Sunday, May 19, 2013

First Communion

Michael made his first Holy Communion today. It was so sweet. Now, all of my seven sons have had this beautiful sacrament. (Next year I get to pick out our first communion dress!) He also got to crown Mary for our May Crowning a few weeks ago- he's having quite a month. Grandma and Grandpa are here for the festivities, and having a wonderful time with the kids. I'll post a few pictures of Michael's special day:
God Bless Michael

the crew


(May Crowning from last week)

Our seventh son!
so serious
Grandma and Grandpa make everything special
processing in
(this was the closest Fred could get)
his first communion class- 21 in all

the deacon blesses his new rosary
so proud!



43 comments:

  1. We have three beautiful daughters who are all 2 years apart.When they got older,rather than have to go thru First holy communion three times,and have thre separate parties,etc,we decided to wait and have all three make first communion at the same time.They were 7,9 and 11 at the time and it worked out great!all the friends and relatives had to make just on trip,instead of three and it was easier to plan.Our parish requires the full first communion outfit,so all three girls picked out their dress and veil,then it just a matter of getting the under shirts,cloth diapers,rubber pants,tights and white mary janes.the morning of their big day,i dressed them together and they all looked adorable and so pure and innocent.

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    1. you did a great job,. my daughter is 11 now and she will go for her first communion and she look forward to it

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    2. Our daughter is 12 and supposed to make her First Holy Communion this comming May if the covid-19 has let up some! She all ready has her cute,poofy communion dress and veil picked out and will wear the lace anklets and white patent leather shoes with the dress.She isnt going to wear the cloth diaper,but is going to wear white rubberpants under her dress with six rows of white lace sewn across the back that her great gave her all ready.She thinks they are really cute and cant wait to wear them under her dress!

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  2. my daughter is 13 and making her first communion next month and has to wear the cloth diapers and rubber pants under her dress also.i have her diaper all made and the touth size rubberpants.I will be looking forward to having her in all white for the day.

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    1. When i made my First Holy Communion at 15,the parish dress code called for the short sleeve,knee length communion dress and veil with lace socks and the white shoes and a tee shirt with the cloth diaper and rubberpants under the dresses.Mom sewed a package of 26x27 inch cloth diapers together to make the required diaper for me and got diaper pins to pin it it on me with.I had white adult size rubberpants over it that fit me loose.I was paranoid during the ceremony that something would happen and people would see the diaper and rubberpants under my dress!Mom wouldnt let me take them off for my party,so i felt uneasy being around my friends and relatives during my party.

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    2. I am a guy 16 and my sister,laura who's 14.made her First Communion this past June 6th.She came out of her room with mom and looked cute in her puffy,knee length communion dress and veil with her lace socks and white shoes on.She smelled of babypowder and mom told me that she used it on sis when she put her cloth diaper and plastic pants on her that she wore under her dress.It was quite strong and overpowering!

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  3. Can any one tell me,does the cloth diapers and rubberpants and under shirt and white tights get put away in the box with the communion dress and veil?

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    1. They can be put away with the dress and veil.When our daughter made her First Holy Communion at age 11,I put the diaper,rubberpants and tights in her drawer and we had her wear them for easter and christmas and weddings up untill she was 15.I know a couple of other moms who had their daughters wear them for holidays also.

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    2. When our daughter made her FHC at 13 in the class with the 2nd graders.i did her in a cute,poofy,short sleeve,knee length communion dress and matching veil with the lace anklets and white patent leather shoes.She had a white tee shirt with a 10 ply thick cloth diaper and white adult size rubberpants under her dress.A year later when she was 14,she was the flowergirl in a nieces wedding and she wore her communion outfit as her flowergirl outfit.I had six rows of pink lace sewn across the back of her rubberpants so she would feel cuter for her role as flowergirl!

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  4. To anonymous-july 16-Yes,the cloth diapers,rubberpants,undershirt and tights are put away with the dress and veil.Our daughter made her FHC at age 13 and i put her diapers,rubberpants,undershirt,and tights in the box with her dress and veil and when she is confirmed in two years at 16,they will be brought out and put on her again and worn under her white confirmation dress.

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    1. Our daughter made her First holy communion last may at 13 also and i did just the rubberpants and under shirt on her under her communion dress-no diaper! I babypowdered her good first,then put the rubberpants on her.I got them big enough to fit her a little loose.

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  5. Our daughter is 9 and will be making her First Holy communion this comming May 2017.I am going to sew the cloth diapers together to make one diaper out of them and she have the youth size rubberpants over it.can any one tell me if i should use heavy duty thread to sew the diapers together with?

