How is Lent going with you and your family? Yea, we sure do have extra sacrifices we are going through this year whether we like it or not, that's true. But let's take one step at a time and teach our children well. Maybe you pick up that little Lent reflection book at church and just put it on the table where you can see it. You might open it once or twice this year. Next year, you might read it a dozen times. You are sooo busy with the kids, spouse, parents, work and life. But then it happens... eventually you are reading the daily readings from bible.usccb.org in your morning prayer time, reading the reflections book and starting your day out great! What does God want you to do? Get into a new prayer habit, or fasting from any bad habit, or giving of time, talent or treasure habit. Take that one little step. God is speaking to us if we just ask, and listen, for what He wants us to do next.
Below is a reflection on lent to go over with your kids, and below that is a link to the previous 15 days of Relevant Radio's 'Father Rocky's Lessons on the Mass' so far, if you didn't sign up for the emails. They are short audio/podcast files, along with a bonus video for each day. We are teaching the kids about the mass in youth faith formation this coming Wednesday, and these may be helpful and interesting for both you and the kids. Have a Blessed day!
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