Prayer is truly everything for the Christian. If we do not pray, then we do not spend time with and talk to God. Since prayer ...

Using passages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the official rubrics of sacramental rites as the basis for their writing, the contributors to this collection of texts highlight the ...

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. A cross or other symbol may then be reverenced with a kiss and put in a place of honor. The leader then ...

The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a blessing ... that God made into the tree of life, the cross of Jesus. But when the kindness and generous love ...