Question 119 – Do You Have Any Words of Encouragement? My Adult Children Do Not Go To Holy Mass Anymore.

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt
Date: July 13, 2022
Mothers and grandmothers are encouraged to remain faithful to God and pray for children or grandchildren who have abandoned the faith. Their prayers, especially invoking Guardian Angels, can protect them from harm and guide them to repentance, ensuring their souls are saved for eternity. Consecrating them to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is also recommended.
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Transcript:

Yes. Dear mothers and grandmothers, in these cases, God expects that you remain faithful to Him and your task consists in these painful situations when you have children or grandchildren who have abandoned the faith – pray for them. This is your power. You know that prayer is the greatest power in this world.

You have to believe in the power of your prayer and also invoke oftentimes the Guardian Angels of your children and grandchildren – to send your guardian angel to their Guardian Angel, to protect them from dangers – from mortal dangers; that they will not grow worse so they can be kept from great dangers of their soul. 

What you can do – you can ask the Lord earnestly, that at least your children and grandchildren when they die, will die repented, that they will have a repented soul, and that their soul will be saved for all eternity. When you do this, we can believe that God will hear your prayer, at least that they will die repented. And you have already done the greatest work – you have saved the soul for eternity. Of course, we do not have here the absolute sureness, only God knows who is saved but we have to believe and trust in this. 

I would recommend in a vicarious way to consecrate your children, every one of them by name, or the grandchildren to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. So, you substitute them, as a mother and as a grandmother. You have the right before God to do this act of consecrating your children and grandchildren to the Immaculate Heart with the specific intention that their souls will be saved for eternity.