The table has been set, the animals slaughtered and the wine mixed. Meat and wine are the foods of a great feast. This is a prophetic and symbolic reference to Christ instituting the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist on the night of the Last Supper. They are those who are searching for the truth with a sincerity of heart. They are those who are open-minded to the truth as taught by Christ.
Most little children are simple.
They have blind faith in Jesus and Mary, longing for the blessed hope of the promises of the Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ. We have a tendency of setting aside that simplicity. We create a multiplicity of problems that impede our spiritual growth. We question the teachings of the Church, some even challenging them. If we spent as much time on our spiritual growth as we spend on challenging the teachings of the Church, surely, most of us would be very holy.