Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Kathryn
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Posted: March 29 2011 at 9:34pm | IP Logged Quote Kathryn
Do you have your children do a nightly act of contrition and examination of conscience? This is a habit that I haven't even developed . I mean aside from my Protestant background upbringing to say "forgive me for my sins" in my general nightly prayers there's not the usual depth and breadth of what I'm seeking for us all. I'm just wondering if you do this with your children and I def. want to gently encourage this habit and thought about writing it out on a notecard as a nightly reminder? Do you do it all together or privately? I would also like to encourage this with my DH too.   Thoughts?

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Posted: March 29 2011 at 11:07pm | IP Logged Quote Christine
Yes, I begin doing this with my children when they are around five. When I finish reading to them or go in to kiss them goodnight, I gently tell them to think over the day and whether or not they have done anything that they shouldn't or that might have hurt Jesus (they do not tell me their thoughts). After a little while, I ask them if they are finished thinking and then we say the act of contrition together. I do this individually with each child. When they start preparing for their First Confession, I tell them to think about their sins.

As the children get older, they examine their consciences on their own. I occasionally ask my older children if they are remembering to examine their conscience before going to bed.

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Posted: March 30 2011 at 5:23am | IP Logged Quote atara
Christine, this is beautiful.
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Posted: March 30 2011 at 6:49am | IP Logged Quote mom2mpr
I started this with my dd, too. She, in her own mind, thinks of things she has done during the day that may have made Jesus sad. She doesn't tell me. Then we do her act of contrition.
I think it makes it easier for her to go to confession (it sure makes it easier for me to go when I do it each night ) and she is "on fire" to go to confession--has already been twice!
I did not do this with ds, however, I remind him occasionally to do his prayers and I think a priest has advised him to do this EOC. I hope the example dd sets sinks into him. He had a hard time going to confession as a young child.


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Lately, my dc 7 and 5 and I have been doing what we call ACTS instead of our more formal prayers. They seem to really enjoy it! As I am sure you know, ACTS stands for adoration, contrition, thanksgiving and supplication. We go around and each person begins with something that adores God. e.g., "God, you are almighty" Then the next person and the next. After that, we go around with what we are sorry for. Of course, sometimes it turns into comments that need a reminder that we are praying and what is being said is between the person and God. But because it aloud it is possible for me to gently guide their thinking about their day. Thanksgiving - Often they are thankful for each other (as well as for mommy and daddy), and it is nice for them to hear that each is thankful for the other! Supplication - I remind them to pray for others before themselves, but sometimes it seems rote, “the people of Haiti, the people of Japan, the souls in purgatory.”
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