Prayers and Rituals for the Home: Celebrating the Life and Times of Your Family

For parents seeking ways to work prayer into family life, this helpful book shows how to easily infuse prayers and practices into daily routines and special occasions. Parents will learn how to personalize prayer for their own families, get suggestions for bringing Catholic spirituality into every corner of the home, and learn why prayer is so vital especially when it is most difficult and challenging.

Hendricks is a warm, wise, and compassionate guide who offers sound advice on everything from parental expectations to the how-to s of family prayer in the midst of chaos. Parents will find new takes on traditional prayer methods like bedtime blessings and grace before meals. They ll find ideas for turning everyday actions such as driving to school or watching T.V. into opportunities for prayer. They ll get prayers and practices to use throughout the seasons, as well as ready-made prayers of blessing, thanksgiving, praise, and intercession from Scripture and the saints.

This practical, uplifting book can help all families whether they pray frequently or not at all develop genuine prayer rituals and practices that strengthen their faith, lift their hearts, and cherish the joy of being a family.