Babies Can Pray Too!

It's never too early to start!  Magdalene has been hearing her mommy and daddy pray since she was inside of mommy.  She loves to hear Jordan leading the rosary at home and in church.  Her favorite prayer is "Hail Mary", and the above video shows us praying that prayer.  I also learned a prayer when I was in Kindergarten called "Little Jesus."   I'm teaching that prayer to her as well. 

Prayer.   A simple act to show our love and devotion to God.  Nothing is sweeter than to see a child in prayer.  When I taught in Catholic School my first year of teaching, I was moved by the pious acts my students did.  Children are deeply genuine with their prayers.

 I also was deeply moved by something I had read that St. Therese of the Child Jesus had written,

"For me, prayer means launching out from the heart toward God; a cry of grateful love from the crest of joy or the trough of despair: it is a vast supernatural force that opens out my heart and binds me close to Jesus."

Thank you St. Therese for reminding us all that prayer should mean exactly that--it should be an act of love toward our Creator!  Jesus loves when we also honor His Mother.  Good job Magdalene!