IT'S BEM'S LIFE 1964.

Bem makes his First Holy
 Communion aged six..
He wore a suit for the first time
although the trousers were shorts.
The most scary thing for him
was going to Confession before his
Big day.
All the kids had to queue outside this Big
Brown box with 3 doors.
It was Bem's turn now.
Deep Breaths,Butterflies in Tummy.
"Bless me ,Father, for I have sinned,
This is my First Confession", says Bem.
The Priest pulls back the little curtain
that had hid his face.
There was a steel mesh now between
Bem and the Priest.
"What are your sins,child ? says the Priest.
"Eh, I, Eh, cursed ,Father ", says Bem nervously.
" Say 3 Hail Marys and 3 Our Fathers ", says
the Priest.
"Thank you,Father", says Bem relieved thats
all he got.
He went out to the Pew and knelt down
to say his Prayers.
"Bem, what did you get?", says a Boy behind him.
Bem tells him and it turns out most boys got the same
Prayers to say.

After the Communion was over ,The Ma and Da
brought Bem visiting Aunts and Uncles and
Grandparents all over Dublin.
Bem was delighted with the few bob he got.

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