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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Meg Herriot shares how learning about the life and message of Venerable Patrick Peyton has affected her whole family. Father Peyton was relatively unknown to my family up until this year. For all three generations, including my parents, who lived during his lifetime, this was a new introduction. We are blessed to have been exposed to his story, through the movie PRAY, going to a Rosary Rally at Notre Dame, and also by visiting his final resting place.
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Venerable Patrick Peyton | how to pray the rosary | rosary novena
In the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, we encounter our Blessed Mother, Mary, whose heart was completely united with God from the very beginning. Her unwavering trust allowed her to say “yes” to God’s plan without fear, opening the door for the miracle of the Incarnation. Today, we are invited to place that same confidence in God’s unfailing love and power. Join us for day two in praying a novena through the intercession of Venerable Patrick Peyton, asking for a miracle for your family and trusting that God delights in answering the prayers of His children. This is where miracles begin! Read on for today's reflection and Rosary prayers.
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As I reflected on today’s readings and Father Peyton's life, I was drawn to Luke’s account of Jesus’ healing through both word and touch. St. Luke, who had a medical background, describes the man who approached Jesus as being “full of leprosy.” This detail tells us that the man suffered not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. In that time, leprosy rendered a person ritually unclean, cutting him off from family, community, and worship. He was expected to live apart, carrying the weight of isolation and rejection. Unlike everyone else, Jesus is not afraid to draw near. Filled with the Holy Spirit, He reaches out and touches the man. Though ostracized and suffering, the man believes that Jesus can heal him both physically and ritually, and so he cries out in faith, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus responds with compassion and authority: “I do will it. Be made clean.” Immediately, the leprosy leaves him.
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Venerable Patrick Peyton | how to pray the rosary | rosary novena
Since 2009, Holy Cross Family Ministries has honored the Anniversary of Venerable Patrick Peyton's Birth with a Family Rosary Novena. As we continue this cherished tradition, we invite you to join us from January 9 - 17, 2026, as we pray for Father Peyton and Our Blessed Mother’s intercession for our families' hopes and concerns. There is always someone in need of prayer. Seeking heavenly guidance and assistance through intercessory prayer, especially when you feel most helpless, is a tremendous gift that our Catholic faith offers. Intercessory prayer fortifies our prayers when we pray with those whom the Church declares to be in heaven—Venerables, Blesseds, and Saints. This is where miracles begin! Read on for today's reflection and Rosary prayers.
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Pope Francis during his general audience on 25th January 2023, said, “if anyone asks me the best way to meet Jesus, I would say be needy. Be needy for grace, needy for forgiveness, needy for joy, needy for whatever you need...you can fill that with what you are needy for. This is the only way Jeus will draw near to us.”
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Holy lives of inspiration | Why pray?
Thomas Merton, a great Trappist monk, is one of those people whose life exemplifies how a seemingly isolated monastic existence could still become powerful for global connection and spiritual insight. He embodied the idea that deep contemplation could lead to profound engagement with the world’s struggles, rather than withdrawal from them. Through his spiritual insights, shared from his monastic setting, he influenced many spiritual seekers worldwide. He highlighted that true spiritual life involves connecting with God through our daily experiences, rather than separating from the world. In today’s Gospel reading, we have Jesus who had spent time preaching and feeding the crowds, sending his disciples off across the Lake while he took some time to pray, to be in communion with God the Father. No sooner had the disciples set off than a turbulent storm struck the sea of Galilee. They were gripped with fear for their lives despite being experienced fishermen. For Jesus, although he was not with them in the boat, he nonetheless was aware of their struggles. Prayer did not remove him from the disciples. While in prayer, he perceived their trouble and decided to come to their rescue.
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