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  6. To Anonymous,jan 19-Yes,Our daughter is 15 and finially making her First HOLY Communion on May 7th with the 7 and 8 year olds and i got a package of the Gerber flat cloth diapers in the 24x27 inch size that come 10 to a package and put heavy duty thread in my sewing machine and sewed the diapers together to make the one diaper out of them.I got a card of pink diaper pins to pin the diaper on her with and she will have a pair of white adult size medium,blousy fitting rubberpants over the diaper.Her Communion dress is poofy and to the top of the knees with the matching veil,and she will wear the lace anklets and the white 'mary jane'shoes with the dress.All of the little girls in her class will have the cloth diaper and rubberpants under their dresses as well.

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  7. As a reminder,the first communion diaper,rubberpants and tights can be worn also for other special occasions and holidays!My two daughters have worn their communion diaper,rubberpants and tights in two weddings,under their Easter dresses,and their christmas dresses on christmas eve and day.They will wear them also under their white confirmation dresses when they are confirmed in 8th grade.

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    1. Our daughter did her First Holy communion at age 12,and then the next year when she was 13,she was the flowergirl in her neices wedding and i put her First Communion diaper and rubberpants on her under her flowergirl dress.They looked cute under her poofy flowergirl dress!

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  8. Our 10 year old daughter will be making her First HOLY Communion this sunday on mothers day,May 12.Her communion dress has a 3/4 crinoline and she will have the lace anklets and the white mary janes.Her Great Aunt got a three pair package of the Dappi brand rubberpants in the xxl size and she will wear one pair over her cloth diaper under her dress.

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  9. When our 9 year old daughter made her First Holy Communion back on June 2,i did a size 7 pampers diaper on her first,then put a pair of toddler size rubberpants over it,then her white tights and then her undershirt.Her communion dress was below the knees and no one knew she had the pampers and rubberpants on under her tights.

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  10. Our 12 year old daughter will be making her First Holy Communion this comming May,2020 and got her entire outfit from her Great Aunt for christmas.Her dress is sleeveless and knee length and somewhat puffy with the flowercrown veil to match it.With the dress and veil,she got a white camisole,cloth diaper and the rubberpants worn over it,and the white lace anklets and white mary jane shoes.Christmas day afternoon we had her try the outfit on and it fit her perfectly! The rubberpants fit somewhat blousy over her diaper,but looked nice under her dress.After she took the dress and veil off,we had her leave the camisole and the diaper and rubberpants on and she put her christmas dress back on and wore the diaper and rubberpants under the rest of the day.

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  11. When i made my First Communion at 13,my little 3 year old sister was in potty training,and while i was in taking my bath,mom dressed her in a cute dress and put a pair of her rubberpants on her over her training pants.After my bath i went into my room to be dressed in my communion outfit and mom had a pair of little sis's rubberpants laying on my bed and told me that they were to wear under my communion dress,so i would be like a little girl! I was a little shocked,but she put them on me and i wore them for the whole day.

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    1. Your mom did the right thing having you wear the rubberpants under your dress.

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    2. I am 14 and made my FHC back on June 6th with the 2nd graders.After my bath,i was put into a pair of toddler size rubberpants and a tee shirt that i had to wear under my dress for the whole day!The worst part was,my pubic hair was shaved off the night before and i really felt like a little girl with the rubberpants on!

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  12. Our 13 year old daughter was supposed to make her First Holy Communion on April 26 with the class of 2020.Now with the covid 19 pandemic,all of the church services and activities have been cancelled.I am going to dress her in her communion dress and veil in a little while that she will wear as her Easter outfit.Since i bought the tee shirt and white rubberpants a while back,i will be putting the rubberpants on her that she will wear for the day for our easter family gathering.It will be nice having her in all white for the day!

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  13. When i made my First Holy Communion at 15,there was me and 4 other girls also 15 in the class with me and we wore the short sleeve,poofy,top of the knees communion dresses and matching veils with the lace anklets and the white mary jane shoes.We had to wear the white tee shirt with the cloth diapers and adult plastic pants under our dresses since we were 15 and prone to becomming sexually active!The five of us felt like babies during the ceremony and everyone knew that we had the diapers and plastic pants on under our dresses!

