On This Day..

ONE IN HEART

Thirteen years ago today, LL and I were united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at St Therese's Catholic Church, Kedron. As husband and wife we have gone through a great deal together, and life has not been without challenge. Nevertheless, God has been so good to us, providing us with all that we need to sustain us in our life together, corporally and even spiritually. We are especially grateful for the faith, and grace He makes us partakers of, to answer His call for sanctification through the vocation of parenthood - forming our children with filial fear of God, and striving together for holiness in the family with the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints, and under the loving guidance of Holy Mother Church and our Holy Father, the Pope.

To my dear husband, Happy 13th Anniversary. I love you!

A PARENT'S DELIGHT

Today is also Roadrunner's birthday. It was six years ago (on our 7th wedding anniversary) when we first beheld this beautiful tiny baby that God sent our way. After waiting 4 long years here was another little blessing that made our family's life even more abundant! A true manifestation of God's generous love he was. Over the years it has been an absolute joy watching Roadrunner grow, and develop his own unique little personality - his charitable nature as he offers assistance whenever it is needed, or even surprising us with his enthusiastic initiative; the kind and caring words he is only too ready to say whenever somebody needs them - make our Roadrunner such a delight to be around. What a privilege it is to be parents to a lovable soul. For him we will forever be grateful to our Loving Benefactor.

To our precious Roadrunner, happy 6th birthday! May God grant your little heart's desires. We pray that you will always be under the loving, motherly protection of Our Blessed Mother. We love you very much!!

OUR PRAYER ON THIS DAY

Lord God! Thou hast called us to the holy state of matrimony and hast been pleased to make us parents. We recommend to Thee our dear children. We entrust them to Thy fatherly care. May they be a source of consolation, not only to us, but chiefly to Thee, Who are their Creator. Be watchful, O Lord; help and defend them.

Grant us the grace to guide them in the way of Thy commandments. This we will do by our own perfect observance of Thy holy law and that of our holy Mother, the Church. Make us conscious of our grave obligation to You, and bless our efforts to serve You. We humbly ask this blessing from the bottom of our hearts, for ourselves and for the children whom Thou hast been pleased to give us.

We dedicate them to Thee, O Lord. Do Thou keep them as the apple of Thy eye, and protect them under the shadow of Thy wings. Make us worthy to come, at last, to heaven, together with them, giving thanks unto Thee, Our Father, for the loving care Thou hast had of our entire family, and praising Thee together through endless ages. Amen. (adapted)

Laus Deo.