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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are having a Mass and you are really worried about it, being quiet toys and sit in the back. Coloring books, etc. let them play in the pews. Very, very common sight at Mass.

We probably had 30 or so kids under 10 at our wedding years ago and it was no big deal. We had a full Mass for our wedding.

Cry room is also a good suggestion. If your kids become unsettled, stepping outside is no big deal.

If you go up to the communion line for a blessing tell your kids to place each hand on opposite shoulder to signal they are not Catholics. [/quote]

A priest/deacon/Eucharist minister would certainly know that children ages 1, 3 and 6 had not yet made First Communion.  No need to cross their arms.[/quote]

I saw multiple 4-6 year olds receive all sacraments from baptism to confirmation at the Easter Vigil Mass this past year. My wife was given her first communion at age 5 when she insisted she was ready and a priest examined her conscience and signed off on it.   Atypical but we always had our children cross arms from the time they could walk until they actually received their First Communion.  [/quote]

Eastern Rite?  [/quote]

Roman Catholic.  I was mildly surprised as we were sponsoring two teens coming into the church and they were baptized and confirmed as expected but the two priests also baptized thru confirmed the younger kids.   The RCC only teaches that an individual reach the age of reason before receiving confirmation, which is an undefined age.  To be frank, we were sort of jealous as our kids will receive full sacrament prep through school for confirmation. I told the teens we sponsored their classmates would have to go through separate prep. [/quote]

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