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Prayer for the Sick

This is one of my favorite prayers for healing.  I write it today for a dear friend and former classmate.

O my God,

behold your sick child before you.

Heed her special request,

that which she feels is most important for her.

May you, my Lord, entrust to her heart these words: "The health of the soul, too, is vital."

Lord, may your will be done in her;

if you choose her healing, may she be cured;

if you choose another blessing,

may she bear her cross with love.

I also pray to you

for all who intercede for her.

Purify our hearts

that we may worthily convey

your holy mercy.

Protect your child, relieve her pain,

that your will may be done in her,

and that your presence and love

may be revealed through her.

Grant her the grace

to bear her cross with courage.  Amen.

~ Medjugorje Day by Day

Cast Your Burdens on the Lord

Cast your burden on the Lord,

Only lean upon his Word;

You will soon have cause to bless

His eternal faithfulness.


He sustains you by his hand,

He enables you to stand;

Those who Jesus once has loved

From his grace are never moved.

Hymn by Anon

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A Request for Prayers

You may not have seen this, but my mother added this in the comments section of the "God Unites us All" post:

"God unites us all! When we are one in God, miracles can happen that is why I'm requesting prayers. Two weeks ago my 44 years old neighbor got sick with pain while conducting a meeting at the hospital where he works. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Before they could do anything, it advanced to the bladder and lungs. He has 4 children, a girl 18, a boy 12 and two beautiful twin girls 6. I feel humble at the immensity of his faith and strength. He says he needs to fight because his children need him. God can unite us all in prayer to support this man that still has so much to do. Thank you!"

Posted by: Carmen | October 18, 2006 at 11:00 PM

Dear God, please bless this father, and if it is your will, help him heal so that he can be thee for his children. Please give the family the strength they need.

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Please pray for John and Lucille

Please pray for John and Lucille from Catholiclove.com They are expecting a child and Lucille's due date is today, April 11th. May God bless this birth and may all be healthy!

Praying for Paula

Praying for my friend Paula, that the Lord will guide her and comfort her through this difficult time in her life...

Praying for Health

Please pray for my son's Boy Scout friend. He has mild learning disabilities, his father was just hit by a car, and his mother was just diagnosed with cancer in the brain.

Please pray for my son's Scout Master. His son's neck was injured during wrestling and he is now semi-paralyzed. He is going to have surgery on January 18th.

Please pray for Lorna, she is waiting surgery for gallbladder removal.

Please pray for Gayla whose mother is recuperating in the hospital from lung cancer.

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Prayer Request

Please pray for Sarah, Argent's DRE. She was taken to the hospital on Friday for gallstone operation and it turned out to be extensive intestinal cancer.
They took out her colon, part of her small intestines, gall bladder, pancreas, and part of her stomach. She is in critical condition with what
looks like liver infection.

Lord, please touch Sarah with your healing hand, please heal her if it is your will. Please also help her grow in holiness through this situation. Lord, please give her friends and family the strength they need during this difficult time. Amen.

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Praying for Young Adults

How do you pray for young adults? What do you pray about? We care so much for our kids, but then it comes a time when they are ready to fly off the birds nest. I have been praying a lot for my daughter Elena today. She is a Freshman in Fordham University and is a member of the swim team. The team flew to Puerto Rico yesterday for a week of intense training (and fun). She is a good girl with a good head on her shoulders. She is confident and independent. Yet, this is the first big, long trip like this without relatives. I have been praying for her safety, that she trains without injuries, and that she has fun.

In general, the main thing I pray for my young adults is that God will grace them with a flame in their hearts that burns for God. I pray that they will always feel a pull, a calling, a thirst for God and all things holy. If they have God in their hearts, they will have everything. I pray that they will find ways to use their talents to make the world better, particularly to ease poverty, suffering, sickness, and violence. I pray that they will be happy, peaceful, and safe.

How do you pray for your young adults?

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Please Pray

Please pray for...
the health of Hope's husband...

the health of Gayla's mother, husband, and brother...

for Penni as she begins a new job, that she can make a difference and adjust to her new demands of her time...

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A Prayer and Welcome for New Members of St. Blogs Parish

Prayer for St. Blog's Parish Members

Dear Lord, please bless these bloggers of your parish. They began their blogs for many reasons: to express their creativity, to form community, or to make sense of their lives through a public and supported journal. These members are not only bloggers, but Catholic bloggers. Dear Lord, bless them with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.

It seems that polarization and hatred permeate every sphere of life: liberals versus conservatives, red sates versus blue states, Catholics versus Protestants, Christians versus Muslims, and so many others. Dear Lord, please bless these members of St. Blog's so that their posts and comments may, in the words of St. Francis, sow love where there is hatred, pardon where there is injury, faith where there is doubt, hope where there is despair, light where there is darkness, and joy where there is sadness.

May our presence, words, and actions on the Web serve as perfect example of our Catholic faith.