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It’s common for families to attend Saturday vigil or Sunday Mass with their small children, which can sometimes lead to interruptions due to children crying or playing. Two Catholic priests have some advice aimed at improving the experience for both parents and other Mass attendees.
Father Vicente Eliamar Vega, a priest of the Diocese of Saltillo in the Mexican state of Coahuila, started out by saying that it’s essential to get children used to fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass weekly, as well as on holy days of obligation, “for the glory of God and the salvation of their souls.”
Vega urged families to maintain this practice and take their children to church, since “it’s the way in which we are going to prolong the heritage of faith.”
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Father Vicente Eliamar Vega, a priest of the Diocese of Saltillo in the Mexican state of Coahuila, started out by saying that it’s essential to get children used to fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass weekly, as well as on holy days of obligation, “for the glory of God and the salvation of their souls.”
Vega urged families to maintain this practice and take their children to church, since “it’s the way in which we are going to prolong the heritage of faith.”
Continued below.
How do you handle the presence of a restless child at Mass?
It’s essential to get Catholic children used to fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass weekly as well as on holy days of obligation. Two priests offer some advice.
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