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Hey there, Sprouts. Today is Monday, August 19, 2020.

It is also still September, and we are under the patronage of Blessed Carlo Acudas, our guide for this month as part of the Be a Saint Club.

And if you remember, he has a challenge that we memorize the morning offering prayer.

So, if you will join me in prayer.

In the name of the Father's Son, Holy Spirit, amen.

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day,

for all the intentions of your sacred heart in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world.

For the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians,

and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month, amen.

Well, Sprouts, we are continuing to embrace the challenges that Blessed Carlo Akutis has given us.

And one of these is to tackle distraction.

Now, Blessed Carlo Akutis, he died when he was 15.

If he was alive today, he would be younger than me.

So he lived in our distraction-filled world. He knew what it was like to watch a

movie, to search for things on the internet, to want to play video games more than he should. He

knew how all of these things felt. And yet even though he was a young man, he addressed distraction head on. As many of you

club members found out through our trivia question, his favorite video gaming console was

a PlayStation or PlayStation 2, but he only allowed himself one hour of video games a week.

And if you've ever played video games, you know that one hour goes very quickly.

And after one hour, you just want more or to do it the next day or to go for an hour and a half.

But distraction can be in many ways the enemy of

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