Why Night Prayers
' Psychologists,' says the S.H. Review, ' tell us now that the mind of the child is in a peculiarly impressionable state just before sleep. The Catholic Church's teaching and practice about night prayers show that she always knew this. Catholic parents should be careful to inculcate by precept and example the saying of night prayers — the uplifting of heart and, soul to Almighty God in thanksgiving at the end of the day. Put the thought of Jesus Christ and His love into the child's, mind at night. The lessons a child thus learns from father and mother are traced indelibly upon his mind, and are bound to influence his after life.' • Parents would do well to frame this and set it up in a conspicuous place in their households.
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New Zealand Tablet, 12 August 1909, Page 1249
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131Why Night Prayers New Zealand Tablet, 12 August 1909, Page 1249
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