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Bringing Lent Home With Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families
Popular author and EWTN host Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle offers the second in a series of daily Lenten devotional resources for families with children through the pre-teen years, this time focusing on the life and wisdom of beloved St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Bringing Lent Home with St. Thérèse of Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families provides everything a parent needs to gather the family together for a time of prayer and conversation, including a daily quotation from St. Thérèse and a story about her life. Cooper O'Boyle also offers practical suggestions on how to put into practice each day the threefold call of to fast, pray, and give alms or care for the poor. On Sundays, the focus is on the themes assigned to that Sunday of Lent, and a project for the week ahead is suggested. The booklet can be used with any of the three Catholic lectionary cycles and is designed for use with children through the pre-teen years.
Bringing Lent Home with St. Thérèse of Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families provides everything a parent needs to gather the family together for a time of prayer and conversation, including a daily quotation from St. Thérèse and a story about her life. Cooper O'Boyle also offers practical suggestions on how to put into practice each day the threefold call of to fast, pray, and give alms or care for the poor. On Sundays, the focus is on the themes assigned to that Sunday of Lent, and a project for the week ahead is suggested. The booklet can be used with any of the three Catholic lectionary cycles and is designed for use with children through the pre-teen years.
- GenresSpirituality
96 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2013
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April 8, 2015
I really enjoyed reading this during lent with the children. However, I felt there were too many little things to think about for each day. There is a quote, a reflection, a story from St Therese's life, a fasting idea, an alms giving idea, today's intention, and something to focus on for the day. Each of these things were wonderful, but a bit much for each day, so we ended up reading and forgetting unfortunately. Next time I will focus on the quote, the story and maybe one other idea, so I can remember to focus throughout the day.
February 4, 2014
Using St. Therese of Lisieux as a spiritual guide, author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle effectively assists families in experiencing a deeper spiritual growth and conversion during the holy and penitential season of Lent in Bringing Lent Home with St. Therese of Lisieux. The daily devotional begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter Sunday, providing prayers, reflections, and activities for the entire family. Each day, the family gathers together in the morning or evening to read a quote from St. Therese, reflect on points to ponder, read a brief excerpt from the life of St. Therese, discuss and choose fasting and almsgiving suggestions, and pray a simple, yet poignant prayer. In this way, the three essential components of the Lenten season are fulfilled: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
I was very impressed with both the spiritual depth of this book for families, as well as the practicality of the format. As a Doctor of the Universal Church, whose spiritual doctrine consists of the Little Way, St. Therese is an excellent spiritual guide and model of holiness for both children and adults. Cooper-O’Boyle clearly and concisely articulates and explains the saint’s spirituality in a manner that is easily understood, even by children. Each day’s devotions are short enough to fit into the average family’s schedule, while leaving a lasting impact on the heart, mind, and soul. The suggested activities for fasting and almsgiving are creative, innovative, and doable for families.
In summary, Bringing Lent Home with St. Therese of Lisieux is a beautiful spiritual companion for your family this Lent and many future Lenten seasons to come. I highly recommend it.
I was very impressed with both the spiritual depth of this book for families, as well as the practicality of the format. As a Doctor of the Universal Church, whose spiritual doctrine consists of the Little Way, St. Therese is an excellent spiritual guide and model of holiness for both children and adults. Cooper-O’Boyle clearly and concisely articulates and explains the saint’s spirituality in a manner that is easily understood, even by children. Each day’s devotions are short enough to fit into the average family’s schedule, while leaving a lasting impact on the heart, mind, and soul. The suggested activities for fasting and almsgiving are creative, innovative, and doable for families.
In summary, Bringing Lent Home with St. Therese of Lisieux is a beautiful spiritual companion for your family this Lent and many future Lenten seasons to come. I highly recommend it.
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