This month’s memory verse for grades 3-6 is likely to be very familiar to your kids. No matter where you prepared for the sacrament of Reconciliation, learning an Act of Contrition was part of the program.
When you get to the part of confession where you pray an Act of Contrition, the Rite of Penance says:
“The [...]
General Intention: for the world economy
That the world economy may be managed according to the principles of justice and equity, taking account of the real needs of peoples, especially the poorest.
Missionary Intention: for the churches in Africa
That the churches in Africa may be signs and instruments of reconciliation and justice in every part of that [...]
On March 12th, Family Formation is sponsoring the Stations of the Cross featuring some of our 6th graders leading the prayers. We will be using the meditations from the Step Up Close to Jesus booklet, included in this month’s Family Formation packet.
All are invited to come. The readings are short and easy for kids to [...]
General Intention: for scholars
For all scholars and intellectuals, that by means of sincere search for truth they may arrive at an understanding of the one true God.
Missionary Intention: for the Church’s missionary identity
That the Church, aware of its missionary identity, may strive to follow Christ faithfully and to proclaim His Gospel to all peoples.
Yesterday we saw that the Church recommends having a physical place in your home set aside for prayer. I’ve seen many interpretations of this ranging from an entire room furnished with a comfortable chair, bookshelves of spiritual reading, and beautiful inspirational art, to a small, crowded space on a shelf, carefully set aside in a [...]
We all know that a church is the proper place for the celebration of prayer such as Masses and Eucharistic Adoration, but in this week when we’re learning more about the family as a Domestic Church, it’s useful to know what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about the home as a place [...]
It’s likely that your child brought home a bottle of holy water from this month’s Family Formation classroom time. We encourage you to use this powerful sacramental to bless your home and your children each day.
When they were young, we started the simple custom of blessing our children each night before they went to bed [...]
General Intention: for young people and social communications media
That young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society.
Missionary Intention: for Christian unity
That every believer in Christ may be conscious that unity among all Christians is a condition for more effectiveproclamation of the Gospel.
These are a few photos I took years ago while on a visit to a Ukrainian church. You might want to refer back to Matt’s informative post on the purpose of this beautiful tradition.
To the left (of Mary) and the right (of Christ) and on the upper levels you’ll typically see many icons of other saints and [...]
Do your kids have a tough time with longer memory verses like this month’s Act of Faith? Perhaps some of the following ideas will work for you:
Break it up. There are only three sentences in this prayer, and working on the mastery of each individually may make the task less daunting.
Talk about the structure of [...]
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