A CATHOLIC PRAYER

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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    Every morning
    prepare your soul for a tranquil day
    - St. Francis de Sales

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    faith is being sure of
    what we hope for
    and certain of what we do not see"~~bible


    xo
    Patti
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  • csp
    csp Member Posts: 2,765
    edited February 2007
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    Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to You. Allow your healing hand to heal . Touch our souls with Your compassion for others. Touch our hearts with Your courage and infinite love for all. Touch our minds with Your wisdom, that our mouths may always proclaim Your praise. Teach us to reach out to You our need, and help us to lead others to You by our example. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring us health in body and spirit that we may serve You with our strength. Touch gently these lives which You have created, now and forever. Amen.

    Thank you Mags for the beautiful picture

    with love,

    Carrie
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    A Simple Blessing

    May you walk in Peace,
    Live with Love,
    work with Joy,
    and May Your God go with you~
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    A Prayer of Cardinal Newman

    Dear Jesus,
    help me to spread Thy fragrance
    everywhere I go

    Flood my soul with
    Thy spirit and life
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    Prayers of Cardinal Newman

    O Lord, support us
    all the day long

    until the shades lengthen
    and the evening comes,

    and the busy world is hushed,
    and the fever of life is over,
    and our work is done.

    Then, Lord, in thy mercy,
    grant us a safe lodging,
    a holy rest, and peace at the last.

    Complete Thy work, O Lord,
    and as Thou hast loved me from the beginning
    so make me to love Thee unto the end.


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    “I wish there were some wonderful place called the land of beginning again

    Where all our mistakes and heartaches,
    and all our grief could be dropped
    like a shabby old coat at the door,
    and never put it on again.”Louisa Tarkington

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    God speaks
    in the silence
    of the heart

    Listening is
    the beginning of prayer. ~Mother Teresa
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    A Simple Blessing

    May you walk in Peace,
    Live with Love,
    work with Joy,
    and May Your God go with you~
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    Father of light,
    in You
    is found
    no shadow of change
    but only the fullness of life
    and limitless truth

    Open our hearts
    to the voice
    of Your Word
    and free us
    from the original darkness
    that shadows our vision~~ICEL
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    "Be Still
    and know that I am God" (Psalm )

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    xo
    Patti image
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  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited February 2007


    (((((((Fighter LU)))))))

    Her spirit is always with us

    Amen
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    Make friends
    with the angels
    who though invisible
    are always with you

    Often invoke them,
    constantly praise them,
    and make good use of their help
    and assistance in all your temporal
    and spiritual affairs
    -St. Francis De Sales
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    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007

    imageBut those who hope
    in the Lord
    will renew their strength

    They will soar on the wings of eagles,
    they will run and not be weary,
    they will walk and not be faint”

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    - “For I know the plans I have for you,
    plans to prosper you and not harm you
    plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah


    sending vibes of light
    and comfort
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    "Consult not your fears
    but your hopes and your dreams

    Think not about your frustrations,
    but about your unfulfilled potential

    Concern yourself
    not with what you
    tried and failed in,
    but with what it is still possible
    for you to do."Pope John XX111

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited February 2007
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    I am with you
    all days~~ Matthew 28:19-20 -

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    image “Nothing splendid
    has ever been achieved
    except by those who dared believe
    that something inside of them
    was superior to circumstance.” ~

    ~ Bruce Barton

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    "The only way out is in."
    ~ Etty Hillesum



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    See how nature ~
    trees, flowers, grass
    grows in silence

    see the stars,
    the moon and the sun,
    how they move in silence

    we need silence to be able to
    touch souls
    - Mother Teresa



    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    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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    Learn to get in touch
    with the silence within yourself

    and know that everything in this life
    has a purpose
    -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

    peace
    &
    light
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    "My times
    are in thy hand."—Psalm 31:15
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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 shall direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5-6).

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    When you come to the edge
    of all the light you know
    and are about to step off into the darkness
    of the unknown,

    faith is knowing that one of two things will happen:
    there will be something solid for you to stand on,
    or you will be taught how to fly." ~Patrick Overton~

    peace
    &
    light
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
    Doubt sees the obstacles
    Faith sees the way.
    Doubt sees the darkest night
    Faith sees the day.
    Doubt dreads to take a step
    Faith soars on high.
    Doubt questions 'who believes?'
    Faith answers, 'I.'
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    praying for ~G~ today
    Lord please watch over
    Gina and her surgical team today
    comfort her and protect her
    xo
    Patti

    Prayer for Protection
    The light of God surrounds you,
    The love of God enfolds you,
    The power of God protects you,
    And the presence of God watches over you;
    Wherever you are, God is.
    Amen~~james dillet freeman
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    Prayer for Light and Help
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    Jesus, I feel within me
    a great desire to please you
    but, at the same time,
    I feel totally incapable of doing this
    without your special light
    and help,
    which I can expect only from you.

    Accomplish your will within me
    -- even in spite of me.

    St. Claude La Colombiere, S.J.

    peace
    light
    &
    love
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    I asked the Lord to bless you
    As I prayed for you today.
    To guide you and protect you
    As you go along your way....
    His love is always with you
    His promises are true,
    And when we give Him all our cares
    You know He will see us through.
    So when the road you're traveling on
    Seems difficult at best,
    Just remember I'm here praying
    And God will do the rest. Amen.
    Author Unknown
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    Lord, you are to be blessed
    and praised;
    all good things come from you:
    you are in our words
    and in our thoughts,
    and in all that we do.
    Amen.


