Opening Prayer
Together:
+ O God, may we discover for ourselves the secret to happiness, boldly spoken by St Augustine: to fall in love with You is the greatest romance, to seek You, the greatest adventure, to find You, the greatest human achievement.
*Pick one of the two below. Repeat it when you do another guide until it’s memorized, then do the next one.
The Greatest Commandment Prayer (The Shema)
- Teach us to live out Your greatest commandment: “Listen! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” -Deu 6:4-5*
*When Jesus was a boy, St Joseph taught Him to memorize and pray always these words.
Jesus told Venerable Sister Consolata Betrone: “The more that you love Me, the happier you will be!”
Choose Life & Blessing Prayer
- Help our family choose life: “Today, I set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life by loving God, obeying His voice and clinging to Him!” -Deu 30:19-20
Hail Mary…
Most Holy Trinity, help me to turn to Your angels when I am afraid.+Amen.
This video prompted stories from our kids that we weren’t even aware of.
It appeared to have a real impact on everyone to hear these the others life stories
Fantastic Tim! When our kids share their stories and experiences, we grow in intimacy (into-me-see). They get the chance to shine, and we get to see a bit of their interior life.
Well done! Keep drawing them out. They, like all of us, want to know others care enough to really listen.