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I'm a college student, and a Roman Catholic. Over the last year or so, I've taken a dive into the Byzantine Catholic tradition, prayers, and Divine Liturgies. The nearest Byzantine parish is an hour and a half away from me, and I've gone to a few of their Divine Liturgies, but it's simply not practical to go every Sunday to attend. So, I go to my campus' Catholic Center for mass instead.

My… EXPAND ▼ question is: Does anyone have practical advice in living out the Byzantine tradition outside of a regular parish life? Like what things can I do to incorporate some daily prayers/actions of the Byzantine tradition in my prayer life?

Very thankful for any and all advice, just trying to grow in my faith. God bless, Glory to Jesus Christ! COLLAPSE ▲

My first book has been published. It is designed to help families guide their children in God's ways. Carson D. Lauffer, "The Healing of a Soul" can be purchased through Amazon. I recommend it for use in every Church.

We anticipate starting a Zoom group that will utilize this book for young families and friends of these young families. We hope it will A. Aid all in rearing their children in God's… EXPAND ▼ ways. B. Bring new families to the Church. Any advice is most welcome.

Moreover, do you have other ways to suggest for helping young families or any other books we may find helpful? COLLAPSE ▲

We have many young families in our Church and several single, primarily men, who may someday be married and have children. I will be teaching them how to pray and hope to utilize Zoom. I wish to focus on intercessory prayers for friends, family, and neighbors who may not yet be followers of Christ or attend Church. We plan to have weekly Zoom meetings at which we can use parts of the Prayers for… EXPAND ▼ Vespers. We will most likely meet around 9 p.m. after the children have gone to bed. May we use parts of the prayer of Vespers without doing a disfavor to the prayers. We wish to use the prayers of intercession followed by "Lord, Have Mercy." We should also want to use the Prayer of St. Ephrem.

Any advice is welcome, and prayers for our efforts are also appreciated. COLLAPSE ▲