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theresap60

Our Lady of Fatima Novena

Feast Day May 13

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

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3 Our Father...

3 Hail Marys...

3 Glory Be...

Link to Intentions:

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

May 11, 2011 08:53 am theresap60 wrote:

Gina - our prayer for the Texas Drought from Skip's prayer book.

Almighty God, we are in need of rain.  We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky, what a marvel even the least drop of rain really is.  To think that so much water can fall out of the sky, which now is empty and clear!  We place our trust in you.  We are sure that you know our needs, but you want us to ask anyway to show you that we are dependent on you.  Look on our dry hills and fields, dear God, and give them with the living blessing of soft rain.  Then the land will rejoice, and the rivers will sing your praises, and the hearts of your children will be made glad.  Amen.

sas-schatzi

12 hours ago kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 2

Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta were very young and yet, Mary, you chose them to be to be your messengers to the world.  In doing so, you reminded us that, as followers of Jesus, we must be like little children - trusting and loving.  Let us pray that we too may be like children, choosing to offer love and trust where we would be tempted to choose hatred and suspicion.

Mary, I trust your Son completely.  But sometimes, I live in fear.  I want to love unconditionally, but I am too afraid to let go of my anxieties, too afraid to admit that I cannot control everything.  I want to be your Son's instrument to accomplish God's will.  Today, through your intercession, Mary, I ask Jesus to help me be like a little child holding His hand, trusting all to Him.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite

3 Our Father..3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be... http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

HansieDZ

PRAYER TO SAINT PEREGRINE

O great St. Peregrine, you have been called, "The Mighty," The Wonder-Worker" because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you. For so many years, you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more.  You were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction.  Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you. (Pause here and silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying.)

Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for HIs great goodness and mercy.

Amen.

HansieDZ

NOVENA TO ST. PEREGRINE

 Glorious wonder-worker, St. Peregrine, you answered the divine call with a ready spirit, and forsook all the comforts of a life of ease and all the empty honors of the world to dedicate yourself to God in the Order of His holy Mother.

You labored manfully for the salvation of souls.  In union with Jesus crucified, you endured painful sufferings with such patience as to deserve to be healed miraculously of an uncurable cancer in your leg by a touch of His divine hand.

Obtain for me the grace to answer every call of God and to fulfull His will in all the events of life. Enkindle in my heart a consuming zeal for the salvation of all men.

Deliver me from the infirmities that afflict my body (especially...)

Obtain for me also a perfect resignation to the sufferings it may please God to send me, so that, imitating our crucified Savior and His sorrowful Mother, I may merit eternal glory in heaven.

St. Peregrine, pray for me and for all who invoke your aid.

sas-schatzi

6 hours ago, edited 6 hours ago by kay-from-philly kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 3

The children of Fatima heard your plea to pray.  Today, we also need to pray, especially for peace in the world.  We have been reminded most painfully of how uncertain life is, and how fragile.  Yet rather than despair, we are moved to grow closer to God, so as to know the comfort of His presence in this world and in the next.  For the kingdom comes like a thief in the night; truly we know not the hour nor the day.

Show me, Mary, how to pray always.  Help me to speak to God as to a trusted friend, sharing my truest feelings.  Guide me, also, in my efforts to reach that perfect inner silence, so that I may listen for what God has to tell me.  Throughout my busy and distracting days, help me to keep my mind and my heart centered on God.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite    3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

3 hours ago kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 4

At Fatima, Mary, you called on us to make sacrifices.  The great needs of our suffering brothers and sisters in our country and around the world ask of us sacrifices today.  Many have answered these requests with gifts of money and supplies.  Many others have chosen to serve something greater than themselves, far from the comfort of home.  Let us all be willing to give what we can; let us all seek to think less of ourselves than of those who have less.

