C19fan wrote:
Turning another sacrament into a look at me moment. These families seem to be ones who will take their daughter to first communion and that will be the last time.
You may be correct, but possibly her sponsors wanted to convey the importance of the occasion? Ultimately, the most important thing a seven year can do is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist.
I am not being argumentative, as I suspect the kid is entirely clueless - I’m just hoping against hope...
——Ultimately, the most important thing a seven year can do is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist.——
I think it’s vastly more important she understands what communion means, which at seven years old I doubt she does...
Infant baptism is another odd RC tradition...
I obviously don’t know what this is about, except being a religious occasion.
It is a belief in Judaism to do a mitzvah (a commandment of G-d) as nicely as it can be done, within reason.
A nice dress seems the right idea, from a Jewish perspective.
Thre's your answer, I think.