A CATHOLIC PRAYER

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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    for ((debby))

    Novena To St. Therese--nine days

    pick me a flower

    First Day



    St. Thérèse, privileged Little Flower of Jesus and Mary, I approach you with childlike confidence and deep humility. I lay before you my desires, and beg that through your intercession they may be realized. Did you not promise to spend your heaven doing good upon earth? Grant me according to this promise the favors I am asking from you.



    Intercede for us all the days of our life, but specially during this Novena and obtain for us from God the graces and favors we ask through your intercession. Amen.



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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited September 2006

    AMEN. (I TRULEY LOVE THIS PATTI, WOW DOES GOD HAVE A MANSION IN HEAVEN FOR YOU) ((((((((((ST THERESA))))))) I THANK YOU ALREADY!!!!!!DEBBY

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    St. Therese Prayer - Say for 9 days (Day 2)
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    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.

    Amen.
    xoxo,Patti


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    People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
    …Forgive them anyway.

    If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
    …Be kind anyway.

    If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
    …Succeed anyway.

    If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
    …Be honest and frank anyway.

    What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
    …Build anyway.

    If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
    …Be happy anyway.

    The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
    …Do good anyway.

    Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
    …Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

    You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
    It was never between you and them anyway.

    — Mother Teresa (via From the Anchor Hold)




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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited September 2006

    AMEN. st. theresa, i might not be able to pray this prayer for the whole time, but WILL keep you close to my HEART!! love, debby

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena~Day three

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.

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    Amen.
    xoxo,Patti

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena Day~4

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.


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  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited September 2006

    ((((((( ST THERESE)))))))) THANK YOU, FOR THE ROSE!! Love, debby and Son.

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena Day~5

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena Day~6

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena Day~7

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    Novena Day~8

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    Dedicating this mornings prayer
    to a special angel
    LuAnn Sontagg and her family
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    Debbie thinking about you
    Margie and your family today

    Today would have
    been LuAnn's
    48th Birthday

    Remembering you today
    sweet friend
    missing you so much

    You are safe now
    in the arms of our father
    angels..family
    and friends

    Your loving
    spirit and kind
    words of love
    and peace
    are present
    and very much
    apart of the special
    pages you created here

    I come here
    to gather strength
    peace and wisdom

    I found this quote
    and it reminded me of you
    sweet sister
    Help one another
    is part of the religion of sisterhood."
    Louisa May Alcott


    You did so
    much for the sisterhood
    and I will always
    be thankful



    with love
    until we meet

    your board sister
    and sister in spirit
    xoxo
    Patti


    Winds blow through the forests of the world
    and we smell love.
    Ocean tides blanket the earth
    and we taste love.

    Stars and galaxies swing through the sky
    and love is ours.

    A small bird lights in your garden and calls.

    The quiet voice of love surrounds us all.

    Love lifts us, binds us, moves us, teaches us, heals us.

    And shakes us...

    Author Unknown


    Indian Prayer--
    I give you this one thought to keep -
    I am with you still - I do not sleep.

    I am a thousand winds that blow,
    I am the diamond glints on snow,
    I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
    I am the gentle autumn rain.

    When you awaken in the morning's hush,
    I am the swift, uplifting rush
    of quiet birds in circled flight.
    I am the soft stars that shine at night.

    Do not think of me as gone -
    I am with you still - in each new dawn.









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    Novena Day~9 final day of novean

    special thoughts
    and prayers for ((Debby)) and her ((son))



    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

    O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands . .

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    BEANNACHT
    John O'Donohue ~


    On the day
    when the weight deadens
    on your shoulder and you stumble,

    May the clay dance
    to balance you

    And when your eyes freeze
    behind the grey window
    and the ghost of loss gets in to you,
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    May a flock of colours,
    indigo, red, green and azure blue,
    Come to awaken in you a meadow of delight.
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    When the canvas frays in the curragh of thought and a stain of ocean blackens beneath you,

    May there come across the waters a path of yellow moonlight to bring you safely home.
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    May the nourishment of the earth be yours.

    May the clarity of light be yours.
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    May the fluency of the ocean be yours.
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    May the protection of the ancestors be yours.