Whisper a reminder in my ear each morning, Mary, to offer all my day's actions, thoughts, and words, all my gifts of time and treasure, to God.  As I make this offering, I call to mind all the people affected by my actions each day.  I ask God today to help me to be motivated by love and compassion in all that I do.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite    3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

May 17, 2011 06:58 am kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 5

Mary, at Fatima you told us: "Do penance."  At this time, it may seem an especially galling task; we would rather point out how grievously we have been wronged by others.  It may seem that your Son's proverb has been turned on its head - the plank is in our brother's eye, the speck in our own.  Yet still we must turn our scrutiny upon ourselves.  Having been deeply hurt, we recognize that we have also hurt others, and we seek all the more readily to mend what we have broken.

Mary, help me find the humility to seek forgiveness for my sins and make amends for my wrongful actions.  Help me to open my heart to the healing touch of Jesus.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

Next Recite     3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

May 18, 2011 06:37 am kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 6

Mary, the children said they had seen a vision of hell.  All too many people around the world live in places so desperate that they might be compared to hell.  In many places, terror strikes daily and innocents die in senseless war.  The cycle of violence and revenge is perpetuated, with no end in sight.  We would do well to remember the relative comfort we are blessed with, and realize that many are not so fortunate.

Today, Mary, I pray for an easing of the suffering and injustice that mark much of the world.  I pray for all who face oppression at the hands of another.  I pray that they find a peaceful way to resolve their differences.  I pray in thanksgiving for all the blessings I enjoy; may I be always ready to share them with others.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite      3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

May 19, 2011 06:54 am kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 7

Mary, through the power of God you performed a miracle at Fatima and made the sun dance.  Jesus told us that, even with faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains.  This is hard to believe - yet every day, we all have opportunities to make a great difference in the world.  We can open closed hearts with our love.  This may seem a small and undramatic kind of miracle, but it is the kind most needed today.

Mary, I pray that I might follow your example, and allow myself to be one through whom God works in the world.  Though the work may be so small and simple as to seem insignificant, help me to trust in God's greater plan.  May I be always, like you, willing to answer God's call.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite       3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

6 hours ago kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 8

Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta were all normal children living ordinary lives.  As they show us, we do not need to be important or powerful in the eyes of the world to do God's work.  When we feel too small and helpless to change things, we remember that all we need are faith, trust, humility, and wisdom, to make of ourselves God's instruments.

God, I am an ordinary person.  But like the children of Fatima, I want to bring Your Word to the world.  Give me the strength to overcome my fears and my doubts, so that I might be a messenger of Your love.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

  Next Recite       3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

2 hours ago kay-from-philly wrote:

Day 9        Mary, your apparition at Fatima was an extraordinary event.  Most of us will never experience an apparition.  But we know that Christ lives in our hearts and comes to us in the Eucharist.  How wonderful it is that we can receive the body and blood of your Son and be nourished by it.

Thank you, Mary, for appearing to Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta and delivering a message that is as relevant today as it was then.  Thank You, God my Creator, for giving me life and so many blessings.  Thank You, Jesus, for giving me Your body and blood in the Eucharist.  And thank You, Holy Spirit, for dwelling in me and giving me courage.  Most of all, thank You, God, for Your love.

Recite the prayers

Fatima Prayer: Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen

Next Recite         3 Our Father...3 Hail Marys...3 Glory Be...

http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=5#idx_122

sas-schatzi

May 13, 2011 01:19 am sas-schatzi wrote: May 11, 2011 08:53 am theresap60 wrote:

Gina - our prayer for the Texas Drought from Skip's prayer book.

Almighty God, we are in need of rain.  We realize now, looking up into the clear, blue sky, what a marvel even the least drop of rain really is.  To think that so much water can fall out of the sky, which now is empty and clear!  We place our trust in you.  We are sure that you know our needs, but you want us to ask anyway to show you that we are dependent on you.  Look on our dry hills and fields, dear God, and give them with the living blessing of soft rain.  Then the land will rejoice, and the rivers will sing your praises, and the hearts of your children will be made glad.  Amen.

sas-schatzi

12 hours ago JanetinVirginia wrote:

For the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit...

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining Heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee, and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God, and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit.

