Kids Involved in Homily

[PietroPaolo]

Father recently approached me about having one of my sons (6 yrs old) involved in one of his homilies. I think he will be talking about CCD and would like to use some of the students for some reason or another, perhaps to encourage parents to enroll their kids.

My understanding is that the homily is reserved for father alone.

Thoughts?

 

[robwar]

Father recently approached me about having one of my sons (6 yrs old) involved in one of his homilies. I think he will be talking about CCD and would like to use some of the students for some reason or another, perhaps to encourage parents to enroll their kids.

My understanding is that the homily is reserved for father alone.

Thoughts?

Ask your priest how he plans to use your son, Is he going to call him up there, say his name and then maybe ask your son what he likes about CCD. I highly doubt it would be much more than that. Homilies are reserved for the ordained (priests and deacons). But calling up a couple children in promotion of CCD and then maybe the child states what he or she likes is probably all this is. Just clarify with the priest.

 

[Cricket2]

Father recently approached me about having one of my sons (6 yrs old) involved in one of his homilies. I think he will be talking about CCD and would like to use some of the students for some reason or another, perhaps to encourage parents to enroll their kids.

My understanding is that the homily is reserved for father alone.

Thoughts?

Don’t worry about this. I have seen our own Bishop do this, and it usually involves getting the children to answer questions or to share something. I think it is a fine way to get the whole community more deeply involved in the Homily, especially as it pertains to young students. No problem here.

 

[DavidFilmer]

Only the priest can preach, but that doesn’t mean that nobody else can say anything. My brother (a priest) sometimes asks questions of the congregation, and people call out answers. It’s a way to make the message interesting and relevant.

 

[PietroPaolo]

Thanks for the reassurance and advice. Father wants to ask him a couple questions and get his answers to show off the new Catechetical program we started. He sat in on one of my son’s classes and thought he knew the Faith pretty well. That and my sons enthusiasm made him think it would be nice to share the fruits of CCD with the rest of the parish. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t having my kid break any rubrics.

 

[CB_Catholic]

I once went to the school Mass and the very, very, traditional priest called on a couple of kids and asked them questions on the Bible during his homily. He was very proud of them because they knew the answers, and I was too. It apparently was perfectly fine for him to do this or this priest would have never done so, he was a stickler for correct rubrics.

 

[robwar]

Thanks for the reassurance and advice. Father wants to ask him a couple questions and get his answers to show off the new Catechetical program we started. He sat in on one of my son’s classes and thought he knew the Faith pretty well. That and my sons enthusiasm made him think it would be nice to share the fruits of CCD with the rest of the parish. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t having my kid break any rubrics.

That sounds very nice, I’ll pray your son has confidence!

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

Thanks for the reassurance and advice. Father wants to ask him a couple questions and get his answers to show off the new Catechetical program we started. He sat in on one of my son’s classes and thought he knew the Faith pretty well. That and my sons enthusiasm made him think it would be nice to share the fruits of CCD with the rest of the parish. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t having my kid break any rubrics.

That is not what the Homily is for. Personally, I would never let any of my children participate in such foolishness. It’s a temptation to pride.

 

[ccmcmg]

That is not what the Homily is for. Personally, I would never let any of my children participate in such foolishness. It’s a temptation to pride.

What is the homily for, then?

Many Masses for youth, young adults, have the priest reaching out to those in the pews. I’ve never ever seen anything that says it isn’t allowed or proper. The people in the pews aren’t giving the homily.
newadvent.org/cathen/07448a.htm
stmaryvalleybloom.org/homily.html
clarionherald.info/clarion/index.php/special-sections/year-of-renewal-the-mass/918-what-is-the-purpose-of-the-homily-at-sunday-mass

 

[ProVobis]

This happens frequently in the Spanish Masses at my local parish.

 

[janeway529]

The true meaning of ‘homily’ is a conversation.