    And so may a slow wind work
    these words of love
    around you in an invisible cloak
    to mind your life.


    peace
    and light
    xoxo
    Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
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    CLARITY IS FREEDOM

    CLARITY IS FREEDOM
    From the
    Twelve Sacred Voices
    from the East and West by Daniel Ladinsky)


    I had tea yesterday with a great theologian,
    and he asked me,

    “What is your experience of God’s will?”

    I liked that question –
    for the distillation of thought hones thought in others.
    Clarity, I know, is freedom.

    What is my experience of God’s will?

    Everyone is a traveler. Most all need lodging, food,
    and clothes.

    I let enter my mouth what will enrich me. I wear what
    will make my eye content,
    I sleep where I will
    wake with the
    strength to
    deeply
    love


    all my mind can
    hold.

    What is God’s will for a wing?
    Every bird knows
    that.

    ~ St. Teresa of Avila ~



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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited September 2006
    A Blessing
    May the Holy Spirit
    the light of your soul, guide you
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    May the light of your soul
    bless the work you do
    with the secret love and warmth
    of your heart
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    May you see
    in what you do
    the beauty of your own soul
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    May the sacredness
    of your work bring healing
    light, and renewal to those
    who work with you
    and to those who see and receive your work
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    May your work never weary you


    May it release within you
    wellsprings of refreshment,
    inspiration, and excitement
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    May you be present
    in what you do
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    May you never become lost
    in the bland absences

    May the day
    never burden
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    May dawn find you awake
    and alert.. approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises

    May evening find
    you gracious and fulfilled

    May you go into
    the night blessed,
    sheltered, and protected

    May the Holy Spirit
    in your soul calm, console, and renew you
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    from Anam Cara
    by John O’Donohue


    peace and light
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    xoxo
    Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006

    Novena to St. Therese
    on the Feast of Saint Therese
    (October 1)


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    Saint Therese, flower of Carmel, you said you would spend your heaven doing good upon the earth. Your trust in God was complete.

    Listen to my prayer; bring before God my special intention... Pray for me that I may have something of your confidence in the loving promises of our God. Pray that I may live my life in union with God’s plan for me, and one day see the Face of God who you so ardently loved.

    Saint Therese, you kept your word to love God and to trust the world to that loving providence. Pray for us that we may be faithful to our commitment to love. May our lives, like yours, be able to touch the world and bring it to peace.

    thank you st therese
    for answered prayers
    xoxo
    Patti

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    In Time of Sorrow
    May you see God's light on the path ahead
    When the road you walk is dark.
    May you always hear,
    Even in your hour of sorrow,
    The gentle singing of the lark.
    When times are hard may hardness
    Not turn your heart to stone,
    And may you always remember
    You do not walk alone.


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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
    Today
    is the feast of the Guardian Angel
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    I lost my dad four
    year ago today
    today I offer my prayer
    to him
    and all of you

    xoxo
    Patti

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    Guardian Angel Prayer
    Angel of God, My Guardian Dear
    to whom God's love commits me here.

    Ever this day be at my side
    to light and guard and rule and guide.

    Amen.


    May the angels bless me with divine protection.

    May the healing love of the angels surround me wherever I go.

    I ask that I may be a vehicle for spiritual healing.

    I ask that I may receive angelic healing on a daily basis.

    My spirit is constantly healed by ministering angels.

    My guardian angels always guide me to the healers, doctors, and therapists that can best help me.

    I thank my angels for their transformative influence upon my soul.

    I ask that I may learn to heal myself, become more positive, and evolve spiritually.

    I ask that I may bless the lives of others with the healing and protection of the angels~~David Lawson

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    May God bless dads
    all of your dads

    Keep them safe, keep them whole,
    and keep them from harm’s way.

    The Lord delights in the way of the man
    whose steps He has made firm;
    though he stumble, he will not fall,
    for the Lord upholds him with His hand
    Psalm 37:23,24


    May you see God's light on the path ahead
    When the road you walk is dark.
    May you always hear,
    Even in your hour of sorrow,
    The gentle singing of the lark.
    When times are hard may hardness
    Never turn your heart to stone,
    May you always remember
    when the shadows fall-
    You do not walk alone.
  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited October 2006
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    A PRAYER TO THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
    (Feast, October 2)

