Daniel+

Regarding paedocommunion.  I think a good argument for it can be made on
the basis of Patristic writings, and the theology of the Covenant.  Two
pastoral questions, though, which I'm sure you've run into if your
church practices paedocommunion:

First, at what age do you begin?  In some of the Orthodox churches,
parents are given small spoons on the birth of a child with which the
priest ladles the consecrated wine into the mouth of an infant; and in
the Roman Church, first Communion is around age seven (which seems to be
a bit arbitrary to me, the East being more consistent in their treatment
of the sacrament).

Second, what do we do with Confirmation, which we've always viewed as a
prerequisite to Communion?  Again, at least in much of the East we seen
consistency as a child is baptised and confirmed in the same service
(the priest administering confirmation), then given Communion.

Just wondering.

MLW+