Remember Them - Our Military

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Prayer for God's Mercy and Pardon for Sin

Thanks Sue.

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others. Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace by their fidelity and constancy to You. For my part I will glorify You by making known how good You are to sinners, that Your mercy is boundless and that no sinner no matter how great his offences should have reason to despair of pardon. If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer, let me not offend You even more by thinking that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen.

Saint Claude de la Colombiere

Saintly Quote - Life

Thanks Sue!

"In loving, the husband and wife must turn the attention to each other, as happens in natural family planning, and not to self, as happens in contraception. Once that living love is destroyed by contraception, abortion follows very easily."

~ Blessed (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta at the National Prayer Breakfast in Feb. 1994

The Dust of Our Souls

As I mentioned in the beginning of Lent, one of the books I chose to read was Heart of Joy by Blessed Mother Teresa. The following is found on page 78 and I thought it meaningful as we attempt to cleanse ourselves before Easter.

"This year we ought to prepare a manger of poverty. It will be easy to fill up with charity.

We are convinced that we know each other very well personally. Our lives belong to God--why spend so much time analyzing ourselves?

The problem is not that we don't make our examination of conscience but that we do it by ourselves. We must do it with Christ if it is to be a sincere examination--Jesus is our 'co-worker.'

Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived. This crystal is sometimes covered with dirt and dust. To remove this dust we carry out our examination of conscience, in order to obtain a clean heart.

God will help us to remove that dust, as long as we allow him to, if our will is that his will come about. Perhaps this is what we have lacked.

Our duties, our attitude toward our neighbor, our contacts, can offer us matter for reflection. If we carry out our examination without anything to divert our attention, we will realize that we need Jesus to help us discover our unfaithfulnesses.

Our examination of conscience is the mirror we focus toward nature: a human test, no doubt, but one that needs a mirror in order to faithfully reflect its faults. If we undertake this task with greater faithfulness, perhaps we will realize that what we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on."

Lenten Poll Results - How Often Do You Go to Confession?

A total of 162 people voted in this poll. The results are as follows:

Weekly 34% - 55 votes

Monthly 25% - 40 votes

At least once a year 17% - 27 votes

As often as needed, even if it's more than once a week 10% 17 votes

Other 9% - 14 votes

Never 6% - 9 votes

Thank you all for voting. A new poll starts tonight.

Sainty Quote

Thanks Becca!

"Now I realize that true charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbor's faults, never being suprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues."

~ St. Therese

Creat Your Own Modern Art

H/T to The Generator Blog

A "Conversion" Story - Marriage and the Church

I know most of you read Fr. Dwight's blog regularly, but just in case you don't I strongly suggest you read what he posted today:

With This Ring I Thee Wed

Prayer for Financial Assistance

Picture courtesy of This Site

Shared by Sue.

Realizing, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, that thou art our perpetual help not only in spiritual but also in temporal necessities, we approach thee with submissive and humble hearts because we have a child-like and affectionate trust in thy power and goodness, beseeching thee to assist us in or present financial worry. 'Owing to untoward circumstances which have arisen in our lives, we are in dire want and pecuniary embarrassment, being unable to meet our honest debts.

We are not asking, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, for wealth, if the possession of it is not in accordance with the holy will of God. We merely beg of thee that assistance which will enable us to satisfy our most pressing obligations.

We believe, Dear Mother of God, that thou art the Queen of heaven and earth, and as such, the instrument and special dispenser of thy divine Son's graces; that thou hast acquired by virtue of thy wonderful dignity, a sweet jurisdiction over all creation. We believe that thou art not only rich and bountiful, but extremely kind and generous to all thy loving and devoted children. We plead with thee, therefore, dear Mother, to obtain for us the help we so urgently need in our present financial difficulty. We thank thee, dear Lady of Perpetual Help, and promise. to publish far and wide, the glories of thy miraculous picture. Amen.

Printed with Ecclesiastical Approval.

Block Rosary

Prayer to Save a Child From Abortion

Picture courtesy of National Right to Life
In my family, it is traditional to pray to end abortion on Fridays. Thank you Sue!

PRAYER TO SAVE A CHILD FROM ABORTION
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I come to pray for every mother who is today considering the termination of the life of her unborn child. Grant her the courage and grace to persevere, so that the child already living, will be born safely. I pray also that those who support, encourage, promote or perform abortions may be granted a conversion of mind and heart. Finally, I pray for all those who have been hurt by the tragedy of abortion.

Eternal Father, I offer you the most precious Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in union with the masses celebrated throughout the world today, in atonement for our sins, and for all the sins of abortion in the world. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world. AMEN

Pray one Our Father....One Hail Mary....One Glory be.

BAPTISM OF THE UNBORN AND THE UNBAPTISED OF THE WHOLE WORLD UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD.
I baptise all people who are not baptised, with the holy water and the Precious Blood, and make the sign of the cross 3 times on my forehead. The holy water must flow over my forehead: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. I baptise those unborn in their mother's womb with the Precious Blood and the tears of blood, and again make the sign of the Holy Cross on by brow +++ and pray for all and with all the Creed, which is the exorcism.

Dear Saviour, give them the name of the saint of the day. (Saviours' words)
By thy Virgin Purity, O Mary, save all souls who despise they purity and offend they heart. Amen

Antoinette (Italy)
p.s. I found this prayer in a Pieta book from the Shrine of the Mystic Rose here in Italy, it has Ecclesiastical Imprimatur