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Posted: April 10 2007 at 8:43pm | IP Logged Quote homewith3
Our 8yo son will be receiving his 1st Holy Communion at the end of this month. There isn't a "required" type of dress... just something nice. I was told that he can dress up as much as he wants or can simply wear a polo type shirt with dress slacks. Our ds wears polo type shirts and some long sleeve dress shirts (minus a tie) to Mass on Sunday's..will this be ok/proper for 1st Communion?

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Posted: April 10 2007 at 9:44pm | IP Logged Quote helene
I think that's great! Congratulations to your son! I have a daughter receiving this year also....you are reminding me I have to dig out her older sisters' dresses and hope something fits!
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 7:37am | IP Logged Quote Dawn
Debbie, I also think that sounds fine. My 7yo is making his FHC in May. Every other boy in his class is wearing a white suit, but my son is wearing a beige suit, with a short sleeve white shirt and white tie. It is the outfit his older brother wore when he made his FHC, and it fits him beautifully.

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Posted: April 11 2007 at 8:05am | IP Logged Quote Matilda
I have only seen one little boy ever wear a white suit but it was adorable. My son made his First Holy Communion in October which was a month before we had to attend an evening wedding, so he wore a black double breasted jacket with olive pants and then also wore it a month later for the wedding! Had it been in the spring or summer, I don't know that I would have put him in a jacket.

He did insist on wearing a "real tie" (not a clip-on) and something blue, since it is Mary's favorite color, so I made him a white rose boutonniere and wrapped it in a blue ribbon.

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Posted: April 11 2007 at 8:18am | IP Logged Quote Dawn
Matilda wrote:
He did insist on wearing a "real tie" (not a clip-on) and something blue, since it is Mary's favorite color, so I made him a white rose boutonniere and wrapped it in a blue ribbon.


Oh, Matilda I love this! I'm going to see about doing something like that for my son.

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Posted: April 11 2007 at 8:47am | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
I make a huge deal out of the dc clothing for FHC. My reasoning is that the way we dress, does affect our attitude, and I would say receivng Our Lord for the first time is a HUGE honor!   

Matilda I love that your ds wanted to wear blue for Mary, that is so dear!
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Posted: April 11 2007 at 10:34am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
My Thomas' FHC (which he'll do with Maggie on 4/29 WAHOOOOOO!), he'll wear a navy blue blazer for Our Lady, a white button-down for purity, the tie his almost 18yobrother wore at his FHC, and khaki slacks.....

Wearing a white suit just wouldn't work for Thomas and it's just not reasonable or prudent for us to buy him a suit he'd wear once. This sport coat/kahki will be perfect for his cousins wedding and he can wear it to Mass (even with a polo shirt)......

It's easier with girls because a fancy white dress can be modified to work for other things ... as Matilda shows so beautifully here

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