tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post6491526276599706009..comments2024-03-22T23:54:34.302-04:00Comments on Ashes From Burnt Roses: Matthew Monday: Easter MassMannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-522675048629195282013-04-01T22:20:18.821-04:002013-04-01T22:20:18.821-04:00Thanks. I'll try to bring him more frequently...Thanks. I'll try to bring him more frequently. The 9:30 mass is supposed to be the children's mass, but it's hard to get early for it. I'm also not so fond of it because there are lots of children and someone is always crying at some point. But Matthew might like to watch the children's choir.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-57509930999636895012013-04-01T22:16:18.015-04:002013-04-01T22:16:18.015-04:00I had never heard or seen a "crying room"...I had never heard or seen a "crying room" before. Thanks for letting me know it's more widespread. Unfortunately there were no pictures taken yesterday. I asked my wife to take her camera to my mother's house where we celebrated the holiday, but she had forgotten.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-76885646346123745392013-04-01T09:08:35.327-04:002013-04-01T09:08:35.327-04:00Manny many suburban churches have a room such as y...Manny many suburban churches have a room such as you described, and they are called "crying rooms" because that's where parents with crying or noisy young children would retreat to when necessary. For what it is worth, my mother never took my sister or I to Mass until we started kindergarten because she knew we couldn't sit still or be quiet. On the other hand, I see a family of six nearly every Sunday, the oldest being under 5 years of age, and those kids don't make a peep. I would like to know how their parents manage to achieve this because many was the time I had to take mine outside or in the vestibule because of their antics. My most devout child now was the biggest offender then. Go figure! If you got any photos of Matthew in his Easter finery, please post them, I'd love to see them. Easter blessings! JoyceTLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-74874207908240844182013-04-01T08:21:11.324-04:002013-04-01T08:21:11.324-04:00How sweet! I had to do similar things with my youn...How sweet! I had to do similar things with my youngest, who was two at the time I converted. I would bring small, quiet toys for her at first, but as she got a little older I would pick her up when we stood, and whisper in her ear that Jesus was there. She also liked to hold the missal. <br />The more you take Matthew, the more accustomed he will get to the sights and sounds. He sounds like he did really well! And that he is definitely going to be a girl magnet, lol.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.com