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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
"Let us search our ways, and seek, and return to the Lord." --Lamentations 3: 40
"Awake, O my soul, awake!"
"Create a clean heart in me." (Psalm 51)
"Only in God be at rest." (Psalm 62)
You are my strength and my song. (Isaiah)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord!
"My Heavenly Father knows" (John's gospel)
"My God, make haste to help me!"
"Come thou Father of the poor" (Pentecost Sequence)
"My soul magnifies the Lord" (Luke 1:46)
"Grace and Glory He bestows." (Psalm 84)
How good is the Lord to all.
Let the healing waters flow.
"Beside the waters of peace." (Psalm 23)
"And they shall be my people." (Jeremiah 31)
And we shall be His people.
"I have grasped you by the hand." (Isaiah 42)
"His love is everlasting." (Psalm 136)
"Oh my strength, for you I watch." (or wait)
Worth more than many sparrows. (Luke 12)
Keep us steadfast in your love.
"My peace is my gift to you." (John 14)
"How right it is to love you." (Song of Songs)
"The love of Christ compels us." (St Paul, one of his letters)
Arise!
Shine!
Thy light has come! (Isaiah)
For there is not other name. (Acts of the Apostles)
"Seek the things that are above." (Colossians)
Let silence be your wisdom.
Think upon all His wonders.
The Father and I are one. (John's gospel)
In you I hope all day long.
For God is at work in me.
Worthy is the Lamb of God.
(The above "litany" is compiled by:
Alice Claire Mansfield hcikfs@ix.netcom.com)
"Dear Lord we ask you to cover us with Your protection against all harm and evil and to bind every spirit that may come against us. Into Your hands Dear Lord I commend my body, mind, soul and spirit. St Michael the Archangel pray for us"
On Sunday April 24th 1994, Pope John Paul II recommended this prayer be used by all Catholics as a prayer for the Church when he said:
'"May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle we are told about in the Letter to the Ephesians: 'Draw strength from the Lord and from His mighty power' (Ephesians 6:10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same battle, recalling before our eyes the image of St. Michael the Archangel (Revelation 12:7). Pope Leo XIII certainly had a very vivid recollection of this scene when, at the end of the last century, he introduced a special prayer to St. Michael throughout the Church. Although this prayer is no longer recited at the end of Mass, I ask everyone not to forget it and to recite it to obtain help in the battle against forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world."'
Saint Michael the Archangel,
Amen.
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.August Queen of Heaven!Our Lady, Queen of Angels
Sovereign Mistress of the angels!
Thou who from the beginning
hast received from God
the power and mission to crush the head of Satan,
we humbly beseech thee
to send thy holy Legions,
that, under thy command
and by thy power,
they may pursue the evil spirits,
encounter them on every side,
resist their bold attacks
and drive them hence into the abyss of eternal woe.
Amen
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List of Confession Links:
- The Necessity and Advantage of Confession
- Circular Letter--from Vatican Website
- WHAT IS THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE?
- Sacrament--what it is.
- Fr Pat's Reconciliation Page
- Sinning on Fridays? NO MEAT on ALL Friday's--Read all about it!
- Fish is NOT Meat for Friday's Required Abstinence
- No Meat for Catholics on ALL Fridays is Law!
- Repent and Create a New Heart and Spirit
- REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING: Face It--Giving up Being Bad may "hurt"
- Reconciliation - a Sacrament of Healing
- "Only God Can Forgive Sins"
- How Old is YOUR Church?
- Humanae Vitae. Read why Pope Paul VI made the decision about birth control.
- The NCCB Movie Reviews.
- CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
- The Third Commandment - Keep Holy the Lord's Day
- The Vatican Website
- HOW to go to Confession
- Healing Through Forgiveness
- Overcoming Sin
- The value of the examen of conscience in the spiritual life
- Bring to Light What was Hidden
- A Guide to Confession (printable)
- POWERFUL HOLY WATER
- Homily on the Sinful Woman
- A SAMPLE CONFESSION
- The 10 Commandments (Memorize the List, For Heaven's Sakes!)
- The 6 Precepts of the Church (The Duties of a Catholic)
- Sins that Cry Out to Heaven
- What to Confess?
- The Sacrament of Penance (Great!)
