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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Feast of the Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart enthronement | devotion to the Sacred Heart
This year, the Feast of the Sacred Heart falls on June 12, but on June 11, the United States of America will be Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by the American Catholic Bishops. This great act is a powerful way to seek the Lord anew, as all the Bishops in the United States will pray this Consecration prayer in unity at their annual spring gathering in Orlando, FL. June 11 also marks 127 years since the world was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII. The world was struggling with the rise of secularism, political unrest, and attacks on the faith when the Holy Father decided to consecrate the world. Now, in honor of America 250, the United States being Consecrated is a reminder that every generation always needs Jesus and an invitation to return to the love, mercy, and kingship of Jesus.
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Cause for Canonization | Family Rosary | Father Patrick Peyton
How do you measure success in your family? Venerable Patrick Peyton wanted families to measure their success in prayer. His famous message, “The family that prays together, stays together!” Venerable Patrick Peyton was a priest with a mission that still inspires families today and will continue to do so for many years to come.
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Can you remember when your parents started going to their family and friends' 25th wedding anniversaries? Well, time has a way of flying by, and this past Sunday, my friends and I concelebrated our friend, Fr. Sean Connor’s 25th anniversary of ordination at Sacred Heart in Weymouth, MA. Before becoming a priest, Fr. Sean was a policeman, an imposing figure, who sometimes worked undercover. But in a letter to his family, friends, and parishioners, Fr. Sean shared a revealing and moving message.
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On the Universal Church Calendar, the 3rd of June is designated as the Memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions, also known as the Uganda Martyrs Day. On the 3rd of June is also the day Father Patrick Peyton died at the Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Pedro California. Both the Uganda Martyrs and Father Peyton carry significant value to me personally but also to the ministry of Holy Cross Family Ministries.
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A friend of mine once received a phone call that began with three words nobody wants to hear: "This is the IRS." His heart stopped. His life flashed before his eyes, not his good memories, but receipts, tax returns, and charitable donations he may have slightly rounded up. Within thirty seconds, he was mentally confessing crimes he hadn't even committed. Then, to his relief, he discovered it was a scam. What fascinated me was that the caller never asked for money immediately. He simply created panic. He wanted a reaction before reason had a chance to show up for work.
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Some of us here are grandparents, parents, or even guardians. We have been or still are involved in the noble work of raising children into good, responsible, faith-filled adults. We give them all the parental love there is for a person to grow into a well-integrated individual. It is also possible that many of you have had situations where those being raised manifest behaviors that reflect stubbornness, rejecting the path you are trying to provide for them. Worse still, as teenagers, they retort, tell all kinds of lies, mock or ridicule you assuming that they are grown up, and they are free to chart their own course, making your life miserable. When in trouble then they call for help. As good parents, we always come back with love, care and forgiveness sometimes trying even to enable their dysfunctional behavior. Looking into our past, maybe we were not so different.
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