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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m surprised by this. My grandma is a very devout catholic and we’re hiring another caregiver for her. Most of duties involve just being her friend and being with her. She expects to pray the rosary, go to mass and read the Bible almost daily. I’m not a racist or discriminatory person but we were trying to find someone to be more of a companion to grandma. Preferably a person from a big catholic family. [/quote]

Catholics really don’t read the Bible and we “say the rosary” not pray the rosary.    I’m calling troll.

My grandmother was Irish and Catholic and deeply religious.  Her paid caregiver was African and a devout Muslim - and quickly became my grandmother’s best friend.  My grandmother loved her.  Her caregiver took her to Mass and sat quietly, helping my grandmother to the altar to get communion where the priest would always give the caregiver a blessing.

Even religious schools don’t restrict employment to only teachers and assistants of the school’s religion.

Ridiculous to post for a “Christian nanny”.  [/quote]

DP. I’m AA and Catholic. My elderly mom reads the Bible daily, then attends morning mass, AND prays the Rosary. And, yes, she says pray and not say. And no one I know says “comes to the altar” for going up to receive communion. The only people who receive at the altar are the celebrants and any Eucharistic ministers or altar servers. But I don’t think you are ridiculous. Even within Catholicism, there are minor cultural differences. For example, in my mom’s parish and my parish, elderly communicants are not expected to walk to the front. Rather the Eucharistic minister comes to them.
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I'm Catholic and grew up in a very Irish Catholic family and I agree with the AA Catholic poster.    I've absolutely heard references to "praying the rosary" (as opposed to "saying.")[/quote]

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