Many of you readers know that our five oldest children were recently confirmed by Raymond Cardinal Burke. O glorious day!
I’ll post a few pictures below for a brief recap…
As the dust settles from last week and indelible marks remain on the children’s souls for all of eternity, there was only one item yet to be taken care of…
What to do with all that cash their relatives so graciously bestowed upon them?
Hmmm…what would you do, if you were given some cash as a child?
Without parental intervention, our children would likely have done one of two things:
- Shoved the cash into their piggy banks. (Not a bad idea.)
- Biked over to the local grocery store and purchased ridiculous amounts of Mike and Ikes, Cherry Nibs, and Peanut Butter M&Ms. (Fun. But a bit of a waste.)
Fortunately, we had a plan, should any cash find their way into those Confirmation cards. All the children–except The Eldest as she already owned one–purchased Latin Mass Missals, and they’ve arrived in the mail!
Their names are written on the front of them, and we keep them on this bookshelf in the living room for easy access.
We’re very thankful that the older children can have their own missals, as we feel it’s important to begin familiarity with it as soon as possible. There are wonderful things to learn about the Mass in these books too. (For those of you who may be unfamiliar, the books have Latin on one side and English on the other with explanatory notes.)
But what about The Eldest, you might ask? What did she purchase with her extra cash, since she already owned a missal?
She purchased the Roman Breviary, which was certainly more expensive. Fortunately for her, she had saved up her piano money from the spring and summer. Now she will be able to pray the responses during Lauds, which begins around 6:25am in our household.
Hopefully in a year or two the boys will be able to purchase their own breviaries too. These books are very beautiful. We find it edifying and inspiring to pray the ancient psalms of the Church day in and day out, and we look forward to the boys praying them aloud. As it is now, they sit quietly with us and are either silently praying in their hearts or dozing in the candle light…
Thank you to all the grandmas, grandpas, aunts, and uncle who contributed to the children’s Holy Book Fund!
And most especially, thank you to everyone who prayed for the children on that most memorable day!
