As Father H began his homily today, he mentioned that he was going to use a Really Big Word: Transubstantiation. Little Brother's eyes opened wide. That's a BIG word! I grabbed a pen and wrote it on the front of his "Magnifikid" so he could see just how big it is.
He pondered the word for a few seconds, then poked Big Brother to show it to him. Then he appeared to be sitting and listening nicely--until he tapped me on the arm and whispered, "Do cones have vertices?"
During one homily, from my 6 yo son:
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Do snakes have bones?
Are we going to a restaurant after Mass?
I had to tell him he could only ask questions about church.
One time I was at my old church in New York up in the choir loft. It was a really, really boring sermon. Hard to stay awake. I saw a woman writing vigorously. I thought "Wow she's diligent." I leaned over to see what pearls of wisdom she was gleaning that I missed. Here is what I saw:
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Tuesday - chicken
Wednesday - pork chops
etc
So it's not just the kids!