Is my 13-month-old son required to attend Sunday Mass?
The short answer
No. Children below the age of reason are not obliged. But they should be used to attending Mass by seven, the accepted age of reason, and should be going regularly by the time they start school.
Children under the age of reason are not bound to attend Sunday Mass. They should, however, be familiar with going to Mass by about seven, the accepted age of reason, and attending regularly by the time they start school.
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