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THE COUPLE THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
December 22nd – 28th 2024
Mary’s Child: the Prince of Peace
Elizabeth said: ‘Blessed is she who believed that the promise made to her by the Lord would be fulfilled’. This week we celebrate the wonderful feast of Christmas. Mary is by far the best person to teach us what it is about as she was very central to the first Christmas.
THE COUPLE THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
7th – 13th April 2024
My Lord and my God
Jesus said: “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.” We are all very familiar today with the idea of peace processes – in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and so on. Jesus needs us to engage in a peace process with one another so that we can be his disciples and true witnesses of his resurrection. We need first of all to put away all weapons of mass destruction like criticism, anger, coldness, selfishness etc. We need to put in place of these the qualities of God’s Spirit, namely love, joy, peace, patience etc. This week we should practice these qualities in our homes as wife and husband, as parents and family. We also need to practice them as we build our parish community to the glory of God.
Morning Prayer, when together
God of mercy, you wash away our sins in water,
you give us new birth in the Spirit,
and redeem us in the blood of Christ.
As we celebrate Christ’s resurrection
increase our awareness of these blessings in our marriage
and renew your gifts of life and love within us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
During the day, when apart
God of love, through faith and baptism
we have become a new creation.
Accept the gift of our married love for each other
and bring us to eternal happiness.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen
Evening/Night Prayer together
Almighty God, we thank you for your love for us.
May the beauty and goodness of our sacrament of marriage
live forever in our minds and hearts.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen
Questions for Action for the week
For your marriage: What are some of the blessings you have experienced in your life together? Share these this week.
For others: Find out about some group that is working for peace.
How can you as a couple help them this week?