- TO THE CARDINAL MAJOR PENITENTIARY
- Catholic Bishops of the USA Office for the Catechism: On the Sacrament of Healing
- SCRIPTURAL BASIS for the sacrament of penance
- CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
- WHAT IS The Sacrament of Penance
- Fr. Z's 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession
- Mortal Sins
- VENIAL SINS & IMPERFECTIONS
- HOW to go to Confession
- Catholic Answers Sez This
Prayer for the Elevation of Society through the Communications Media
Lord, in union with the priests who today are offering the Holy Mass, I offer You Jesus-Host and myself, a small victim: In reparation for the errors and the scandals spread throughout the world by the media of communication; To implore Your mercy for those who are deceived and allured by these powerful media and who are withdrawn from Your Fatherly love; For the conversion of those who, in the use of these media, refuse to recognize the Magisterium of Christ and of the Church, and thereby poison the minds, the hearts, and the activities of the people; That we all may follow Him, whom You, Father, in the immensity of Your love, have sent to the world, proclaiming, 'This is My Beloved Son, hear Him."; To know and to make it known that only Jesus, the Incarnate Word, is the Perfect Teacher, the Sure Way that leads to knowledge of the Father and to participation in His life; For the multiplication in the Church of the number of priests, religious, and laity who dedicate themselves to making the message of salvation resound throughout the world through the apostolate of social communication; For those who carry on the diffusion of technical and writing apostolates to be wise, to be holy, and to bear witness to genuine Christian life in the field of social communication; For Catholic undertakings in the field of communication to grow in number and in value, and to effectively promote truly Christian values in order to offset the voices of error and evil; That we all may know our ignorance and our unworthiness, humbly and confidently draw near to the font of life, nourish ourselves with Your Word, Father, and the Body of Christ, and invoke light, love, and mercy for all humankind. Prayer to the Guardian Angels for the Good Use of the Media of Social Communication O Angels of heaven, watch over those who write, those who produce, those who distribute audiovisual media, and those who make use of them. Defend them from evil, guide them in the truth, and obtain for them true charity. Ask of God the necessary vocations to the apostolate of the audiovisual media, and be with them in their delicate mission. Inspire everyone to contribute to the apostolate of social communication media through good works, prayers, and offerings. Enlighten, guard, rule, and guide the world of audiovisual media, so that it serves to uplift the level of this present life and directs humankind towards eternal goods. Amen.
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Holy Mary, Our Lady of All Peoples, Mother of All, Our Perfect Love and Our Sacred Tenderness, Our August Sanctuary and Our Faithful Strength, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Hail to Thee, Beloved Immaculata!
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Miracle Prayer
He is a "Healing Priest" and I've gone to see him many times for intercessory prayers for others.
He will pray for you and your needs.
Here is his info:
International Compassion Ministry
20180 Governors Hwy., Room 203
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461-1067
TEL: (708) 748-6279 (MARY)
FAX: (708) 748-0234
I enclose the "Miracle Prayer" below with him saying it during a service.
He hands out these prayer cards when you see him.
Pray the prayer regularly...opening your heart towards God.
From the first healing in Benburb, County Tyrone (where he helped found the Servite order in Ireland in 1948) to the present day, Father Rookey’s ministry has taken him from his native USA to countries all over the world. Wherever he goes, thousands flock to this man of miracles. The stories of many of the remarkable healings and exorcisms that have occurred, are told here. And from it all emerges a portrait of a great and humble man, known to the world as ‘the healing priest’ who, when asked about his ‘gift’, says simply: ‘It is God’s work, not mine- He does all the healing, I just pray...’ ( Heather Parsons - Author 'Man of Miracles)
The Miracle Prayer
Lord Jesus, l come before You, just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me In Your name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. l give You my entire self. Lord Jesus, now and forever, I invite You into my life Jesus, I accept You as my Lord, God and Saviour. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul and spirit.
Come Lord Jesus cover me with Your precious blood, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit, I love You Lord Jesus. I praise You Jesus. I thank You Jesus. I shall follow You every day of my life. Amen.
Mary my mother, Queen of Peace, St. Peregrine, the cancer saint, all you angels and Saints please help me. Amen.
Click here to listen to the Miracle Prayer recited by Father Rookey in MP3 format!
[Source: http://www.smcenter.org/frrookey.htm ]
This prayer below is just a lovely daily prayer:
Consecration to the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary with St. Joseph as Our Model
Hail, most loving Hearts of Jesus and Mary! We venerate You. We love and honor you. We give and consecrate ourselves to You forever. Receive us and possess us entirely. Purify, enlighten, and sanctify us so that we may love You, Jesus with the heart of Mary, and love you, Mary, with the Heart of Jesus.
