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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Burdened with scrupulosity since childhood, Hillary Ibarra cultivates peace by walking and praying the Rosary.
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As a young boy growing up, despite the many gifts and talents that I was blessed with, I often thought I was not good, capable, or loved. I grew up with a negative self-image until I met a priest who helped me to see myself as God sees me. He gave me a mantra and told me to repeat it three times a day.
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Today’s Gospel and Fr. Leo’s homily from yesterday reminded me of the need to have patient trust in Jesus. The other day driving down a busy single-lane road, the car in front of me stopped to make a left turn, except it couldn’t because there was a long line, as far as I could see, of headlights streaming toward us, preventing that car from turning.
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That was quite a list of sins or human imperfections that Saint Paul detailed for us his letter to the Galatians! It is interesting to note that sin, in all its disguises, have been around from the earliest of times. The good news is that Jesus came among us to show us a better way of life. The Kingdom of God is among us. We are temples of the Holy Spirit, and our work is to glorify God who is within each one of us.
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I recall reading a news article last year. In India, a New Delhi woman sued a man she met through social media on a "blind date." She had been chatting with this man through social media for months, and they fell in love. Finally, they decided to meet.
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Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary | praying the Rosary
Amanda Woodiel offers a list of prayer intentions for families to use while praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. As you pray this Intentional Rosary, you may use a litany format where the leader reads the first part of each intention and the rest of the family responds with the second part, or the leader may pray the whole intention and then begin the Hail Mary.
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