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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
We usually associate the word “routine” with something monotonous that we often want to “get away from.” However, a well-structured routine helps us to organize our lives and not waste time. Time is the most precious gift we receive from God (after the gift of our life). After it passes, we cannot go back and the only time we really have is now. Yesterday is gone and we don’t know if tomorrow will come.
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I will be the first to admit to you, I have never felt a strong connection to the Rosary in the past. I knew I should pray it more often; I knew that people had experienced great comfort and a closeness to God by praying it. Growing up, I heard of many popes, saints, and laypeople declaring how powerful it can be. To be completely honest with you, I didn’t get it. Sure, I love and have a devotion to Mary. She is our spiritual mother. But the idea of taking twenty to thirty minutes to repeat fifty Hail Marys made my head spin. Why repeat prayers over and over? What benefit could this bring to an ordinary person, like me? I’m not a theologian. What exactly am I supposed to focus on? The mysteries, the gifts of the spirit, the prayers themselves? Can’t I benefit from simply talking to God using my own words, versus an organized prayer? I’m not sure what led me, then, to praying the Rosary every day for two weeks.
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75 years ago, on May 12, 1945, 36-year-old Father Patrick Peyton arrived in New York City to rehearse for a radio program to be carried the next day on 300 Mutual Network affiliate radio stations. The Broadway theater that was to host the show was to be filled by a live audience of 900 guests. As Father Peyton and his assistant Father Woods inspected the stage, Father Woods said, “It looks rather bare.” The two went down to Barclay Street to Benziger’s religious-goods store, where they saw in the window exactly what they were looking for — a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Providence, perfect as the centerpiece for the stage.
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How can you as a mom find ways to show your family that extra dose of love to keep your family spirits up during this pandemic and to act as a kind and loving servant? We are all called to be servants of God, and special times call for special measures.
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A mother teaches her child to hold her hand before crossing the street in order to be safe. We can also teach our children to hold the Blessed Mother’s hand so that she will keep them spiritually safe as she walks us to her Son, Jesus. It is not a paved or dirt road that we can see with our eyes, but life is a journey with the goal of day by day walking with Jesus. Our Mother in heaven will hold our hand and help us if we ask her. Here are six ways to bring our children to Mary in ways they will love and that will help nurture a relationship with her to last a lifetime.
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