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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Aging Parents | praying the Rosary
My mother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade, very debilitated for most of that time, unable to walk, scarcely able to talk or recognize the people who loved her most. My three youngest children had never known her in any other condition and yet, inexplicably, each still had a relationship with her.
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family prayer | how to pray the rosary | praying the Rosary
Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh discusses the Catholic tradition and history of praying the Rosary. If someone were to say to you, “Let’s just take a few moments to stop and say 165 prayers while contemplating a special need going on in our lives, or even all the needs going on in the world.” I’m not sure that you or anyone would agree to participate in this kind of exercise. Yet, thousands around the world do exactly that when praying the Holy Rosary. Just what exactly are they hoping to achieve by this and why is it important?
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Burdened with scrupulosity since childhood, Hillary Ibarra cultivates peace by walking and praying the Rosary.
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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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Daily Family Prayer | praying the Rosary
Catholic Mom contributor, AnneMarie Miller, discusses the powerful impact on herself and her family, praying the Rosary has, even when she just doesn't feel like praying it.
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Blessed Virgin Mary | praying the Rosary
Saint Louis de Montfort highlights ten imitation-worthy virtues of Our Blessed Mother in his writing, True Devotion to Mary. Some of these virtues we may recognize in ourselves; others offer us an opportunity to not only grow in awareness but also to grow in holiness.
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