Dear Saint Mary Friends,
You are all probably aware of the various prayer breakfasts that take place in our nation’s capital. Wednesday of this week was the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, and there were various Catholic organizations promoting it as a day of prayer and fasting for our country. Once we learned of this at St. Mary’s we tried to spread the word.
You are all probably also aware that this is not some kid of superficial annual window dressing, but that our country is desperately in need of prayer and fasting for many reasons: holiness, wisdom, right reason, right judgment, racial healing and justice, blessings on the many good police officers, protection of our children from spiritual and human harm, the upcoming elections, seeing clearly between genuine proposed policies and civil protests, and evil instigators of unrest, etc. Oh, yes, and then there’s a little something called “the pandemic.” These are just some of the things that come to my mind, and I imagine to yours, in daily prayer.
Given the above, I encourage you to watch the video (below) of Bishop Robert Barron’s Address at Wednesday’s Breakfast. It’s 14 minutes long, and well worth those few minutes of your day. Also, stay tuned because we are trying to plan some outdoor prayer events in October for the issues mentioned above – and more. The first is our annual public Rosary at noon on Saturday, October 10th where we will gather to pray for our country, the world and our children. More details are in the bulletin (link below).
Many blessings,
Monsignor Royal
Praised be Jesus Christ!
Now and Forever. Amen.
