National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers
Strengthening the Church’s Commitment to Families
December News Nugget
More from our NACFLM History Project!
Father Don Conroy
Ministry with Family Training
Our Organizational Members provide NACFLM members, other family life parish ministers, and clergy with resources they can use in their local communities to strengthen marriages and families.
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for December
The Future of the Very Young
That every country determine to take the necessary measures to make the future of the very young, especially those who suffer, a priority.
With Jesus in the morning
Wake up with great joy to experience a new day. “Go, dear young people, to your parishes, to the most difficult neighborhoods, and to the highways. Announce Christ, the Lord, hope of the world “(Pope Francis). Despite the difficulties that may arise, resolve to live with joy today, offering yourself to all those who need you. Offer today for the intention that every country take the measures necessary to prioritize the future of the very young, especially those who are suffering.
Lord God, we thank you for the gift of family. We acknowledge that our image and name as family come from you.
We believe that within our family lies a home-made holiness. We affirm that it is this household of faith that we experience Your presence. Your forgiveness, and Your love.
We are family. We give thanks to You, for the many joys and blessings that have come to us through our family.
As family, we sometimes feel pain.l And so we offer to You our disappointments, frustrations, and hurts. Help us to forgive those members of our family, including ourselves, who have caused pain.
We pray for the strength to be a light within our family. May we open our hearts, our eyes and ears and carry our light to those in need.
God, Creator of the earth and all its people, help us to be mindful that, as members of one global family, we are equal in Your eyes. Help us to continue to appreciate the diversity of persons in our homes and in our world. As members equal in human dignity, may we build a better world and proclaim our willingness to be the holy people you call us to be.
Amen