How To Be A Good Catholic Wife

Today I had a fun altogether gathering with traditional Catholics. One of the fathers asked me how he could grow spiritually equally a skillful Catholic. First information technology is such a joy to really talk with families, and especially husbands, who would similar to abound in holiness. Here is what I replied:

1) Get rid of the Tv set. Information technology is getting worse and worse in it shows and information technology's advertisements. Don't forget the only reason for TV is to sell you things you do not need. Here at St. Catherine of Siena, Phoenix Arizona the Latin Mass families help out in so many ways around the parish. Why do they aid and the other parishioners not? Because they are not watching Telly. When you lot are trying hard to be holy and traditional, you avoid many things that take up you time. Here are some examples. Since you do not political party y'all will not waste material fourth dimension being sick from a hang overs. Since you work on your marriage, you practise not waste material fourth dimension fighting with your spouse. Since God has go the eye of your life y'all are full and exercise not need to spend a lot of time shopping to fill up your emptiness. Because you are trying to live a holy life y'all are non wasting time being unfaithful to your spouse or looking at pornography. Living a life of sin and drama is very draining and time consuming. And while I am at it, do not permit our kids waste time on all the games on the computer and cell phones. Get them to help effectually the house, do their homework, or play exterior.

ii) Get away from friends and family unit that lead you to sin. Some of the states are very gullible, weak and can be hands influenced by friends and family members. Detect new friends that will encourage you in being a better christian.

3) Have a healthy prayer life. That means taking time everyday to be tranquillity with God. Go to the Latin Mass every bit often as possible during the week. Pray the Holy Rosary as a family everyday after dinner. If you tin, spend at least an 60 minutes adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle. Spend your solar day as you go about your duties offering up what yous do to God.

4) Study the Bible. Reading the Bible can exist a joy if you have a small corporeality of time to sit and read information technology. The Bible is very interesting once you get into the habit of reading it. Ideally information technology would be practiced to exist in a Bible Report for men and for women. I recommend the Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible. Get a cyclopedia of the Bible. A concordance is a volume where you can look whatsoever give-and-take that is in the Bible and find the passage you lot may want to find. Say y'all practice non know where in the Bible is says "the honey of money is the root of all evil". And then you can await up the word, love or money or root or evil and information technology will give y'all the passage to await up. Information technology helps if you know if it is in the Old or New Testament. It even helps more if y'all have an idea what book or Gospel it is in. Reading the Bible helps encourage united states of america to do what it tells u.s.a. to exercise. It is a grace that keeps our eyes on God and His teachings.

5) If you have the time, read the spiritual classics similar: "The Story of a Soul" by St. Therese , "The Soul of the Apostolate", "Practicing the Presence of God" Br Lawrence, "The Imitation of Christ" Kempis, "Interior Castles" by St.Theresa of Avila, "The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius", "Dark Night of the Soul" by St. John of the Cantankerous", "The Classics of Catholic Spirituality", "Spiritual Communication from the Saints". Many of these classics tin be obtained from Tan Books or St. Bridegroom Press. Telephone 800 437-5876

half dozen) Read the writings of the saints or their biographies. If y'all can, get a Martyrolgy which tells well-nigh the way the martyrs died.

vii) Go to Confession every month. Just when y'all become, really be deplorable for the sins you take committed and really hope you are not going to repeat this sin again.

eight) Written report the history of the Catholic Church building and in particular Luther's Revolution (otherwise known as the protestant reformation), the French Revolution (a nifty book on this is "For Altar and Throne" past Michael Davis and the Cristeros counter revolution in Mexico (1926-29).

9) Don't take yourself so seriously. Have organized religion that when you are trying to grow in holiness, God and Mary will be helping you. We practise our part and we as well trust God will do his part. Never permit the devil discourage you.

10) Pray to know God's will and try to put information technology into your life plans.God wills united states to be happy. Anything that goes against God's will, will not brand us happy. Sin is absolutely not God's volition or in the plan for our life. Through prayer and holy friends nosotros tin observe God'southward will for our lives. Husbands and wives tin can pray and talk together to try to discern God's will. Even asking the children is helpful. In one case we are pretty sure (and I practise not think nosotros can ever be admittedly sure what God's volition is) nosotros need to act on it. This will take a lot of religion in trying to make the changes that God wants u.s.a. to brand in our lives. Trust God, because He fabricated us and loves us.

Here is a story by Don Mondell "The Devil'south Grand Sale".

"One day, the devil laid out his gleaming, razor-edged tools upon a worn and ancient wooden table. He announced a "burn down" sale and carefully marked the price upon each tool:

Anger: $100, Resentment: $400, Hatred: $600, etc.

Each tool sold near as apace equally it was placed upon the table. Toward the end of the twenty-four hour period, a kleptomaniacal old human in tattered rags approached. The man eyed the tools that remained, but was taken by a certain tool at the end of the tabular array. The tool resembled the tow long and bowed fangs of a viper. Its chrome-like pointy tusks caught the sun and sent flashes of blinding light everywhere. With on mitt, the quondam man blocked his optics from the glare and with the other, he reached for the tool. Equally he grabbed hold, the tool'due south steely, needle tips nearly pierced his paw. This seemed to please the old human. He snatched upward the tool and held information technology to his breast. With a glint in his heart, the human asked the devil, "How much for this one?" "I'm sorry, that tool is not for sale," the devil replied. Without hesitation, the homo said, "Just I'll pay double. I know how valuable it is."

The devil narrowed his optics and hissed, "Sir, I've told yous, that tool is non for auction, nor will I ever sell it. Information technology is the most useful tool I own and without it, I wouldn't be half equally effective in my piece of work. With that tool alone, I can accomplish my every task. Now good day sir." Dejected, the man look one time more at the shinny tool, then slowly placed it on the table. With almost a whisper, he said to the Devil, "If I tin can not buy it, would y'all, at to the lowest degree tell me its proper name?" A tedious and wicked grin grew across the devil'southward face. "Of grade, old man, its name is…… Discouragement."

It is so healthy, satisfying and wonderful being a traditional Catholic.