    DEAR Angel at my side, my good and loyal friend, you
    have been with me since the moment I was born. You
    are my own personal guardian, given me by God as my
    guide and protector, and you will stay with me till I die.
    He who created you and me gave me to you as your
    particular charge. You assisted in great joy at my
    baptism, when I became part of the Mystical Body of
    Christ, and was made a member of the household of
    God and an heir of heaven. You saw the dangers that
    beset my path, and, if I sinned, it was in spite of you.
    You envied me when Christ came to me in Holy
    Communion. Even though you probably were there
    among the angels that adored Him the night that He
    was born, you have not been able to receive Him as I
    can. O, help me to appreciate these gifts! Help me to
    realize, as you do, with every fiber of my being, that to
    serve Christ is to be a King! Help me steadfastly to
    avoid evil and do good and always guard my soul from
    sin. Protect me as well from physical evils as I go about
    my daily work. You will be with me all my life, and at the

    hour of my death. Help me to face death bravely,
    patiently, with great love of God, knowing that it is only
    through death that I can come to Him in heaven! Then,
    come with me to my Judge, and when the hour of my
    salvation comes, take me home to my Father, God.
    Amen.

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    Lamb of God,
    You take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God,
    You take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
    Lamb of God,
    You take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
    ((carrie))
    thank you
    xo
    Patti

    Feast Day of Blessed Francis Seelos
    10-3-06

    healing prayer
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    Prayers to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Composed by Byron Miller, C.Ss.R.

    O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer,
    let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    be pleasing in Your sight.
    I offer praise to You for the grace You have bestowed
    on Your humble missionary, Father Francis Xavier Seelos
    May I have the same joyful vigor
    that Father Seelos possessed during his earthly life
    to love You deeply and live faithfully Your gospel.
    Amen.

    Divine Physician,
    You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
    with the gift of Your healing.
    By the help of his prayers,
    sustain in me the grace to know Your will
    and the strength to overcome my afflictions.
    For love of You, make me whole.
    May I learn from the example of Father Seelos
    and gain comfort from his patient endurance.
    Amen.

    Bountiful God,
    in Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, You have given Your people
    a model for those who labor joyfully in Your earthly kingdom.
    May his smile dwell on those who find life burdensome.
    In him, our eyes continually behold the gentleness of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.
    Amen.

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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
    The long and winding road
    that leads to your door
    will never disappear
    I've seen that road before
    It always leads me here
    Lead me to you door ~~lennon/mccarthy

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    there are days when the burdens we carry
    chafe our shoulders and weigh us down,

    when the road seems dreary and endless,
    the skies gray and threatening;
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    when our lives have no music in them,
    and our hearts are lonely,
    and our souls have lost their courage.
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    Flood the path with light,
    run our eyes to where
    the skies are full of promise;
    tune our hearts to brave music;

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    give us the sense of comradeship
    with heroes and saints of every age;
    and so quicken our spirits
    that we may be able to encourage
    the souls of all who journey with us
    on the road of life, to your honor and glory
    ST.Augustine (354-430)
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    Heavenly Father,
    in my present need,
    help me to believe that you are a wave
    of my anxiety and will do what is best for me.
    Give me the strength to trust you
    and put the present and future in your hands~~CDM

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    peace
    and light
    Patti
  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited October 2006
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    Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of divine love.

    V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.

    R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

    Let us pray: O God, who have instructed the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant that by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be ever truly wise and rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord.

    Amen.

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    O my God! I believe in Thee: strengthen my faith.

    All my hopes are in Thee: do Thou secure them?

    I love Thee: teach me to love Thee daily more and more.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    Lady of the Highway
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    protect us on our journey,
    for all thy ways are beautiful,
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    and all thy paths are peace~~CDM





    My secret is simple~~
    I pray~~Mother Theresa
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    "Love to pray


    Feel often during the day the need for prayer
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    Prayer enlarges the heart
    until it is capable
    of containing God's gift of Himself
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    Ask and seek
    and your heart will grow big enough
    to receive Him" (to her lay Co-Workers).
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    From the Prayerbook of the Missionaries of Charity

    Let us all become a true
    and fruitful branch on the vine Jesus,
    by accepting Him
    in our lives as it pleases Him to come:

    as the Truth--to be told;
    as the Life--to be lived;
    as the Light--to be lighted;
    as the Love--to be loved;
    as the Way--to be walked;
    as the Joy--to be given;
    as the Peace--to be spread;
    as the Sacrifice--to be offered,

    in our families and within our neighborhood.

    give peace a chance~~john lennon
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    Be thou a bright flame before me
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    Be thou a guiding star above me
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    Be thou a smooth path below me
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    And be a kindly shepherd behind
    Today, tonight, and for ever~~ Alexander Carmichael
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    xoxo
    Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    My body will rest in calm and hope~ psalm 15

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    This prayer was written by Father Larry Hess when he was struggling with cancer..


