1) First Friday/First Saturday Devotions: This is as old as Fatima, but few younger Post Vatican II mothers practice this wonderful devotion. Our Lady requested we attend Mass and Confession on the First Friday & First Saturday of each month.

3) 2) Eucharistic Adoration: If you have this option available in your church, consider making a holy hour at least once a week. If your church does not offer some times for Eucharistic Adoration, approach your pastor and ask - that's what we did. We started with just 3 hours a week, and have continued to grow. Contact me for more information about this. Check out this link to learn more about Our Lord's True Presence in the Eucharist:True Presence Website

3) Mass: Try to go to a mass occasionally through the week instead of only on Sundays. Many parishes offer a very early morning mass (6:00 - 6:30 am.) Consider going to a few of these daily masses a week. Starting the day off with Jesus in the Eucharist (even when it's very early!) is a great way to get things going!

4) Join a Prayer Group: If your parish does not have any, you may want to consider starting one yourself. Several moms in our parish began a Mothers' Prayer Group several years ago with just a few of us, and it's still going strong. A great movement to look for in your area is "Familia" - These study groups are available for mothers and fathers and are an apostolate of Regnum Christi.     Contact them to see if a Familia study circle is in your area.

5) Fasting and acts of Mortification: St. Therese teaches the Little Way – fasting and giving up something volunarily. Encourage your children to join you.

6) Pray the Rosary everyday: This is one request Our Lady made at Fatima, we know it must be critical. If you have never prayed the rosary, start small by just doing one decade a day. Soon you can work your way up to doing 5 decades (1 mystery), and eventually (hopefully) all 15 decades (3 mysteries). You can also teach your children to make rosaries together as an enjoyable hobby and send them to the missions. Very cheaply priced rosary making kits are available through: Our Lady's Rosary Makers, P.O. Box 37080, Louisville, KY, 40233 OR you can get a free Rosary Maker's Catalogue by emailing this address: lewis@readyfund.com

7) Say the Divine Mercy Chaplet everyday: If possible, do this as Our Lord requested around 3:00 p.m. It is very short - only requires 5 minutes or so. Your kids can join you.

8) Establish a Family Altar and nightly prayer routine: Try to make an altar with images/statues of Jesus and Mary, holy water, a blessed candle, and whatever else you may want to put on it. Say family prayers around it every night. If your kids are old enough, say a decade of the rosary or a whole family rosary.