Father Peyton's Adoration Letter '

Last week I wrote about the sayings that were popular while I was growing up. Each saying had its own unique meaning, and most people knew exactly what each saying meant. Here are a few of the old sayings that I didn’t mention last week:
• The early bird gets the worm – When you achieve success by preparing well and showing up early.
• You can’t judge a book by its cover – A reminder that you shouldn’t judge someone or something only by their outward appearance.
• Where the rubber meets the road – When you’re getting ready to get serious or when you’re putting something to the test.
• A shot in the dark – Attempting something that has a minimal chance for success.
Last week, I ended my article by asking why most people from my generation (or
When he talked about the critical need for families to pray together, he always discussed it within the context of the daily family rosary.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Father Peyton organized “Rosary Rallies” throughout the world. Millions of people attended his rallies and pledged to pray the daily rosary with their families. The picture on the first page of this Adoration Letter is from a Rosary Rally that Father Peyton held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1962. More than 1.5 million people attended the rally, and more than 1 million of those people pledged to pray the family rosary every day.
While I was growing up, whenever we complained about having to stop what we were doing so we could pray the family rosary, my mom would repeat Father Peyton’s saying, The Family That Prays Together Stays Together. When we had friends or cousins with us, Mom always insisted that they join us for the family rosary.
Now, more than 50 years after my mom instituted the daily family rosary (which began in the early 1960s), all of my parents’ children still get along with each other and encourage, pray for, and help each other when needed. My parents had 17 children, 16 of whom are still