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    1. I made my First Holy Communion at 14 and there were a few older girls around my age in the class as well as the little girls.It was over an hour yet before the mass and me and all of the other girls were in a class room with our moms.I was in my poofy,short sleeve communion dress and veil with my lace socks and white mary jane shoes and me and mom were sitting talking to a couple of the older girls and their moms.All of a sudden,my stomach churned and i threw up all over the front of my dress! Mom quickly got some paper towels and wiped the vomit off my dress,then she had me stand up and unzipped my dress and took it off of me to go and wash out the stain in the restroom.The other girls saw my tee shirt,diaper and plastic pants and i turned red!I sat back down and another mom put a blanket over me to keep me covered.I was some what embarrassed sitting there in my veil,tee shirt,diaper and plastic pants,even tho i had the blanket over me! Mom got the vomit stain all out and dried the area under the air dryer in the restroom.I stood up and the other girls watched as she put my dress back on me!Mom thought the reason i threw up was because i was nervous!

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  14. I didnt make my First Holy Communion untill i was 17 and it was humiliating! First,i was in the class with the 2nd graders,and like the little girls had to follow the dress code and wear the short sleeve,puffy,knee length communion dress and veil with the lace socks and white mary jane shoes! Second,the white tee shirt,cloth diaper and rubberpants were required under the dress,but since i was 17,the Religious Ed.Director gave me a break and told me i could wear just the rubberpants and not the diaper!Third,the rubberpants i was given were toddler extra large size and fit me tight and were uncomfortable! Fourth,before the ceremony,other moms and their daughters asked me if had the required tee shirt,diaper and rubberpants on and i told them i just had the tee shirt and rubberpants!Last,towards the end of my party,the rubberpants started giving me a rash and the elastic leg openings were causing a red ring around my leg joints,so i took the rubberpants off and mom had to rub ointment on the rash and my leg joints! My "Special Day" was ruined by the rubberpants!

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  15. When my sister and brother in law lived in central Illinois with their twin 15 year old daughters,they decided to join the local catholic parish in town.They were told that the twins had to recieve their first sacrement of baptism upon joining the parish.Both girls went thru the baptism class then their date for their baptisms was set for a month later.My sister and bil were told that since they were new to the catholic faith,that both girls had to wear a white,short sleeve,knee length baptism gown and matching bonnet with white tights and white 'mary jane'style shoes and under their gowns,they had to wear a white tee shirt and a cloth diaper and rubberpants under their tights!Their gowns and bonnets were ordered thru the parish and their under shirts and tights were bought at Walmart along with two packages of the 24x27 inch cloth diapers that were sewed together to make one diaper for each of them.Their rubberpants were adult size and bought froa a website.Both girls werent overly happy about having to wear the outfits,but understood the symbolism of the outfits.I helped dress both nieces and they looked very nice and infant like in the outfits!Their diaper and rubberpants bulged out under their tights just like on a baby!

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  16. When our daughter made her First Holy Communion in 7th grade i did a cloth diaper and rubberpants on her under her poofy communion dress and i am glad i did! She had to say some lines at the alter and was quite nervous and flubbed up the lines.She wet in the diaper and right after the ceremony i took her to the womens room,took the wet diaper off of her,cleaned her up,washed out the rubberpants,then put them back on her for the rest of the day.

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  17. Our daughter made her First Holy Communion two years ago in may 2018 at age 12.I did the cloth diaper and rubberpants on her also under her white tights.When christmas came,i did the diaper and rubberpants and the tights under her holiday dress on christmas eve,then she wore them to bed under her footed pajama.She wore them again on easter sunday in 2019 and again to bed on christmas eve,and again this year for easter.She is 14 now and still wants to wear her diaper and rubberpants on christmas eve under her holiday dress and to bed.I am looking forward to having her in them and being like a little girl!

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    1. My daughter is also 14 and likes me to dress her in a diaper and fancy rubber panty for special occasions. I think she feels safe and secure in her short little dress with frilly white ankle socks.

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  18. I just turned 15 and will be making my First Holy Communion on May 23 if all goes well.Mom and gramma told me that in order to be like a little girl that i am going to wear lace socks and white mary jane shoes with my dress and veil and i am ok with it.Then they told me that i am going to wear an undershirt and toddler size rubberpants under my dress!I told them that i am 15 and not a baby,but they told me i have to wear them as they are what the little girls wear. I am at a loss as to what to say to them.Can anyone give me advice?

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  19. Our 11 year old daughter will be making her First Holy Communion on May 16th.She has her poofy communion dress and veil and is going to wear lace anklets and the white mary jane style shoes.I have her cloth diaper made and the white rubberpants to go over it along with her white under shirt ready to go!

