It may be a shock, but even the most powerful and beautiful tools in a Catholic’s spiritual arsenal can be rendered useless or empty because of our tendency to sin.
When we recognize our own limits and acknowledge God’s limitless power and love, His power and love are shown to us all the more.
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It’s no coincidence for us as Catholics that this trying time comes during our season of Lent. We gave God our hearts on Ash Wednesday, asking Him to purify us of our worldly desires. We gave up cookies, or maybe social media, gossip, or TV. Did we intend to give up everything else COVID has thrown on there? ...probably not. But it’s here. And it’s out of our control. So what do we do about it?
For several weeks you get to live in the beautiful North Georgia mountains or the amazing Hill Country of Texas, where music around campfires, surrounded by nature, and amazing Chaco tans are the norm. But that’s not why this has the potential to be one of the best summers ever.
I am doing the same thing that the saints do for me when I ask them to pray with me to Jesus... to join their prayers to mine, en route to Christ. Since they're closer to Him than I am, it actually makes even more sense for them to pray for me, than for my earthly friends to pray for me.
With the pep rallies and pom-poms though comes a tough fact: it can be a struggle to balance your playing time with your praying time.
And as soon as I put my inhibitions aside and prayed the entire rosary in one day, my entire life changed. And now I want to share with you five benefits that I’ve discovered from praying the entire rosary every day.
