First Holy Communion should be primarily religious in nature. However, for children it is associated primarily with lavish parties and numerous gifts. Therefore, some of the youngest children may feel very bad during this period. In such cases, parents sometimes organize events just for them. For this purpose, they book hotels or restaurants. They often organize additional attractions.
Parents do this instead of First Holy Communion
Parents sharing their experiences on the Facebook profile of our website Edziecko.pl. “A very nice idea. We have been planning to take our son to Disneyland for Communion for years. Although I have the impression that it is more the parents who make their children feel that they are missing out on something. We need to talk about it in advance and explain what it is like with sacraments and church. And I still think it’s all pure commercialism,” one person wrote. I did exactly the same to my daughter – she had a wreath and a tulle dress. She got money from secular grandparents. I was proud of her for persevering among Catholic children (today, most of them do not attend religion classes). Now our son’s communion will be celebrated and we’re going on vacation, another mother mentioned.
They do it instead of the first Holy Communion. They don’t want a religious rite Miseno//shutterstock
“It was written that we were bad and stupid”
However, the idea is highly controversial. His opponents are especially people from Catholic circles. Some time ago, there was an entry on this topic on the Bad Father Blog. The author shared his experiences. After publication, it received many unpleasant comments. Not only about yourself, but also about your child. Some entries were downright offensive.
– My friends sent me links to Catholic groups where they wrote that we were bad, stupid, some even insulted children. But interestingly, in one of these discussions I was defended by a man who declared himself a believer. He wrote that in his opinion our approach is better than sending a child to communion “because it is appropriate” or for gifts. […] People wrote disgusting things, that the young man was angry, that we were hurting him, that his heart was empty. He is a very sensitive 10-year-old, like many children of this age, he does not want to hurt or offend anyone – the blogger confessed in an interview with dadHero.pl.
Source: Gazeta
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