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Helping our children grow in their faith. October 2017 St. Martin of Tours and School Jason Fightmaster, Principal Laurie Huff, Director of Religious Education Give children a love for the

Teaching children how to pray the together in a favorite spot in your Rosary can be one of the most home, light a candle, play calming inuential and long-lasting music, or do whatever you like to St. Anthony Mary Claret habits you give them. make this time feel special and Consider these ideas for sacred. St. Anthony Claret helping children learn Start small and let it grow. If the was born in Spain to love the Rosary: Rosary is new to your family, in 1807 to a poor Share what you introduce the full prayer cloth weaver. He value about the by teaching the was ordained a Rosary. Some components. For priest in Catalonia people love the example, practice and in 1849, he calming rhythm of making the Sign founded the the Rosary . of the Cross and Claretian order Others enjoy rehearse the shortly before becoming the meditating on Jesus’ individual of Cuba. He served as life, death, Resurrection prayers. to Queen Isabella II and and Ascension described Consider using was exiled with her. He defended in the mysteries. Still the “call and the doctrine of infallibility at the others enjoy the idea of response” First Vatican Council. He also had praying a centuries old prayer. method, in which a the gifts of prophecy and healing. Help children to see what you nd leader begins a prayer and the He is the patron of textile weavers. beautiful about this Catholic prayer. rest of the group nishes it. Take Prayer Bursts Make Rosary time family time. turns being the leader. When children Prayer is how we connect with Give each child his or her own set of have mastered the prayers, pray a God, and a lifeline for Rosary beads that work best for small decade together. Then graduate to a much-needed graces. We all know hands (or make your own). Gather full family Rosary. we should “pray more”, but it can be hard to nd the time in today’s busy world. Offering up brief prayers throughout the day makes Why do Catholics it easier to stay focused on God having despite having baptize infants? a hectic schedule. Baptism washes away the the surest path to salvation: “I praise you stain of original sin and “Whoever believes and is [LORD], because conveys sanctifying graces baptized will be saved; I am – a share in God’s life. whoever does not believe will wonderfully Baptism is also the be condemned” (Mark made; wonderful gateway to life in the 16:16). are your works! My Spirit, the Church, and Catholic parents, desiring very self you know” the other sacraments, the best for their children, (Psalm 139:14). including the baptize them as infants to give and Confession. It starts one on them the best start in life.

© Copyright 2017 Success Publishing & Media, LLC October 2017 Page 2 Have a holy Halloween Halloween can be more than a chance to dress up honoring deceased loved ones, by going door-to-door the and collect candy. It is a chance to get in touch night before collecting food for a village celebration. Those with our Catholic roots. who gave were promised prosperity; those who didn’t All Day-Eve. In 835 Gregory IV received threats of bad luck. Irish Catholic immigrants moved the Commemoration of Martyrs from brought this practice of “trick-or-treating” here. May 13 to November 1 – now All Saints Day. Holy holidays. Halloween is a chance to The night before became known as “All focus on three holidays. Learn about a Hallow’s Even” or “holy evening,” and you didn’t know, visit the grave of a loved one, eventually Halloween. collect food for the poor. It’s a time to remember “Trick or Treat.” Years ago, Irish farmers prepared the believers who have gone to Heaven before us for All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 2), and the hope we have of following.

Matthew 22:34-40. Can’t argue with love. A lawyer went to debate Jesus and love of God and love of each other. toyed with him by asking for Jesus’ In fact, the Ten Commandments can My daughter, Terry, came home one opinion about which law was the most be divided into two categories: those day from school in tears. She said a important. There are more than dealing with love for God (the rst classmate, Virginia, promised to beat 613 commands in the law three) and those her up on the bus, and Terry was and Jews had been debating dealing with unnerved. The driver con rmed the that question for responsibilities story and reported it to the school. I generations without toward others (the assured Terry coming to last seven). In the that the school agreement on the end, it comes would keep her answer. Encouraged down to love. safe and, sure by the Pharisees, the Even the enough, we lawyer asked in the Pharisees couldn’t found out the hopes of getting Jesus to say argue with that. next day that something against Jewish law so What can a parent do? Talk Virginia was he could be discredited and perhaps with your children about how it is easy suspended from the arrested. to love people who are nice to us, but bus for three days. Jesus silenced them all by saying that that loving everyone, even if they’re not Terry was happy to hear that everything starts and ends with love – nice, is what God really wants us to do. Virginia was being punished. “I’m glad she got in trouble,” she said. “Now she knows how it feels to be Century). St. Luke was a miserable. I hope she gets expelled Christian physician from Antioch. from school.” His Gospel and Acts of the Apostles I explained that Jesus’ followers can were probably written between 70 and never be happy when something bad Oct. 2 – Feast of the Guardian 85 A.D. happens to others. Even our enemies Angels. On this feast day, remember to Oct. 21 – St. Hilarion (371). An are God’s children. We want justice, thank the Guardian Angels for the work from Palestine, St. Hilarion but not suffering. I asked Terry to they have done in helping us. was born near Gaza. He work harder at being a friend to Oct. 7 – Our Lady of the Rosary converted to Virginia, or at least not to rejoice at (1571). Pope Pius V created this feast in while studying at her pain. thanksgiving to Our Lady of Victory Alexandria. He tried to who helped the Christians defeat the live as a hermit, but his Ottoman Turks. Since it was believed reputation for working To help parents raise faithful Catholic children Success Publishing & Media, LLC that they won after praying the Rosary, miracles drew crowds Publishers of Growing in Faith™ and Partners in Faith™ the feast was renamed Our Lady of the wherever he went. At last (540)662-7844 (540)662-7847 fax http://www.partnersinfaith.com Rosary by Pope Gregory XIII. he retired to Cyprus, where (Unless noted Bible quotes and references are from Oct. 18 – St. Luke the Evangelist (1st he died at the age of eighty. the Revised Standard Version and the New American Bible.) © Copyright 2017 Success Publishing & Media, LLC