THE FAMILY ZONE
Equipping the Domestic Church/ISSUE 115/6.25.23
The Family Zone Summer Editions are Here!
MAKING THE MOST OF MASS
Why do we use holy water when we enter church?
When we dip our fingers in holy water and sign ourselves with the sign of the cross, we are called to remember our baptismal covenant.
“The symbolism of water signifies the Holy Spirit’s action in Baptism, since after the invocation of the Holy Spirit it becomes the efficacious sacramental sign of new birth: just as the gestation of our first birth took place in water, so the water of Baptism truly signifies that our birth into the divine life is given to us in the Holy Spirit. As ‘by one Spirit we were all baptized,’ so we are also ‘made to drink of one Spirit.’ Thus the Spirit is also personally the living water welling up from Christ crucified as its source and welling up in us to eternal life” (CCC 694).
JOIN THE REVIVAL!
To read the entire article, visit the link below (Revival begins in the home). We are thrilled to be welcoming Katie Prejean McGrady as a speaker at our NYS Eucharistic Congress in Auriesville this October. The Congress, a 40 hour event, will be free and open to all. Come for a few hours, or for the weekend and share a celebration of our Catholic faith will others from all around our state!
READ!
SUNDAY READINGS:
Click on the link below for the readings that you will hear at the Sunday Mass for the coming two weeks. This will give you a chance to prepare your heart and mind for full and active participation in Mass this weekend! For a Mass schedule in our diocese click on the grey button below.
Sunday Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070223.cfm
WONDER and AWE
The image of the orchid was originally posted to Flickr by Dick Culbert at https://www.flickr.com/photos/92252798@N07/10957423336.
CREATE
PLAY!
PRAY!
Spend the summer working on the traditional prayers your child should know! This week, practice the Glory Be!
FAMILY TIME!
INSPIRED BY THE SAINTS!
SHARE A STORY!
WONDER!
What questions do you have about the plants in your yard? the grass? the trees? the flowers?
God made it all! Some plants are many years old, and others just come and go for one season. Wonder about the beautiful plants in God's creation.
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
Debtor in PossessionEmail: oec@dor.org
Website: oec.dor.org
Location: Diocese of Rochester, Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-328-3210