Parent Resources - Grow in Faith
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Daily Scripture MeditationOnly have 5 minutes? Deepen your relationship with Christ through His Word! -
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The Five StonesHow Every Catholic Family Can Grow Closer to God -
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The Five Stones
1. Prayer with the Heart - the Rosary
How to Start: Dialogue heart-to-heart with Jesus every day, especially through the prayer of the Holy Rosary.
Family Connection: Daily Rosary or Rosary Decade in morning, in the car, after dinner, or before bed.
2. The Eucharist
How to Start: Holy Mass every Sunday and Holy Day and spend time with Jesus in the Adoration Chapel every week.
Family Connection: Make the Lord's day special by adding joyful Family traditions around Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass and visit Jesus in the Adoration Chapel - adjust amount of time according to age and ability of your kids!
3. Sacred Scripture
How to Start: Take 15 minutes every day to reflect on a short passage of the Gospel. Read. Reflect. Resolution.
Family Connection: Discuss the Sunday Gospel as a family every week.
4. Confession
How to Start: Go to Confession every month
Family Connection: Bring kids who have received First Reconciliation to Confession with you. Pray a daily examen with kids of all ages at bedtime prayers.
5. Fasting
How to Start: Make an intentional sacrifice every week - Friday, when Jesus suffered and died for us, is a great day to do so. Some examples could be, no meat, no desserts, or no screens except for necessary work/school purposes.
Family Connection: Decide together on a weekly fasting you can offer as a family. Talk about Jesus' sacrifice for us and how we can unite our little sacrifices to His big sacrifice for souls to go to heaven and for our intentions.
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