Continuous Prayer Movement
The Domestic Church
As Catholics, we believe that the couple who are married among us becomes a Sacrament of the Church. This is a very big act of faith as it means that we believe that the love of husband and wife makes Christ present in our world as Saviour for the world. We also believe that every family and every home is the Domestic Church. It is there, in our homes that the Church is at its best and its weakest.
Praying with and for one another
Because of this faith, it is obvious that prayer needs to be a real feature of our marriages and our family life. Praying with one another helps us to remember that Christ is present, and praying for one another helps us to see one another as God sees us. And God only sees the good in each of us. When we look at one another with our own eyes only, very often what we see is the things that are wrong. Through the power of God in our lives we can see the goodness and the beauty of our wife or husband; our daughter or son; our mother or father.
Continuous Prayer for Marriage and Family Life
On December 1st 1998 the Movement of Continuous Prayer for Marriage & Family Life began. Since then there has been someone praying for marriage & family life at every moment of every day. This was made possible by people taking on the commitment of a specific hour on a specific day each month in such a way that they were handing the prayer on to one another, much the same as a relay race!! Fr. Johnny Doherty C.Ss.R., a Redemptorist priest who began this Movement, has written a special booklet to assist with this prayer so that the focus can be kept on marriage & family life for the full time. This Movement has now spread to many places throughout Ireland and throughout the world and continues to spread every day. There are currently about 50,000 people involved with it.
If you are interested in knowing more about this Movement or are interested in getting involved with it please contact Anne & Liam Doherty email: annedoh@lineone.net