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- Written by: Burning Hearts Team
A practical list of kerygma-centered resources tailored to children, teens, and the adults who lead them. Use this when you need age-appropriate tools that still keep the Gospel proclamation explicit and primary.
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- Written by: Jennifer Durren
My daily prayer routine has changed quite a bit since my husband and I retired. We've found ourselves with more time in our days which means we were able to add in prayer time at different times throughout the day. We've found that committing to this daily routine keeps us grounded and on track for the rest of our day.
Upon waking up:
- Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month. Amen.
- Consecration to Mary Prayer
After completing the 33 Days to Morning Glory consecration to Mary, I say the consecration prayer upon waking up each morning.
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- Written by: Connie Mayta
For our family, prayer is always present, but very changeable. Our routine may change due to preference, a change in liturgical season, welcoming a baby and making prayer fit with the changing ages of our children. Though our prayer routine fluctuates often, we never go a day without praying at least a little bit.
Family Prayer Before Meals
We are very consistent about praying before meals. We say the traditional Catholic blessing and we add a simple, kid friendly “thank you for our food and for [each person sitting at the table].”
Family Prayer in the Evening
We do some form of prayer with the children every evening, but this is one place where we see a lot of variation. In the past we have read stories of saints, read from a children’s bible, said prayers from children’s books of collected prayers or used the five-finger prayers.
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Our family life is hectic, chaotic and disorganized. And that was before we were blessed with children.
There are certain times we do come together to pray on a consistent basis, and, well – if we can do it, then I am sure you can too!
When do we pray?
We pray consistently before meals and before bedtime.
We make a serious effort to eat dinner as a family. Lately, it has been a challenge and it doesn’t always happen, but that is not the norm. One thing we do well is family dinner time.
If having dinner together in your family is the norm, that makes praying beforehand a completely attainable goal.
We also pray before bedtime.
Part of our “tucking in” routine involves bedtime prayer. In our house it usually is just one parent at this stage, but we have done this as a family as well.
