Journey Update
April 30, 2020
May, the Month of Mary
There are many Marian devotions and activities you can do at home this month. Here are just a few. Send me pictures of your family celebrating Mary!
30 Ways to Celebrate Mary during May!
Family Rosary
Praying the Rosary doesn't have to happen in a quiet chapel. You can pray it with your family in the car, around the dinner table, or right before bed.
Please share your thoughts!
Struggling a bit with focus during Live Streaming Mass?
Magnificat, is offering both their Magnificat for adults & teens and MagnifiKid subscriptions free during April and May. Click here for all the options
Magnificat offers beautiful prayers for both morning and evening drawn from the treasures of the Liturgy of the Hours, the official texts of daily Mass, meditations written by spiritual giants of the Church and more contemporary authors, essays on the lives of the saints of today and yesterday, and articles giving valuable spiritual insight into masterpieces of sacred art.
These resources can help you prepare and follow along during Mass.
MagnifiKid, a version for children ages 6-12 offers:
- All the readings and the prayers of the Sunday Mass with explanations of the difficult words and the meaning of the rituals;
- A suggested prayer for Morning and Evening;
- Many suggestions on how to live the entire week with the Lord;
- Various games, a comic, and activities to help children learn about Christian life and culture;
- A page intended for the parents with suggestions for family prayers.
Julie Sawyer
Emmaus Catholic Parish
Email: journey@emmausparish.org
Website: emmausparish.org/journey
Location: 1718 Lohmans Crossing Road, Lakeway, TX, USA
Phone: 512-261-8500