Finding time for daily prayer isn’t always easy, but it is essential to our lives as Christians. Since next month is dedicated to Our Lady and the Rosary, it’s the perfect time to get to know this beautiful form of prayer better.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year- the feast day of St. Faustina! Our patroness is constantly interceding for us, so we want to have a big celebration in honor of her life and the life we have built together as a parish. This feast day is a reminder of the unity we share both in our parish and in the entire Body of Christ.
Since there are so many activities and responsibilities in our daily lives, it can be difficult to fit in a daily prayer time. Whether you are single, married, in your youth or golden years, and whether you have children or not, it’s likely that you have many distractions keeping you from prayer. Some of these distractions are legitimate or necessary, such as working or caring for others, and some are surmountable. Whatever the distraction, however, you must persevere in prayer in order to grow in holiness and lead a Christian life. Here are some tips for building a habit of prayer in your life...
Angels play an important role in our salvation. The word “angel” means “one who is sent.” Indeed, throughout the Scriptures angels are sent by God with important messages for mankind. But they also serve other purposes in God’s plan. Scripture tells us that an angel was sent to guard the entry to the Garden of Eden after man was cast out for disobeying God (Gen. 3:24). Every person is guarded by an angel who protects him/her from the demons, and guides him/her on the path that leads to God (cf. Matt. 18:10). We are escorted into God’s presence by the angels when we die (Lk. 16:22). Entire nations and even institutions have angels assigned to them to guard them from danger and the sway of evil (Dan. 12:1). And, on a more terrifying note, angels unleash plagues and devastation at God’s command (e.g. the seven angels that unleash the seven plagues in Revelation). Satan and the other demons are also revealed to be fallen angels (Rev. 12:7-9).