[Alberta's Child]

Not a single altar boy that I grew up with (I was one from 8-12) ever became a priest...so why should we have been altar boys?

To serve God in the holy sacrifice of the Mass, and in the process to gain a rudimentary understanding of the priesthood.

Not a single kid that I grew up with ever became an archaeologist -- does that mean that those class trips to the Museum of Natural History were a waste of time?

[NeoCaveman]

Not a single kid that I grew up with ever became an archaeologist -- does that mean that those class trips to the Museum of Natural History were a waste of time?

Dominus vobiscum AC :-)

[Blzbba]

"Not a single kid that I grew up with ever became an archaeologist -- does that mean that those class trips to the Museum of Natural History were a waste of time? "


I'll give you that. I see your point, btw, but other posts have made it appear that altar service is a preparation for seminary, whereas your POV is that it's exposure, which I agree with.