“Dear parents! I ask you to help your children to grow in faith. I ask you to accompany them on their journey toward First Communion, a journey which continues beyond that day, and to keep accompanying them as they make their way to Jesus and with Jesus. Please, go with your children to church and take part in the Eucharistic celebration! You will see that this is not time lost; rather it is the very thing that can keep your family truly united and centered. Sunday becomes more beautiful when you go to Sunday Mass together. And please, pray together at home too: at meals and before going to bed. Prayer does not only bring us nearer to God but also nearer to one another. It is a powerful source of peace and joy. Family life becomes more joyful and expansive whenever God is there and his closeness is experienced in prayer.”
Benedict XVI: Heart of the Christian Life, p. 67-68