A spiritual bouquet...
is a collection of prayers intended to offer encouragement, strength, and hope for the recipient, who in this case, is a priest, deacon, or seminarian. Prayers can be as simple as a two year old repeating after you, "Dear God, please bless ____", or more elaborate, such as the entire family praying the rosary together. A Mass can be offered for the intended person, as well as a Eucharistic Holy Hour. The choice and amount of creativity you put into it are yours. Requests for offerings for the spiritual bouquets are sent on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of the month. The spiritual bouquets are sent to the recipients on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of the month.
What are YOU doing to strengthen the Church? Wouldn't you like to be a part of this rewarding ministry? If you have any questions or would like to contribute to the spiritual bouquets, please send an email to: [email protected]
What are YOU doing to strengthen the Church? Wouldn't you like to be a part of this rewarding ministry? If you have any questions or would like to contribute to the spiritual bouquets, please send an email to: [email protected]
Podcast of radio interview about the Spiritual Bouquet Ministry:
https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-enc3h-c4b927
https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-enc3h-c4b927
Established in 2018This ministry has its roots at Catholic Familyland in Ohio. In August 2018, after reading about the Church scandals, the focus of my prayers intensified as I repeatedly asked the Lord three questions. "What can I do to strengthen the Church? What am I capable of doing? What is Your will for me, Lord?"
When I returned home and was able to spend more time in the Adoration Chapel, I had a reoccurring thought that somebody ought to organize spiritual bouquets for priests. This thought that "somebody ought to. . . " continued for a few weeks until one day, as I was leaving the Adoration Chapel, I realized that I am that somebody! |
The GoalThe goal, as stated in the story to the left, is to strengthen the Catholic Church. It's unfortunate that there are some bad apples in the bunch that have disillusioned many people who have left the Church. It's also a tragedy that these people placed their faith in men rather than having faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and valuing the Eucharist for what It truly is, The One and Only Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Nobody can get That anywhere else! Only a Catholic priest, because of his ordination, has the God-given power to take a simple wafer and transform it so it becomes the most beautiful gift we could ever imagine. That Host, when consecrated, makes Jesus truly present to us. And we owe a debt of gratitude to the priests who have answered the call to this vocation. The leaders of our Church need our support, encouragement, and prayers. They give you Jesus. Can't you give them your prayers?
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