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  20. I am 13 and just made my First Holy Communion this past sunday,may 2.An hour before the ceremony,mom took me to the bridal dressing room and had me lay on the floor,brought my communion dress up,took of my panties,then pinned a cloth diaper on me,then but crinkly plastic pants on over it.There were a few other moms with their daughters there who were also putting a diaper and plastic pants on them as well.

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    1. I made my First Holy Communion this past may,2021,at 14 in the class with the 7 year olds.The saturday night before the ceremony at sunday mass,i was told to take a shower then went into my room and my parents pinned a 10 ply thick cloth diaper on me,then put pink,adult size plastic pants on over it,then a pink,footed zip up the front,blanket sleeper and put to bed by 8pm.They told me that the diaper,rubberpants and blanket sleeper would make me feel pure and innocent like the little girls!Another diaper and rubberpants was put on me under my communion dress for the day.

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  21. A cousin of ours who is 13 just made her First Holy Communion this past may 23rd in the class of 2021.She had on a cute,puffy,short sleeve,knee length communion dress and veil with lace anklets and white mary jane shoes.Under her dress she had a 10 ply thick cloth diaper pinned on with pink diaper pins and over it she had white blousy fitting rubberpants with a tee shirt as her top.At her party,the rubberpants could be heard crinkling under her dress as she walked around.She looked very cute and pure in her outfit!All of the little girls in her class also had the diaper,rubberpants and under shirt under their dresses as well.

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  22. Our daughter is 11 going on 12 july 19th.She just made her First Communion back on May 16th with the 7 year olds and also did a cloth diaper and rubberpants and tee shirt under her poofy communion dress.She is going to be 1 of four tween flowergirls in a relatives wedding on August 21st.The other three flowergirls are ages 10 and 11 and they are all going to wear rubberpants under their flowergirl dresses and i am going to have the daughter wear her communion rubberpants under her dress.Even tho she will be 12 then,all four girls will be cute with their rubberpants under their dresses.

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  23. My girlfriend is 16 and made her First Holy Communion this past may with the little kids.At her party,she was being aloof and not her self.I found out that she had toddler size plastic pants and a tee shirt on under her dress that her parents required her to wear to be like a little girl!

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  24. I am 15 and still getting over my First Holy Communion from june 5th of last month! Since i was in the class of 2nd graders,i was dressed like a little girl! My communion dress was short sleeve and poofy and came to the top of my knees.I had the veil,lace socks and white mary jane shoes.The worst part was mom and gramma put a size 8 pampers diaper on me with toddler size plastic pants over it and a white tee shirt as my top.I felt really weird and embarrassed walking down the aisle dressed like the little girls.!

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  25. Our daughter is 14 and will be making her First holy Communion this comming May 21st in the 2nd grade class of 2023.She already has her poofy,sleeveless communion dress and veil with the lace anklets and white patent leather shoes.Instead of a cloth diaper,she is going to wear a size 8 pampers cruiser diaper with the rubberpants over it under her dress for the day.She has the rubberpants already,and i have to get a small package of the size 8 pampers yet.

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  26. My daughter is 12 and i am doing snap on rubberpants over her cloth diaper under her communion dress next month.

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    1. I agree you should use the plastic panties with the side snaps on your daughter. This makes diaper changing much easier and avoids pulling a wet panty down her legs and over her socks. Snap on panties also remind her she is still a little girl. I also use them because they make it easier to prepare my daughter for her spankings.

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  27. Our daughter is 13 and bedwetting because of puberty.She wears a cloth diaper and rubberpants to bed every night.She is making her First Holy Communion in the teen class this comming sunday june 4th.I am doing one of her cloth diapers and rubberpants under her communion dress.The teen girls wear the diaper and rubberpants under their communion dresses just like the little girls do.

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  28. Our daughter is 12 and making her First Communion this comming May 19th in the class of 2024.She has her cute communion dress and veil with the lace anklets and white shoes.I am doing a size 8 Pampers diaper on her with rubberpants over it and a tee shirt under her dress.She will be just like the little girls in her class.

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  29. Our daughter is 15 and being baptized at Easter vigil next saturday,March 30th.All of the girls wear the traditional,white,poofy,top of the knees baptism dresses with the bonnet,lace anklets and white maryjane shoes and under their dresses,a white cloth baptism diaper and rubberpants with an under shirt as their top.The daughters baptism dress is sleeveless and quite poofy and comes to the top of her knees.Her diaper is 10 plies thick and will be pinned on her with diaper pins.Her rubberpants are white and in adult size.The baptized girls then wear their baptism outfits on Easter sunday to Easter mass.For their FHC on May 19th,they have to wear their baptism diaper and rubberpants again under their communion dresses.

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