Faith Blog: My God and My All, Let Thy Name Be Glorified!

Family is a disciple of Jesus in the world. Family is a sanctuary of God. Family contains qualities of joy, fun, unity, creativity, love, hope, faith, and charity.  Family life is a journey that passes through the periods of happiness and sorrows. Family is called to witness in both situation as light and salt to the world. Sufferings within the families poses opportunities for growth and redemption for ones own family, community, and stand as a testament of faith in day today life. I reflect the redemptive sufferings of the families in the context of sorrowful mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The Scriptural Rosary for Vocations Sorrowful Mysteries Page 1 In the name + of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Opening Intention O Lord, I unite my heart with all the Saints in heaven and with all the Just on earth; I unite with You, my Jesus, to praise Your holy Mother worthily and to praise You in her and through her. I renounce all the distractions that

THE LAY CARMELITES . The Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel is an association of lay people who, in response to a call from God promise to live the Gospel in the spirit of the Carmelite Order and under its guidance. As well as lay people, diocesan priests, who find in the Carmelite charism help for their spiritual lives and their mission in the Church and the world, may be members of the Carmelite Third Order. The Third Order member is connected to the Carmelite Order by means of the promise which he or she makes. It is possible, following a very ancient custom, to make private  vows  of chastity and obedience according to one's state in life in order to be consecrated more closely to God. Lay Carmelites, filled with the spirit of the Order, seek to live their own vocation by silently listening to the Word of God (Lectio Divina). According to the constant tradition of Carmel, they will especially cultivate  prayer  in all its  forms . The me