This excerpt is taken from an address given in Brooklyn on October 6, 1996.
"There are two immediate things which the Catholic families of America can do to strengthen the home-life. The first is prayer: both personal and family prayer. Prayer raises our minds an hearts to God to thank him for his blessings, to ask him for his help. It brings the saving power of Jesus Christ into the decisions and actions of everyday life. One prayer in particular I recommend to families is the Rosary. And especially the Joyful Mysteries, which help us to meditate on the Holy Family of Nazareth.
The second suggestion I make to families is to use the Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn about the faith and to answer questions that come up, especiallythe moral questions which confront everyone today. Dear Parents, you are educators because you are parents."
Taken from "Spes Nostra" Volume 4, Number 1 (1996)
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