by Julieanne Bartlett | Jul 9, 2021 | Book of Tobit, Calling of Marriage, Catechism of Catholic CHurch, Dating, Devotions, God Author of Marriage, Help getting married, Hope for Marriage, Older Singles, Prayers and Saints, Prayers for Getting Married, Prolonged Singleness, Saint Raphael, scripture, singleness, The Ache of Singlehood, Uncategorized
This month, I continue with the study of the book of Tobit, specifically looking at prolonged singleness in the Bible. In the blog post, “Prolonged Singleness and the Bible: A Study of Tobit Part I,” I provided a summary of the Book of Tobit. Next, in the blog...
by Julieanne Bartlett | Feb 12, 2021 | Calling of Marriage, Dating, Devotions, Hope for Marriage, Older Singles, Prayers and Saints, Prolonged Singleness, scripture, singleness, The Ache of Singlehood, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day
This weekend is Valentine’s Day when everyone celebrates love with hearts, flowers, and gifts. I can still remember my years of prolonged singleness when I had no one to spend Valentine’s Day with. On the rare occasion that I was dating someone at the time, it...
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by Julieanne Bartlett | Aug 29, 2020 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Calling of Marriage, Devotions, God Author of Marriage, Hope for Marriage, Older Singles, Prayers and Saints, Prayers for Getting Married, Prolonged Singleness, Saint Lucia of Fatima, singleness, The Ache of Singlehood, The Rosary, Uncategorized
When I was single, I desperately prayed for a spouse. I prayed individual prayers and I prayed novenas. I asked St. Jude and St. Rita to intercede for me because I believed my situation was so hopeless and impossible. I prayed novenas to St. Martha and to St. Therese...
