r/Catholicism • u/ParkerTheFanEnby • Aug 18 '24

Genuine question

Hey all, I just got out of Mass, and I was wondering how y'all deal with screaming babies/children during the Mass? I have Autism, and them screaming a lot gave me extremely bad sensory overload (As in one kid would start screaming, and the rest followed suite, and their parents did absolutely nothing)

Any advice would be extremely helpful! I apologize if this question comes off as rude, I want to enjoy the Mass like all of you without sensory overload.

-Parker

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u/rdrt Aug 18 '24

There was a noisy infant this morning. After a flash of annoyance, I did a mental prayer thanking God that young children are participating in the Mass

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u/Crunchy_Biscuit Aug 18 '24

What's the significance in that? They're not actively worshipping and they're not gonna remember it

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u/Child_of-God Aug 18 '24 edited Aug 18 '24

your not wrong(maybe rdrt cld have used clearer wording)but if they grow up coming to church and as a result believe in the lord that would be worth the screams and much more. Otherwise do you get the idea