Dear Brothers in Christ,
You are invited to join with Catholic men from all over the U.S. for the first Catholic Men's National Day of Prayer on March 15, 2008, The Solemnity of St. Joseph. The Catholic Men's National Day of Prayer was originally conceived by Dan Spencer, founder of The St. Joseph Center of Kansas City. Spencer proposed the idea to the leadership of the National Fellowship of Catholic Men, with whom he is associated, as an activity that would serve to bring men from every state together to pray for both a personal and collective renewed commitment to Jesus Christ and His Church.
St. Joseph is the man God ordained to be both protector and provider to the Blessed Virgin Mary and our Lord Jesus Christ. He represents the saintly integration of faith in both his private and public life. For him, there was no conflict between the sacred roles of believer, disciple, husband, father, and worker. He is a perfect example of a fully integrated man and, therefore, a perfect model of our lay vocation and what each of us is called by God to be.
What Do We Pray For?
For every man to heed Christ's call for personal conversion.
For every man to become an enlivened disciple of Jesus Christ.
For every Catholic man to fully actualize his vocational state of life calling.
For every married man to love his wife and kids as Christ loved the Church.
For every layman to embrace and proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ in his home, parish, workplace, and community.
When Will We Pray?
Morning prayer: Before you begin your day
Mass: Attend during the day
Night prayer: Before retiring for the day
Come to the National Fellowship of Catholic Men website (http://http://www.catholicmensresources.org/) for more information on the Catholic Men's National Day of Prayer including suggested additional activities and petitions for families, work, Church, nation, and world.
