Our Lenten Rosaries

We have made the commitment this Lent to say daily rosaries as a family.  And it has gone really well.  With children ages 8,8, 4, 2 and 9 months it can be challenging but very worth the effort.  The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is such a powerful prayer.  We have been blessed by being faithful to reciting it.  Our 4 year old has even lead a couple of decades this Lent!  What a precious sound to hear this little one recite the prayers.  It has also been very soothing to our family.  It is a wonderful time to come together. 

Prayer intention time at the beginning of the Rosary is especially rich and touching.  The children pray for the end to abortion and for those suffering in Hati as well as praying for conversion of some of the people we love.  I have a new appreciation for the fact that the children actually do listen to me and want to emulate their parents beliefs and preferences.  I have heard that fact many times but it is very different to actually experience it firsthand in a good way!

We had our first fall in our commitment to say the rosary last night.  I felt terrible as a tried to say the rosary myself in bed before falling asleep halfway through.  Waking up today I find that we will copy what Our Lord did during His Passion when he fell, which is to get up and continue again.  Our evening rosary will continue tonight and for the rest of the Lenten Season.

I hope all of you are having a productive Lent and that each thing you do less or extra brings you closer to the Lord as the rosary has brought us closer to Him and eachother.