Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This week, I have a simple message for you: If you're too busy to pray, then you're just too busy!
Bishop Boyea's Year of the Family | Week Six | Daily Rhythm of Prayer
One thing that has been on my mind over the past several years is how much we need to bring prayer into everything we do. For us to be truly the men and women God is calling us to be, we need help, and that help comes through prayer, our daily conversations with the Lord. In a way, prayer should become part of the very fabric of our lives.
Just as integral as the breath we take, our prayers should become. This goes doubly in the family setting. We all know that the family is under attack by our culture, and if we don't ground ourselves in prayer, how can we hope to endure?
This week in our Year of the Family, let's hear from the Cella family of Saint Joseph Parish in Ypsilanti, who make it a priority to start and end each day in prayer, no matter how busy the day. Let's hear what they have to say. Enjoy the film!
Thank you to the Cellas for sharing your story. I am particularly struck by Joseph's humble recognition that no matter how successful one can be in the world's eyes, we never outgrow our need for prayer in God. That being said, my challenge for you this week is simple. If you do not already spend s- some time in prayer every day as a family, start that this week.
A good place to start is by praying the morning offering together either at breakfast table or in the car. It's a short but sweet prayer that goes as follows:
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day,
for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world,
for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month.
Amen.
(Father François-Xavier Gautrelet, 1844)
Beginning each day offering it up to the Lord helps us get that daily recharge, if you will, filling our buckets for the work ahead of this day.
I'll see you next week, and until then, I'll be praying for you.
+ Earl Boyea
Bishop of Lansing