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“Family” and “prayer” belong together. After all, as the Second Vatican Council taught, our families are the “domestic church.”
What better place for children to learn about the beauty of prayer and its fruits than within their family circle of life and love? However, family prayer can tend to evaporate in busy households that are stretched to the limit with work and other activities.
If your family has not yet established a tradition of praying together, Advent is the perfect time to begin. It offers a wealth of traditions, like the Advent wreath, the Advent calendar, and the crèche, to use as focal points for prayer. In the frenzy of this shopping season, family prayer during Advent keeps the reason for Christmas ever before us and our children. And once the habit of family prayer is established, it may be easier to continue it through other liturgical seasons of the year.
If you’ve tried praying as a family but…
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