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Prayer Intentions for Marriage
Bring Prayer for Marriage to Your Family and Community
Bring prayer for marriage into your family, your organizations, and your parishes using the specific petitions provided below. They not only unite people in critically important prayer for marriage, they provide catechesis and reflections about the reality of love and marriage.

Prayers for Personal Holiness

Prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Lay Vocation
The Responsibility and Role of the Laity in the Mission of the Church
Quotes and references from Vatican II and other Magisterial documents emnphasizing the unique secular role of the laity in the mission of the Church.

Recommended Texts for Catholic Home Library

Formation Resources

Book Recommendations - Aid to Prayer and Spiritual Life

CCGI Feature Articles for Faith and Formation

Prayers for Catholic Action, Formation and the Common Good

Prayers for the Evangelization of Culture

Karol Wojtyla Beatified.
"They Will Look Upon Him
Whom They Have Pierced"

Homily of the Mass of
Beatification of John Paul II

John Paul II: A Modern
Day Thomas Aquinas?

Prayer for the Intercession
of Blessed John Paul II

For Pope John Paul the Great, Doctor of Truth
Inspiration for Catholics for the Common Good's Founding:
Tributes from CCG Members
SAN FRANCISCO, updated February 24, 2011-- Pope John Paul the Great is the inspiration for this apostolate for the evangelization of culture. At the time of his death CCG posted several articles with different perspective about him and his lasting legacy. Lately we have been reflecting not only about his teaching, but also his method of doing theology which has provided new insights into the reality of love, marriage, and family for CCGI's Stand with Children Project to promote the centrality and dignity of mnarriage for children and society (see example).

Guidelines for Celebrating Year of Faith Revealed
VATICAN CITY, January 5, 2012 -- The Vatican issued guidelines Jan. 5 for how the Church at all levels should celebrate the Year of Faith, which starts in October 2012.

Novena to the Holy Family for the protection of marriage and family

Join in Prayer to the Holy Family
Asking Their Protection of Marriage and Family
SAN FRANCISCO, December 19, 2011 -- We ask you to join us in emphasizing this powerful feast day by praying the Novena to the Holy Family for the Protection of Marriage each day December 21 through December 30. This is a beautiful prayer that can be shared with family and loved ones as you gather around the dinner table for the holidays.

Young People Give Pope Hope for 2012
VATICAN CITY, December 16, 2011 -- Pope Benedict XVI believes the various crises that afflicted society in 2011 can be met with hope in the coming year if parents introduce young people to Jesus and teach them Christian values.

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Opportunities with CCG

"Stand With Children, a marriage-advocacy program started in California by Catholics for the Common Good, is a great place for lay Catholics to begin."
--Bishop Salvatore Cordileone, Chairman, USCCB Subcommittee on Promotion and Defense of Marriage

Donations to Stand with Children promote the centrality and integrity of marriage for children and society, and are tax-deductible.

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San Francisco, CA 94132-0038
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