    - St. Teresa of Avila
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    Circle me, O God, let Your arms enfold me.
    Circle me, O God, let Your love surround.
    Circle me, O God, let Your light shine brightly.
    Circle me…circle me, O God.

    Circle me, O God, when I’m weak and weary.
    Circle me, O God, when despair is near.
    Circle me, O God, let Your peace surround me.
    Circle me…circle me, O God.

    Circle me, O God, when I’m tired and restless.
    Circle me, O God, be my hope, my strength.
    Circle me, O God, let Your presence guide me.
    Circle me…circle me, O God.

    — Jeff Johnson
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    I bind to myself today:
    God’s power to guide me,
    God’s might to uphold me,
    God’s wisdom to teach me,
    God’s eye to watch over me,
    God’s ear to hear me,
    God’s word to give me speech,
    God’s hand to guide me,
    God’s way to lie before me,
    God’s shield to shelter me,
    St Patrick...verses from breastplate

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    I arise today
    Through the strength of heaven;
    Light of the sun,
    Splendor of fire,
    Speed of lightning,
    Swiftness of the wind,
    Depth of the sea,
    Stability of the earth,
    Firmness of the rock. **St.Patrick

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    Start by doing what's necessary,
    then what's possible,
    and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
    -Saint Francis
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    Before you speak,
    it is necessary for you to listen,
    for God speaks
    in the silence of the heart." Mother Theresa
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    Faith is the substance
    of things hoped for,

    The evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
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    Lord, grant that I may always allow myself to be guided by You,
    always follow Your plans,
    and perfectly accomplish Your Holy Will.

    Grant that in all things,
    great and small, today and all the days of my life,
    I may do whatever You require of me.
    Help me respond to the slightest prompting of Your Grace,
    so that I may be Your trustworthy instrument for Your honor.

    May Your Will be done in time and in eternity -- by me, in me, and through me
    Amen~
    St Teresa of Avila
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    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

    May a flock of colours,
    indigo, red, green and azure blue
    Come to awaken in you a meadow of delight

    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

    May the nourishment
    of the earth be yours

    May the clarity
    of light be yours

    May the fluency
    of the ocean be yours

    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
    -John O'Donoghue
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    peace and light
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    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

    May a flock of colours,
    indigo, red, green and azure blue
    Come to awaken in you a meadow of delight

    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

    May the nourishment
    of the earth be yours

    May the clarity
    of light be yours

    May the fluency
    of the ocean be yours

    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
    -John O'Donoghue
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  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited March 2007


    Patti:

    That is beautiful. I have never
    seen this poem before. Thank you

    (((((((Fighter LU))))))))


    always close by




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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
    Glad you liked it friend
    And yes our Lu
    is always close by

    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    May you find an oasis of peace with yourself.
    May you know your gifts and share them with others.
    May you be surrounded by the love of those who care for you.
    May isolation be replaced with the communion of kindred spirits.
    May fear and anxiety dissipate leaving space for Hope.
    May you live All the days of your life.
    May the lives of significant others imprint and enrich your own.
    May you embrace your humanness and have faith in your wholeness.
    May the “little alters everywhere” remind you of all that is sacred.
    May your heart be filled with love, gratitude and thanksgiving.
    May you know that you are a Blessing
    from wings cancer foundation

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    Excerpts From St Patricks Breastplate

    I arise today
    Through the strength of heaven:
    Light of sun,
    Radiance of moon,
    Splendor of fire,
    Speed of lightning,
    Swiftness of wind,
    Depth of sea,
    Stability of earth,
    Firmness of rock.

    I arise today
    Through God's strength to pilot me:
    God's might to uphold me,
    God's wisdom to guide me,
    God's eye to look before me,
    God's ear to hear me,
    God's word to speak for me,
    God's hand to guard me,
    God's way to lie before me,
    God's shield to protect me,
    Christ to shield me today

    Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
    Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
    Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
    Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
    Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
    Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
    Christ in every eye that sees me,
    Christ in every ear that hears me.

    I arise today
    Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
    Through belief in the threeness,
    Through confession of the oneness,
    Of the Creator of Creation.

    ___________________________
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
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    A city set on a hill
    cannot be hidden~ nor do men
    light a lamp
    only to put it under a bushel basket,

    they put it on a stand
    where it gives light to all in the house~~the bible

    covering you
    in prayer
    light and peace
    xo
    Patti
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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited March 2007
    The prayer below
    was posted by fighterlu
    on 3-20-04
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    Lu your thread
    is going strong..three years later
    we come here
    and think of you

    Thank you for this gift
    xo
    Patti

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    A PRAYER TO OUR LADY FOR HEALING

    Mary Immaculate, you have given
    yourself to us as our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.You have asked us to pray
    with confidence,and we will receive
    great graces. We know your compassion,
    because you saw your Son suffer and die
    for us. In your union with His suffering you
    became the mother of us all.

    Mary, my mother, teach me to understand
    my suffering as you do and to endure
    it in union with the suffering of Jesus. In
    your motherly love, calm my fears and
    increase my trust in God's loving care.

    According to God's plan, obtain for me
    the healing I need. Intercede with your Son
    that I may have the strenght I need to work
    for God's glory and the salvation of the
    world.
    Amen
    Mary,health of the sick,pray for us.
    May God grant us healing and all the graces
    we need through the intercession of our Lady
    of the Miraculous Medal.


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    xo
    Patti
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