    I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that I was created. Every breath I take, every morning I wake, and every moment of every hour, I live
    under your power.

    Father, I ask you now to touch me with that same power. For if you created me from nothing, you can certainly recreate me. Fill me with the healing power of your spirit.
    Cast out anything that should not be in me. Mend what
    is broken. Root out any unproductive cells. Open any
    blocked arteries or veins and rebuild any damaged areas.
    Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection.

    Let the warmth of your healing love pass through my body
    to make new any unhealthy areas so that my body will
    function the way you created it to function.

    And Father, restore me to full health in mind and body so
    that I may serve you the rest of my life.

    xoxo
    Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    Angel of God,
    my guardian dear

    To whom God's love
    commits me here,

    Ever this day,
    be at my side,
    To light and guard,
    Rule and guide

    Amen.




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    xoxo
    Patti
  • PuppyFive
    PuppyFive Member Posts: 2,808
    edited October 2006

    (((((((( FLY SWEET BUTTERFLIE FLY )))))))))) (((((( THANK YOU )))))))) debby hoskins

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    October 15~~Feast of St Teresa of Avila

    Lord,
    grant that I may always allow myself
    to be guided by you,
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    follow your plans
    and perfectly accomplish
    your holy will
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    Grant that
    in all things,
    great and small, today
    and all the days of my life,
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    I may do whatever you require me
    Help me to respond to the slightest prompting
    of your grace;
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    so that I may be your trustworthy instrument,
    for your Honor.
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    May your will be done;
    in time & eternity--by me, in me, and through me.
    Amen
    -Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila
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    xoxo
    Patti
  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited October 2006
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    Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
    Lord, have mercy on us.
    Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.


    God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
    God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
    God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.


    Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
    Holy Mary, pray for us.
    Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, servant of God, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, victim of the merciful love of God, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, spouse of Jesus, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, gift of Heaven, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, remarkable in childhood, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, an example of obedience, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of the will of God, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of peace, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of patience, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of gentleness, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, heroic in sacrifice, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, generous in forgiving, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, benefactress of the needy, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of Jesus, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, devoted to the Holy Face, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, consumed with divine love of God, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, advocate of extreme cases, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, persevering in prayer, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, a powerful advocate with God, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, showering roses, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, doing good upon earth, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, answering all prayers, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of holy chastity, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of voluntary poverty, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, lover of obedience, pray for us.

    Saint Therese, burning with zeal for God's glory, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, inflamed with the Spirit of Love, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, child of benediction, pray for us. pray for us.
    Saint Therese, perfect in simplicity, pray for us. pray for us.
    Saint Therese, so remarkable for trust in God, pray for us.


    Saint Therese, gifted with unusual intelligence, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, never invoked without some answer, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, teaching us the sure way, pray for us.
    Saint Therese, victim of Divine Love, pray for us.


    Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
    Lamb of God, Who take away sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
    Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.


    Saint Therese, the little Flower of Jesus,


    Pray for us.


    Let us Pray:


    O God, Who inflamed with Thy Spirit of Love the soul of Thy servant Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee and may make Thee much loved.


    Amen.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    O Christ Jesus,
    when all is darkness
    and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
    give us the sense of Your presence,
    Your love, and Your strength.
    Help us to have perfect trust
    in Your protecting love
    and strengthening power,
    so that nothing may frighten or worry us,
    for, living close to You,
    we shall see Your hand,
    Your purpose, Your will through all things.


    - St. Ignatius of Loyola


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    xoxo
    patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited October 2006
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    Lord in heaven,
    please listen to all those
    who are praying to you now.

    Those who are sad and crying,
    those who have lost friends and family.

    Those who are alone
    and frightened.

    Help them to remember,
    that you are there
    and you are listening.

    In Jesus' name, we pray.
    Amen.

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    xoxo
    Patti

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