Spiritual Plan
By Lydia Pesina and Fr. Efiri Matthias Selemobri, M.S.P.
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Knowing that highly successful persons follow a plan, married Christian couples can only succeed if their lives of active charity, and the transformation of society, culture, politics, economy, science, and so on, are based on a solid spiritual plan of the sacraments and prayer. Fr. Efiri Matthias Selemobri, M.S.P.

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Thus the home is the first school of Christian life and a school for human enrichment. Here one learns endurance and the joy of work, fraternal love, generous - even repeated - forgiveness, and above all divine worship in prayer and the offering of one's life. Catechism of the Catholic Church #1657

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Family prayer has its own characteristic qualities. It is prayer offered in common husband and wife together, parents and children together. Communion in prayer is both a consequence of and a requirement for the communion bestowed by the Sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony. The words with which the Lord Jesus promises his presence can be applied to the members of the Christian family in a special way: "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." John Paul II: Familiaris Corsortio #59.2

Bring prayer to your family, bring it to your little children. Teach them to pray. For a child that prays is a happy child. A family that prays is a united family. We hear of so many broken families. And then we examine them: Why are they broken? I think because they never pray together. They are never in prayer before the Lord. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

(examples):

Heavenly Father, thank you for this day.
Lord Jesus, I want to follow your way.
Holy Spirit, guide me in everything I do and everything I say.
Crucified and Risen Jesus, as I prepare to marry the love of my life, _______________________, I ask that our lives may give glory to the Father of all (see Ephesians 3: 14-21) from whom all families in heaven and earth take their origin, have their meaning, live in love, joy, communion, peace and harmony. In Jesus' name! Amen.

Some Bible Passages for our Spiritual Growth

Genesis 1:26-31; 2:18-24; 24:48-51, 58-67; Tobit 7:6-14; 8: 4-8; Proverbs 31: 10-31; Song of Songs 2:8-16; 8: 6-7; Sirach 26: 1-4, 13-16; Jeremiah 31: 31-34; Matthew 5:1-16; 7: 21-29; 19: 3-6; 25:35-40; Mark 10: 6-7; John 2:1-11; 15:9-12; 15:12-16; 17: 20-26; Romans 8:31-35, 37-39; Romans 12:1-2, 9-18; 15; 1-13; 1 Corinthians 6:13-20; 12:31-13:8; Ephesians 3:14-21; Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:12-17; Hebrews 13: 1-6; 1 Peter 3:1-9; 1 John 3:18-24; 4:7-12; Revelation 19:1, 5-9; Psalms 33; 34; 103; 112; 127; 128; 145; 148.