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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Marian devotion | Memorare | family prayer
I’m a convert, so my journey with the Blessed Mother started late in life. At the beginning of that journey, I read everything about the faith I could find. I was overwhelmed for the most part but determined. When our boys were little, I learned to pray the Rosary when they took their naps. Most of the time I fell asleep during the prayer, but I did learn it. The arrival of our daughter brought fear into my prayers. My mother and I didn't get along. My fears of being the mother that she was to my own daughter began to overtake me. I reached out to the Blessed Mother. This began my practice of Hail Mary-ing my way through everything. If I was afraid, I would immediately start the prayer; if I was overwhelmed, angry, happy, or sad—whatever was happening in my life—I would whisper a Hail Mary.
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Catholic Faith | Marian devotion | Nativity of Mary
Last year, the staff at the Father Peyton Center organized and celebrated a small and beautiful surprise birthday party for me. We were all together in the same space. It was a wonderful time—there was cake, donuts, and drinks; everyone was relaxing and laughing. In addition, I got all sorts of messages from around the world. When we celebrate birthdays, we offer a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the gift of the life of the person whose birthday we celebrate. We tell God that we don't take the gift of that person's life lightly, that we are grateful for it, and that we deeply value it.
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Marian devotion | how to pray the rosary | pray the rosary | strength and hope
October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, a gift given to us by the Virgin Mary, the most perfect spouse of the Holy Spirit. Because she is the source of this spiritual inspiration, we reserve October 7th for the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. As Catholics, we celebrate all month because one day just isn’t enough! The Rosary is awesome, and there are many arguments for its reverence. In celebration of Mary, here are five reasons I love the Rosary.
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