Palancas are an idea borrowed from the Cursillo crew: expressions of support and prayers from a community on behalf of Cursillo retreatants. "Palanca" means "lever"... the leverage of prayer, to entreat God's special blessing on those in retreat.
At Masses this past Sunday, we supplied prayer cards in the pews for people to sign and pledge spiritual sacrifices for a teen on retreat next weekend. Rosaries, Holy Hours, fasting and sustained prayer were all offered for the teens. Each of them will be blanketed, pillowed and cradled in the prayers of the community.
We'll give the kids these prayer cards at the end of the retreat, but the prayers will have been covering them all along.
At Masses this past Sunday, we supplied prayer cards in the pews for people to sign and pledge spiritual sacrifices for a teen on retreat next weekend. Rosaries, Holy Hours, fasting and sustained prayer were all offered for the teens. Each of them will be blanketed, pillowed and cradled in the prayers of the community.
We'll give the kids these prayer cards at the end of the retreat, but the prayers will have been covering them all along.
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