Family Game Night & DIY Snack Bar
Transform your living room into a cozy game zone. Choose a mix of board games, card games, or even team-based challenges like charades. To make it extra fun, set up a DIY snack bar where everyone can build their own treats—think popcorn mix-ins, mini tacos, or ice cream sundaes.
Prayer for Family Members
Jesus still heals and takes care of people’s needs today. Take time to pray for the needs of those in your family. Each family member can name one or more persons they want to pray for. Write all the names down and pray the prayer below, inserting the names as indicated.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus, protect [list of names] physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically this day. Help them to know that they can turn to you for strength and guidance. Keep evil far from them and help them to trust you as their refuge and strength. Make them strong and courageous in the presence of danger, recognizing that with you they can face any challenge. Take care of them in all the circumstances of their lives. Amen.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus came into the house or “under the roof” of Simon Peter’s House. Fill in the blank with these words: roof, soul, Word, worthy. Lord, I am not _________ that you should enter under my _______, but only say the ______ and my _____ shall be healed. When do we say this response at Mass?
Continue to do the Prayer for Family
Members throughout the rest of the week.
Today, in the city of Capernaum, you can see the excavation site of Simon Peter’s house, the actual site where today’s Gospel story happened. A large modern church has been built over the site, but visitors can see the first century home through a large glass window in the middle of the church.
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