Amen sisters & God bless.

sas-schatzi

12 hours ago theresap60 wrote:

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May He show His face to you and have mercy.
May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.  Amen

sas-schatzi

12 hours ago JanetinVirginia wrote: O God, send forth your Holy Spirit into my heart that I may perceive, into my mind that I may remember, and into my soul that I may meditate. Inspire me to speak with piety, holiness, tenderness and mercy. Teach, guide and direct my thoughts and senses from beginning to end. May your grace ever help and correct me, and may I be strengthened now with wisdom from on high, for the sake of your infinite mercy. Amen.

sas-schatzi

originally posted by TheresaP60

Prayer for Peace
To Mary, then, who is the Mother of Mercy and omnipotent by
Grace, let loving and devout appeal go up from every corner of the
Earth - from noble temples and tiniest chapels, from royal palaces
and mansions of the rich as from the poorest hut - from
every place wherein a faithful soul finds shelter - from blood-drenched
plains and seas. Let it bear to her the anguished cry of mothers and
wives, the wailing of innocent little ones, the sighs of
every generous heart: that her most tender and benign solicitude may be
moved and the peace we ask for be obtained for our agitated world.

Pope Benedict XV, May 5, 1917 Eight days later, Mary appeared To three children
at Fatima, Portugal

sas-schatzi

May 26, 2011 11:44 am Sandy105 wrote:

Good Morning Everyone!

I wanted to share a writing that I recently read with all of you for it touched my heart and I hope it will touch your heart as well.

Think

Of stepping on shore and finding it Heaven!

Of taking hold of a hand and finding it God's!

Of breathing a new air and finding it celestial air!

Of feeling invigorated and finding it immortality!

Of passing from storm and tempest to an unbroken calm;

Of waking up and finding yourself HOME!

Robert E Selle

I hope everyone is having a blessed day!

Sandy

sas-schatzi

May 30, 2011 12:13 pm theresap60 wrote:

Amen Sheila - sending prayers to our Blessed Mother to intercede for us.  A Mother who knew the agony of violence to her Son.

Her Feet Shod with Holiness
And, if our faith had given us nothing more
Than this Example, of all Womanhood,
So mild, so merciful, so strong, so good,
So patient, so peaceful, loyal, loving, pure -
This were enough to prove it higher and truer
Than all the creeds the world had known before.
Virgin, who lovest the poor and lonely,
If the loud cry of a mother's heart
Can ever ascend to where thou art,
Into thy blessed hands and holy
Receive my prayer of praise and thanksgiving
Let the hands that bore our Savior bear it
Into the awful presence of God;
For thy feet with holiness are shod,
And, if thou bearest it, he will hear it.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

elmcity69

Sandy, thank you for your amazing example on this thread. Fatima was one of my favorite stories in childhood. I just found a coloring book I had on it.

prayers for: Larry, Nathan and Elisa, Deb, Tricia, Uncle Jack, Nadia...

in gratitude for my health, cancer free life. May it continue for many, many years.

prayers for all of you

xo

janyce

theresap60

Novena for  Blessed JPII's intercession for us to our Lord; for our personal intentions, intentions of our deceased and living fathers, and for a special intention of curing a Stage IV cancer patient. 

Intentions link:  http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/38/topic/760131?page=1

Since he had a devotion to St. Faustina of the Divine Mercy, and it's summer and everyone is so busy, may I suggest we say either a rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet or both every day for 9 days.

Start the novena on June 11, feast day of 2 saints, Blessed Jolenta (Polish) and St. Barnabas (walked with the apostles -- so fitting for JPII); then end on Father's Day June 19, since JPII was our earthly Papa for many years, and we're praying for our personal fathers.  It is also the feast day of 2 saints: Venerable Matt Talbot (patron of alcoholics/addictions) and St. Romuald (who was a troubled youth turned saint who experienced years of spiritual dryness).

Begin Saturday, June 11
Blessed Jolenta (Yolanda) of Poland
(d. 1298)
 
Jolenta was the daughter of Bela IV, King of Hungary. Her sister, St. Kunigunde, was married to the Duke of Poland. Jolenta was sent to Poland where her sister was to supervise her education. Eventually married to Boleslaus, the Duke of Greater Poland, Jolenta was able to use her material means to assist the poor, the sick, widows and orphans. Her husband joined her in building hospitals, convents and churches so that he was surnamed "the Pious."
Upon the death of her husband and the marriage of two of her daughters, Jolenta and her third daughter entered the convent of the Poor Clares. War forced Jolenta to move to another convent where, despite her reluctance, she was made abbess.

