parish and/or children celebrated their First Communion on Mother’s day, please share your thoughts.
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I made my First Communion on Mother’s Day over 50 years ago. It was a special day I got to share with my Mom! 😃
 
Our parish always had first Communion on a Saturday. Then the children were encouraged to wear their special first Communion outfits to Mass the next day. It was sweet watching older parishioners congratulate them.

Trying to have first Communion on Mother’s Day would have been a logistical nightmare – the church just couldn’t hold the kids, their families, and the regular Mass attendees. And I think fewer extended family members would attend, since they’d be celebrating Mother’s Day.

Additionally, first Communion usually involves a party afterward. And I’m betting Mom is the one doing the cleaning and party prep – not exactly a relaxing Mother’s Day.
 
Our First Holy Communions for both the regular school & CCD students is always on a Saturday.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I will start out by saying I am not a parent, so this is not really a concern to me.
I am however a catechist, and it just blows my mind that anyone can think that having First Communion on Mother’s Day is a good idea.

If your parish and/or children celebrated their First Communion on Mother’s day, please share your thoughts.
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Blows your mind?

The magisterium of hallmark beats the Church?
We’ve had one child so far have thier first communion on Mother’s Day!
It’s so special for both her and my wife! Well, and Our Lady!
 
How about Father’s Day?
Flag day?
My birthday?
National ice cream week?
Talk like a pirate day?
:rolleyes:

This thread is incredible to me!
Honestly,
Any mother worth thier salt…
 
First Communion on Mother’s day is really nice.
The parish I am moving to had so many children receiving they used the auditorium at the local college. Was still beautiful, Logistics should not enter the equation. Also, We prefer FHC to occur within the regular Sunday Mass celebration. 2 reasons: In today’s world many families think that as long as they go to mass anytime on a weekend it counts. It doesn’t. We have kids make their FHC on Saturday, and then the very next day their parents put their souls in jeopardy by sleeping in and skipping Mass “because we were just there yesterday”.
Yeah. That happens.
The second reason is, that it’s an important day in the LIFE OF THE PARISH. More people receiving Our Lord, more people worshiping that have a basic understanding of why we do, and as a reminder and example of the great gift that most parishioners have received already, and perhaps take for granted. When you see those children receiving, love wells up in the heart of even the most jaded parishioners.

It’s a good thing on so many levels.
It would be even better if we could do it on Corpus Christi…but people run off in the summertime. 🤷
 
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