“The world’s smallest priest”

Take a look at Fr. Leopold, “the world’s smallest priest”… made out of Lego blocks! (Lego does not authorize or endorse this product.)

N.B.  This post qualifies as humor, folks. I thought I’d say that up front, lest all you devotees of liturgical toys think I am either getting a commission or indulging in detraction. I am not suggesting that you run out and buy Fr. Leopold and his kit, or that you deplore and denounce him. I do hope you will laugh though, as I did.

Loved this bit of advertising copy:

Due to the overwhelming interest in this product…

Overwhelming!

And this — even better:

Congregation not included.

I can’t decide whether whoever made this up had a sense of irony or not.

Of course, it could all be a leg-pull. There’s only one product in the catalog…

Rita Ferrone

Rita Ferrone is an award-winning writer and frequent speaker on issues of liturgy and church renewal in the Roman Catholic tradition. She is currently a contributing writer and columnist for Commonweal magazine and an independent scholar. The author of several books about liturgy, she is most widely known for her commentary on Sacrosanctum Concilium (Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium, Paulist Press). Her most recent book, Pastoral Guide to Pope Francis's Desiderio Desideravi, was published by Liturgical Press.

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11 responses to ““The world’s smallest priest””

  1. Elisabeth Ahn

    1. I laughed, though also found it a bit sad that you had to explain that this qualifies as humor. Are people that uptight these days?

    2. I also giggled at the size and thickness of the blessed hosts. They look quite sturdy and are huge!

    3. Finally, I think it’s legit (well, I hope it is) and that whoever put this together has a wicked sense of humor — like most Very Good Catholics do 🙂

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      Rita Ferrone

      @Elisabeth Ahn:
      Re: #2, I did notice that! Substantial! Reminds me of a hockey puck.

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  2. Kyle Lechtenberg

    It says that it comes with a sacramentary. 1970 or 1998? I wonder in which diocese has Fr. Leopold been given the indult to use those texts.

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      Rita Ferrone

      @Kyle Lechtenberg:
      Kyle, keen eye! Ha!

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    2. Richard Skirpan

      @Kyle Lechtenberg:
      The Diocese of Legoland, of course!

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      1. Aaron Sanders

        @Richard Skirpan:
        I believe Legoland remains an Apostolic Vicariate.

  3. Jack Wayne

    I’ve made minifigure priests before. I took a lego figure who had a white shirt on, replaced the legs with white pieces to make it more like a robe, and made a green chasuble out of paper (I looked at how Lego cuts its capes and robes to see how to attach it). I had him standing outside the door of a Victorian Gothic church I built, like he had just finished Mass and was greeting people.

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  4. Lee Bacchi

    Legoland may be a titular bishopric.

    Now I know what to get several friends for their Christmas presents.

    No doubt one of the songs during the Mass is “Everything is Awesome!”

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    1. Philip Spaeth

      @Lee Bacchi:
      V. Everything is awesome.
      R. Everything is cool when you’re part of a team.
      V. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
      R. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Awesome.

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  5. Ed Nash

    Another great present for the Caholic child with everything #8

    http://www.amazon.com/We-Believers-My-Mass-Kit/dp/B003AKJ3X2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1441521878&sr=8-2&keywords=catholic+mass+kit

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  6. Jim Pauwels

    I’ve spoken over the years with several priests who reported that they played “saying mass” in their basement, garage or backyard as a kid, and that this was an early manifestation of their calling. So it wouldn’t surprise me if there really is a market for a kit like this – perhaps consisting of grandmas secretly hoping that their little boy will grow up to be a priest!

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