1858 Creation Confraternity of Christian Mothers, same time frame. Women in Church gravely concerned about children and husbands.

Christians tale between legs, people bearing brunt of chaos is mothers, children, and families

Noble woman in France, Rio, husband & children caught up in socialist atheist ideas

Rapidly approved by Vatican, daily prayer created, number of ways to gain indulgence

Obtain graces to fight against a material heresy. Expanded rapidly, in USA within USA.

Many of Confraternities in Europe have gone defunct. Largest in USA

Prayer Book, written in France, accumulating beautiful language of prayer against onslaught against women & children

Percy Shelly radical, down on marriage, easy divorce, material problems.

Don’t want discomfort, want radical solution. Rise in sinfulness innocent suffer the most.

New website https://www.christianmothers.org

Mother Love prayer book https://www.christianmothers.org/mother-love

175 yr anniversary of Confraternity

Band together with other Catholic Mothers, grace available to achieve that end

Indulgenced prayer, Holy Mass, spiritual director

Specifics commit to say short litany of saints who are patrons

how to join based out of Pittsburg PA

Parish affiliation, monthly meeting, Mass, dues based on intent

Not another women’s group, contemplative mother’s movement within the heart of the Church

Not fundraising, bake sales, altar cloths rather formation of the mothers, and Christian education of husbands & children

Older women keeping movement alive, more traditionally minded parishes rediscovering our patrimony with younger mother

Grandmothers & mothers married together for an active Faith in children & husband

Zellie Martin attended some of the early meetings

Intercessory prayer current and past members incredible help

10K praying for the members plus deceased

Mother Love (brand new compilation of prior book) formal prayer book common to Practical Meditations

These prayers, profoundly beautiful

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