So well did she serve her Franciscan sisters by word and example that her fame and good works continued to spread beyond the walls of the cloister. Her favorite devotion was the Passion of Christ. Indeed, Jesus appeared to her, telling her of her coming death. Many miracles, down to our own day, are said to have occurred at her grave.

June 11
St. Barnabas
 
Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. He was closely associated with St. Paul (he introduced Paul to Peter and the other apostles) and served as a kind of mediator between the former persecutor and the still suspicious Jewish Christians.
When a Christian community developed at Antioch, Barnabas was sent as the official representative of the Church of Jerusalem to incorporate them into the fold. He and Paul instructed in Antioch for a year, after which they took relief contributions to Jerusalem.

Later, Paul and Barnabas, now clearly seen as charismatic leaders, were sent by Antioch officials to preach to the Gentiles. Enormous success crowned their efforts. After a miracle at Lystra, the people wanted to offer sacrifice to them as gods-Barnabas being Zeus, and Paul, Hermes-but the two said, "We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God" (see Acts 14:8-18).

But all was not peaceful. They were expelled from one town, they had to go to Jerusalem to clear up the ever-recurring controversy about circumcision and even the best of friends can have differences. When Paul wanted to revisit the places they had evangelized, Barnabas wanted to take along John Mark, his cousin, author of the Gospel (April 25), but Paul insisted that, since Mark had deserted them once, he was not fit to take along now. The disagreement that followed was so sharp that Barnabas and Paul separated, Barnabas taking Mark to Cyprus, Paul taking Silas to Syria. Later, they were reconciled-Paul, Barnabas and Mark.

When Paul stood up to Peter for not eating with Gentiles for fear of his Jewish friends, we learn that "even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy" (see Galatians 2:1-13).

End Novena Father's Day
June 19
Venerable Matt Talbot
(1856-1925)
 
Matt can be considered the patron of men and women struggling with alcoholism.
Matt was born in Dublin, where his father worked on the docks and had a difficult time supporting his family. After a few years of schooling, Matt obtained work as a messenger for some liquor merchants; there he began to drink excessively. For 15 years-until he was almost 30-Matt was an active alcoholic.

One day he decided to take "the pledge" for three months, make a general confession and begin to attend daily Mass. There is evidence that Matt's first seven years after taking the pledge were especially difficult. Avoiding his former drinking places was hard. He began to pray as intensely as he used to drink. He also tried to pay back people from whom he had borrowed or stolen money while he was drinking.

Most of his life Matt worked as a builder's laborer. He joined the Secular Franciscan Order and began a life of strict penance; he abstained from meat nine months a year. Matt spent hours every night avidly reading Scripture and the lives of the saints. He prayed the rosary conscientiously. Though his job did not make him rich, Matt contributed generously to the missions.

After 1923 his health failed and Matt was forced to quit work. He died on his way to church on Trinity Sunday. Fifty years later Pope Paul VI gave him the title venerable.

June 19
St. Romuald
(950?-1027)
 
After a wasted youth, Romuald saw his father kill a relative in a duel over property. In horror he fled to a monastery near Ravenna in Italy. After three years some of the monks found him to be uncomfortably holy and eased him out.

He spent the next 30 years going about Italy, founding monasteries and hermitages. He longed to give his life to Christ in martyrdom, and got the pope's permission to preach the gospel in Hungary. But he was struck with illness as soon as he arrived, and the illness recurred as often as he tried to proceed.

During another period of his life, he suffered great spiritual dryness. One day as he was praying Psalm 31 ("I will give you understanding and I will instruct you"), he was given an extraordinary light and spirit which never left him.

At the next monastery where he stayed, he was accused of a scandalous crime by a young nobleman he had rebuked for a dissolute life. Amazingly, his fellow monks believed the accusation. He was given a severe penance, forbidden to offer Mass and excommunicated, an unjust sentence he endured in silence for six months.

