This is the first in what they expect to be a growing line of merchandise with a religious theme. Finally - a gift that may lead to a vocation! Should be labeled for “boys only” but I guess they are leaving that up to the discretion of parents and godparents.
He He - we used to play with Necco candies - LOL
That's true. It would be very useful for teachers to show the children exactly what Father is doing during Mass, since they can't see unless they're in the front row and at exactly the right angle. It would also help them to memorize the names of the vessels and other items.
Our deacon in Broken Arrow had made flash cards and would quiz the altar servers, because it drove him crazy when they would point and say, "Should I bring you that thingie next?"
http://ourfathershouse.biz/shopsite_sc/store/html/page30.html
These are the kits my kids use in their Catechisis of the Good Shepherd classes. They are beautiful.
Playing Mass is more likely to demean the sacred by making it commonplay and commonplace.
Parents would be better served to explain the Mass to their children as soon as they can stand on the kneeler and pay attention.
Parents of today seem to be remiss in educating their children in the Faith.
It’s a popular item with the Catholic homeschooling crowd.
There are also some more elaborate and realistic toy Mass kits available. I think toy Mass kits foster a strong Catholic identity that could lead to more vocations and only wish they had been available when I had little boys.
No offense, but it looks like a plastic “Sick Call” set. (Do priests still make Sick Calls?)
Father Z has a post with a very nice picture of a young man playing with a kit. It’s from a poster from the Raleigh diocese. I’d post the picture but am picture-posting illiterate.
http://wdtprs.com/blog/2008/08/great-vocations-poster/
Plus you can get the poster and read about the background here;
http://romancatholicvocations.blogspot.com/2008/08/latest-diocese-of-raleigh-vocations-ad.html
Oh yeah, that’s way better than a bike or a Gameboy./sarc