https://www.drray.com/blessings-before-meals-in-restaurants/ Confident Parenting. Stronger Marriages. Better Families. Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.drray.com/blessings-before-meals-in-restaurants/#comment-1738 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:24:44 +0000 https://www.drray.com/?p=5073#comment-1738 I am sixty one and was raised by very knowledgeable parents who ensured we were not only taught at home but from the Baltimore Catechism. To not say grace or to even forget for a second, boom the name “pagan” was tossed out by one sibling or another. Funny thing we all still do this to this day as do our own five children. To make the sign of the cross with a quick prayer for “whoever is in need of they mercy”when you hear an ambulance or other emergency sirens. Funny things happen when families do this as a norm and as our family has grown and have children this is as much a part of eating as the food. We will add special intentions also when there are dire needs or even for the souls in purgatory. Now a interesting event happened with my husband (who converted just about 40 years after we got together ( when the worst seemed to be happening God granted us each individually as my husband had left HIs presence). We where at a local harbor bar where we ate usually once a week, said grace and a man came up to us and started crying. He said he “used to be Catholic” and to see us pray grace he saw how much he had not done well by his family etc. We just said God loves you and wants you back, He will give you comfort etc so go to confession and come back home. This is one of many times evangelizing happened at the most interesting of palaces. BTW the making the sign of the cross and praying for those we don’t know came home very big when our pregnant daughter in-law holding our 2 year grandson and the hand of our 4 year old granddaughter was hit in the crosswalk and flew to the other side of the street. The story is so miraculous I will tell you the end if you want.

]]> https://www.drray.com/blessings-before-meals-in-restaurants/#comment-1737 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:16:06 +0000 https://www.drray.com/?p=5073#comment-1737 My wife and I never miss the opportunity to say Grace + Sign of Cross. We feel it is a great way to show our Faith and get others to “think!”. Joyce is a Catholic School teacher and her Dr. Ray Parent Library is doing great…thanks for all your efforts. This month we are going to focus on sending the parents your website…Patrick

]]> https://www.drray.com/blessings-before-meals-in-restaurants/#comment-1721 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:20:12 +0000 https://www.drray.com/?p=5073#comment-1721 Yes my husband and I do and it’s such a habit we don’t notice people around us.

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