Now that the elections are over, where do we go from here? Go deeper into Consecration! Ours is an age where "the family is being shaken to its roots", as Pope John Paul II warned. However, the Truth can be communicated like never before! God's plan for marriage & the family will overcome evil with goodness. We must be unwavering in our resolve to act now while we still have the time. On behalf of families worldwide, thank you for all your efforts to be holy families and for supporting this vital work. Your family's consecrated sacrifices pour millions of graces into the world and raise other families to their true dignity. Consecration to the Holy Family actually generates more & more holy families! Like a domino effect, each family living consecration to the Holy Family creates a wave of graces that carry other families into the safe haven of vibrantly living their Catholic faith. The Role of the United States Please realize that the sacrifices of the United States are pivotal for promoting the values of holy families. As a country, we are in a lot of trouble and certain things will never be the same. But America is still the most generous nation in the world - we still are willing to send our men to a foreign country to die for others - we still help other countries without asking for remuneration. Scripture tells us in Mark 4:24: "The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you." Example of the sacrifice of an American deacon candidate for 33 Chilean miners: - American Greg Hall used his faith, expertise and drilling company for the rescue
- Other experts said it was impossible to find and save them
- They were found alive on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, August 22
- Pope Benedict blessed 33 rosaries which were delivered to them in the mine
- They prayed the Rosary and built a chapel in the corner of the cave
- Rescued in 7 weeks on the anniversary of the Fatima Miracle of the Sun, October 13
- Several miners have made marriage proposals & vowed to renew their marriages!
Consecration: The Only Answer We can similarly rescue this great country and families around the world, if we really pull together! But it is going to require our sacrifices and the most powerful spirituality available: Pope John Paul II's dual-dimension of consecration: Consecration to the Holy Family in the spirit of De Montfort and in-depth Consecration in the Truth. We ask you to plumb the depths of this spirituality by making the 40-day consecration with your family starting either November 5 or November 29. The readings are in the book Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary for Families (#323-115). You can also go to www.familyland.org for free downloads of the daily readings, iPod or mp3 audio versions and the six weekly videos with Fr. Hugh Gillespie explaining Consecration (#155-201DK). If you skip a day or two during the process don't stop - keep praying! Read what you can and share something from it with your family at dinnertime or during the evening. Remember, each family that strives to live consecration to the Holy Family becomes a holy family and, by God's mysterious grace, attracts countless others to the joyful call of holiness! Society is blind to its own cure & the most efficacious place to apply it! Holiness is the solution. It is our path to hope and healing and heaven. Families are uniquely created to learn & live holiness. Families are the fertile ground that can foster holiness in a decisive way for life! The Great Battle Ground: the Family! If you can see that the family is the most crucial battleground that must be won for Christ and for a loving, just & joyful society, then please commit to two things: 1. Commit to advance your family further along the path to holiness in one concrete way this month. Please do consider joining our families worldwide in either making or renewing the powerful consecration to the Holy Family (book 323-115 or free audio downloads). 2. Sacrifice more for families by supporting this apostolate. How? a. Daily Decade. Please offer 1 rosary decade daily for embattled families. b. Dollar a month tithe. No matter the amount - $10, $20, $300, even $1000 - monthly pledges are what sustain us. When you participate in generating holy families, you share in God's pleasure. c. Deeper Donations. Consider a major sacrificial gift at this critical time! The greater the sacrifice, the greater the gain. God won't be outdone in generosity! Remember the promise of Our Lord when you give to one of His disciples: "I tell you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward" (cf. Mt. 10:42). May God bless you for all the sacrifices of prayer, and of time, talent and treasure over the years! The virtue of the month of November is obedience and the scripture memory verse is Matthew 7:21 "It is not those who say to me 'Lord, Lord,' who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven." |
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