The most beautiful part of attending a Catholic school is participating in weekly Mass. Sharing in the miracle of the Body and Blood is unmistakably the summit of our faith!
There are many, many other rich traditions we celebrate daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly to be one as a faith community, and enter into the mercy of Our Lord. One of those traditions that All Saints Academy adopted several years ago is the First Friday Rosary. Part of the First Friday Devotion is praying the Rosary on the first Friday of each month in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Praying the Rosary is a wonderful way to slow down, quiet the heart, and spend time in the Gospels, the life of Jesus and his Mother.
Praying the First Friday Rosary was initiated by Saint Mary Alacoque way back during the 17th century! She was visited by Our Lord and asked to help spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. If the faithful pray the Rosary, receive Communion, and make a good Confession on the first Friday in nine consecutive months, Our Lady promised that there would be an abundance of mercy poured out to the prayer.
In addition to Graces, praying the First Friday Rosary instills in our kids that no matter how busy the world thinks we should be, we can all intentionally slow down and reach out in prayer for even just 20 minutes. So, when we bring the huge Rosary into the gym and calm our hearts and pray together as a community, that Friday begins in peace.
Pray the Rosary as a family this month.
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