Parish Prayer Day for Marriage and Family Life
On the 8th of each month, our parish of Ballymoney and Derrykeighan prays for the 24 hours for Marriage & Family Life. This is part of a Movement of Continuous Prayer for Marriage & Family Life as other parishes and groups take on the prayer for the other days of the month.
To make this prayer continuous, many people in our parish have committed themselves to a specific hour of prayer in such a way that the whole day and night are covered.
Everyone is invited to join in this prayer, either by taking on an hour, or by including this intention in their own prayer during that day; by including it in the prayers of the Masses celebrated on that day; by inviting the schools of the parish to involve the children and young people in praying for it; by asking any prayer groups that are meeting on that day to also include a prayer for it.
One of the purposes of this prayer is to highlight the importance of Marriage and Family Life for the Church and for society. A second purpose of it is to acknowledge the responsibility the parish has for the health and well-being of marriage and family life because of the Sacramental relationships that have been established between couples, families and the parish community.