Since November is the month where we focus on prayer for the dead, the devotion we are going to be praying today is specifically for the souls of our loved ones who have gone before us. This devotion is called the Beads of the Dead. It is a chaplet typically prayed on a set of 40 beads- traditionally believed to be in commemoration of the 40 hours our Lord is thought to have spent between death and Easter morning, delivering the righteous dead out of hell. And it is a Marian
Ephesians 1:7 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” I just finished reading a book my sister got me. It’s called the Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. And I liked this book because it’s a little book, like it’s small and thin is just comprised of short little reflections so I found it a super easy read. Brother Lawrence, in his reflections, teaches that to pray always is simpl
