Y’all. Y’ALL!!!! It’s only 16 days til Advent, and counting. The Liturigcal Year is almost over (come on feast of Christ the King!) and we are about to celebrate our Catholic New Year! Sit back, pour some champagne, and check out these super-cool, Adventy-quick takes 🙂
Throughout my life, I’ve gone through phases where I’ve LOVED praying the Rosary, I’ve dreaded praying the Rosary, and where I didn’t pray it at all.
During the times I dreaded it or avoided it altogether, it was usually because I told myself I “didn’t have time” or I couldn’t concentrate on the mysteries without getting hopelessly distracted. A friend of mine summed it up nicely when she told me her Hail Marys usually sounded like this – “Hail Mary, full of grace, I forgot to turn on the dishwasher and where is your homework and someone let the dog out…” Boy, could I identify with that!
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