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The "Be Not Afraid Family Hours" are so much more then
just a holy hour. Each Family Hour video beautifully combines
devotion and catechism. While you are praying you are also
learning more about the Catechism and other spiritual topics along
with hearing inspirational messages from Pope John Paul II and
Mother Teresa. Each 9 week Family Hour has a specific
spiritual topic.
For example our John 17: The Priestly Prayer of Jesus series
has guest
speakers discussing and explaining the 17th chapter of the Gospel of
St. John and its significance for our lives. The titles of the
nine weeks
of this series, are as follows: The Hour of Jesus, Eternal Life Is to Know You, The Work That You Gave Me to Do, I Pray for Them That They May Share My Joy, They Do Not Belong to The World, Consecrate Them in Truth, So That They May Be One, That Love May Be in Them. Each of the one-hour programs includes a beautiful meditative pray-along Rosary, complete with pictures and some mysteries acted out. This series features His Eminence Francis Cardinal
Arinze reviewing the documents of the Vatican II, Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Fr. Pablo Straub,
C.SS.R. reviewing the Apostolate's Family Catechism, Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., S.T.D., Fr. George W. Kosicki, Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR, Dr. Scott Hahn, Ph.D.,
and Dr. Susan Muto.
The Family Hours are a wonderful
way for
families, parish communities & neighborhoods to come together to
pray and learn about the Catholic faith.
The Family Hours were designed to be played in parish
churches so families can come together in the Eucharistic Presence
of our Lord to pray, learn and go to Confession. That is a
powerful combination inspired by Mother Teresa who was a very dear
friend of our founders Jerry & Gwen Coniker. We do
recommend that the Be Not Afraid Family Hours be run in your
parish church. We have found that many families start the Be
Not Afraid Family Hours in their home and pray them into
their churches. The Family Hours however may be used in a
setting that best suits your family and parish community. |