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 | Dec 29, 2020 | Calling of Marriage, Dating, God Author of Marriage, Help getting married, Hope for Marriage, Older Singles, Prayers for Getting Married, Prolonged Singleness, scripture, singleness, The Ache of Singlehood, Uncategorized
There is no denying it. When you are single and want to be married, it can be a painful and even downright miserable time. That period was for me, anyway. The older I grew older, the more difficult my singleness became. This is because God did not intend for us to be...
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...