O Heart of Jesus, living in Mary and by Mary! O heart of Mary, living in Jesus and for Jesus! O Heart of Jesus pierced for our sins and giving us Your Mother on Calvary! O heart of Mary pierced by sorrow and sharing in the sufferings of your Divine Son for our redemption! O sacred union of these Two Hearts.
Praise be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Praise be the Holy Spirit of God Who united these Two Hearts together! May He unite our hearts and every heart so that all hearts may live in unity, in imitation of that sacred unity which exists in these Two Hearts.
Triumph, O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary! Reign, O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus! In our hearts, in our homes and families, in Your Church, in the lives of the faithful, and in the hearts of those who as yet know You not, and in all the nations of the world. Establish in the hearts of all mankind the sovereign triumph and reign of Your Two Hearts so that the earth may resound from pole to pole with one cry: "Blessed forever be the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary!"
O dearest St. Joseph, I entrust myself to your honor and give myself to you that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide on the way to salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life. After your example, may I do all my actions for the greater glory of the Triune God in union with the Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.
(Source: www.allianceoftwoheartsgeorgia.com/about
and
www.christendom-awake.org/pages/united-hearts/united-hearts.htm)
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"I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it (Diary 341). Were a soul, like a decaying corpse, so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full... From this fountain of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity (Diary 1448). The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to my Mercy (Diary 732).
Speak to the world about My mercy... It is a sign for the End Times. After it will come the Day of Justice (Diary 848). You will prepare the world for my final coming (Diary 429). Tell souls about this great mercy of mine, because the awful day, the Day of My Justice, is near. (Diary 965).
Read it online here (or order a hard-copy here).
Learn more about the Divine Mercy here.
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Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy daily @ 3pm your time.
This is the HOUR of Divine Mercy:
when Jesus died on the Cross for YOU and YOUR SINS.
Learn to pray the Chaplet here.
In subsequent revelations, the Lord made it clear that the Chaplet was not just for her, but for the whole world. He also attached extraordinary promises to its recitation.
Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you (1541). Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death (687). When they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful Savior (1541). Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this Chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy (687). I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy (687). Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will. (1731)
Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy is an intercessory prayer that extends the offering of the Eucharist, so it is especially appropriate to use it after having received Holy Communion at Holy Mass. It may be said at any time, but our Lord specifically told St. Faustina to recite it during the nine days before the Feast of Mercy (the first Sunday after Easter). He then added: "By this Novena, [of Chaplets] I will grant every possible grace to souls." (796)
It is likewise appropriate to pray the Chaplet during the "Hour of Great Mercy" — three o'clock each afternoon (recalling the time of Christ’s death on the cross). In His revelations to St. Faustina, Our Lord asked for a special remembrance of His Passion at that hour.
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There is NOTHING Jesus cannot forgive.
HIS BLOOD is not wasted unless YOU deny it working!
Come, be washed "white as snow." You can be!
You are not the "only person" His Passion was unable to do anything for! :P
His Passion encompassed EVERYONE.
Yes, you, too!
This is why He asks you to TRUST.
Say it:
"Jesus, I trust in you."
TRUST that His Passion is capable of washing your sins away as white as snow.
Trust. Keep praying that until you really do believe it.
It is true.
You may feel unworthy of His love.
You are. We all are.
That's just pride to linger on and on about how unworthy you are of His love.
We are worthy of His love because He is God and He chose you from amongst billions of soul to give life to...He gave life to you...He named you and knows you by name....He knows how many hairs you have on your head (your mum doesn't even know that!)...He prepares a place at the Heavenly Banquet table for you...He made you His very child....He suffered tremendously for your sins (gladly and would do it all again)....He bequeathed His very Mother to you right before He breathed His last breathe....He gave you His All...do not hurt Him with your distrust.
Believe it: God loves you. Personally. Intimately.
:)))
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Mother of Mercy"Listen to my Son"
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"Confession" by Father Larry Richards
[Below taken from: http://catholicmentoday.org/2008/09/10/confession-by-father-larry-richards.aspx]
Based upon his proven and powerful parish mission presentation, Fr. Larry Richards' Confession has become the #1 talk in North America dealing with one of the Catholic faith's most misunderstood sacraments. Confession is humorous (even hilarious), riveting, honest, human and often touchingly gentle. It confronts without being confrontational. It persuades without being manipulative. Most importantly, it provides listeners with humility, sincere contrition and hope for a closer, healing relationship with Jesus Christ. Ideal for practicing Catholics and those who may have fallen away. Confession brings souls to Christ in one of the most glorious, rejuvenating and intimate ways imaginable. Time 1:02
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