Is it ok to let my children "play mass" at home?

[Gnosis]

When I was quite little I desperately wanted to take part in Eucharist, but obviously was too young. I used to try and swindle my grandmother into saving some for me and share it, but she never would. I used to hope she wouldn’t eat it fast enough and then I would grab it from her when she returned, but she always ate it by the time she had returned to the pew.

So I started “playing priest” back at home. I remember squashing my dinner bread really flat and tearing into roughly circular pieces, uplifting it and then eating it. Needless to say, I was pretty enthusiatic when my first communion came around in gr. 2.

 

[lizaanne]

Dang - I just love my Faith. :extrahappy:

Are we the coolest or what? I just totally love these stories!!!

~Liza

 

[PapaSquash]

As I write this, about ten feet away, the girls sit, three in a clawfoot tub, baptising dolls.

The two year old seems to favor full immersion.

I suspect this started as an excuse to dump water on each other’s heads.

 

[ElizaE]

My husband tells the story that when he was young he thought people were singing “Lasagna in the Highest” instead of Hosanna in the highest. He says that when he was a kid he would imagine a lasagna floating in the heavens.

Isn’t cute how the young mind works. I love this story.

 

[Leslee68]

My friends little girl hated singing “Hosanna”. She thought it was “Hose Anna” and, as her name is Anna …

 

[jmcrae]

My friends little girl hated singing “Hosanna”. She thought it was “Hose Anna” and, as her name is Anna …

This reminds me of a funny story. It seems that twin girls, Mary and Sarah, were being taught to pray the Hail Mary each night before bed.

On the first night, both girls were bright and happy, and got right into the prayer. On the second night, Mary was still bright and happy, but Sarah had a thoughtful look on her face.

The third night, Mary was still okay, but Sarah looked kind of sad.

On the fourth night, Mary was still okay, but Sarah burst into tears half way through the prayer. Mother became very concerned, and took her aside. “Sarah, honey, whatever is the matter?” Sarah was sobbing so hard that she could barely speak, but finally, she burst out, “When are we ever going to learn the Hail Sarah, Momma?”

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

Or my toddler’s first attempts at the sign of the Cross - “Father, Son and Holy Spearmint.”

The hymn, “Lord of the Dance”: “And I’ll see you all at the dance, Sara Lee” or “Dance then, whereever you may be, I am the dancing flea, said he…”

 

[First_of_9]

Not to get off topic but, I’m just curious, if the kids from the pre-Vatican II age played Mass, did they say it in Latin?
Could these children even properly pronounce the Latin?
Or did they read the English from a hand missal?

I know playing Mass now is easy since it is in the vernacular and not as complicated to re-enact.

Yes, we did do it in Latin, from the missal (the old St. Joseph Daily Missal), and yes, by 5th grade we had learned the Latin responses on our way to being altar boys in sixth grade. Of course, Latin with a southern accent is something that has to be heard to be believed.

One of my friends had a play mass kit his grandmother had gotten him (hint, hint) that included the Chauble (fiddle back, of course. This was about 1958-59.

 

[ChemicalBean]

With arms extended, “Lettuce Spray…”

I played eucharistic minister with Better Cheddars. But as an only child, I found it really hard to give communion to myself without dropping it when I switched from EM to communicant. I kind of had to do a quick hold - drop - and catch maneuver.

 

[jmcrae]

With arms extended, “Lettuce Spray…”

I played eucharistic minister with Better Cheddars. But as an only child, I found it really hard to give communion to myself without dropping it when I switched from EM to communicant. I kind of had to do a quick hold - drop - and catch maneuver.

You should have received on the tongue …