The most famous of the monasteries he founded was that of the Camaldoli (Campus Maldoli, name of the owner) in Tuscany. Here he founded the Order of the Camaldolese Benedictines, uniting a monastic and hermit life.

His father later became a monk, wavered and was kept faithful by the encouragement of his son.

sas-schatzi

theresap60 wrote:

Short reading Galatians 5:16,22-23,25

If you are guided by the Spirit you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence. What the Spirit brings is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control. Since the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Spirit.

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Intercessions:
To the Lord be glory and honour for ever. May he fill us with hope and with the power of the Holy Spirit:
- Lord, bring us help and salvation.
Almighty Father, you know how weak we are even when we pray:
  give us your Spirit to speak on our behalf.
- Lord, bring us help and salvation.
Send your Spirit, the blessed light,
  to shine in the innermost corners of our hearts.
- Lord, bring us help and salvation.
Lord, we are the work of your hands:
  do not abandon us to the domination of our sins.
- Lord, bring us help and salvation.
Give us the gift of accepting the weak and the sick,
  not hastily and impatiently but with love and reverence.
- Lord, bring us help and salvation.

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O Lord, hear my prayer and those of all Your children. Let us not go to sleep hungry.  Bless and keep all of us: Make Your face to shine upon us and be gracious to us.  Look kindly, Lord, upon us and grant us a lasting peace.  Amen

Theresa

sas-schatzi

Their is a nurse Karla on the Nurses thread who described that when she was on a trek in the Himalayas. She would observe the Sherpas greeting each other with hands as folded in prayer. Their greeting was Namaste. She asked for a translation. They told her it meant "I SALUTE THE GOD WITHIN YOU" After hearing that story, it so gripped  me, within the deep soul of me. The strength of the statement in analysis goes to the heart of our belief in God. For if we believe that this statement regarding God-- being within each person. Then he is a part of our being. If that be true, then we are each joined together with him, and therfore we are each apart of each other. So, what happens to the one, happens to all. Yes Paula, thank you for reminding me. A periodic telling of the story helps my forgetful mind. Namaste Sheila

sas-schatzi

14 hours ago sagina wrote:

My Lord in the heavens, sacred and glorified is Your name.  Grant me the grace to come into Your kingdom, understanding that the only way is through Your will on heaven and earth. Give me the nourishment for body and soul, and please forgive me when I stray from Your word as I learn to forgive and leave hatred in the sand. Lead me away from the fatigue that leaves a soul weary and vulnerable to evil.  For You are the heaven and the earth, You are the power of love and grace, and all the glory is Yours, O Lord, forever and ever, Amen.

Gina ----Transferred from p 232--6/18/2011

sas-schatzi

Jun 12, 2011 11:11 am Beaglesgirl wrote:

Last week when I was feeling very bad my good friend sent me this...

"But they that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint."
Isaiah 40:31
 
Wishing everyone renewed strength today!

sas-schatzi

laura beagles--------also transferred your wonderful prayer too. The librarian

sas-schatzi

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.

And when the night is cloudy,
There is still a light that shines on me,
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be,
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

Paul McCartney wrote about his mother Mary (who died of  BC when he was 14) after having a dream about her and that she told him to let it be, everything would be okay. Edit: Verse contributed by Badger and history contributed by Sagina

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submitted by Kay 1963  pg 231

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3, 5-6

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Jun 26, 2011 11:55 pm lovemyfamilysomuch wrote: p 233

My children, don't worry about the difficulties you have. Nothing is better than having God. My dear children, problems exist everywhere, but the most important thing is to have an accepting heart without complaining." Our Lady of Kibeho (Blessings to you all, Immaculee)

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22 hours ago lovemyfamilysomuch wrote: p233

May 15, 2011) Our Lady told Valentine to tell us, "My children, those who have problems, those who are worried, those who are sad, those who are sick, give me all your problems; I am listening. I will take them and help you. I don't forget any of your prayers." Our Blessed Mother loves us all so much! Her help never fails those who pray to her with a sincere heart.