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An Election Prayer to Mary
O Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, at this most critical time, we entrust the United States of America to your loving care. Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son. Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your motherly protection. Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our people. Open our minds to the great worth of human life and to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Free us from the falsehoods that lead to the evil of abortion and threaten the sanctity of family life. Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that God's law is the foundation on which this nation was founded, and that He alone is the True Source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. O Merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject the culture of death and the strength to build a new Culture of Life.
Trusting in your most powerful intercession, we pray…
Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To thee do we come, before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in thy mercy
hear and answer us. Amen.
2008 ELECTION CONSECRATION PRAYER
Ever-faithful God, we consecrate the 2008 U.S. presidential election and our entire nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Our Loving Mother, Patroness and Protectress of the Americas.
We ask that You take our Nation into Your Loving Care, reach into the hearts of the electorate, and give them the strength and enlightenment to know your Will, and to exercise Your Will in their vote.
Abba, Father, Thy Will Be Done!
Thanks to Sue for these prayers.
6 comments:
That is a touching prayer. Thank you for posting it.
Thank you Esther for the Election prayers! And to Sue as well. Also just stopping by your blog to say "hello friend!" I hope that all is well with you in Hawaiian paradise. Blessings to you, Roz (Bella)
Glad you both liked those prayers. Thanks for stopping by for a quick aloha Roz!
I was stumbled upon your beautiful space while searching for prayers during election time.
I was wondering, being a Catholic by birth as well, if you are starting to doubt that politicians who claim to be Pro-Life will ever do anything to change the laws? We have had 8 years with a "pro-life" president in office and nothing has happened except war. Just a thought.
Hello Anonymous,
Despite doubts we may have about pro-life politicians, we must remember that we should never stop fighting against abortion. Although abortion laws have not been repealed under President Bush, it does not mean that they never will. Many pro-life advances have been made under him and, at the very minimum, abortion has not been given free reign over the country. Simply giving up will allow abortion to take a stronger hold in the world and lead to the deaths of millions of more innocent babies.
People, by themselves, can never hope to end sufferings like abortion, world hunger, or murder. However, with God's help, abortion can be ended.
A, I thank President Bush for protecting the unborn. His appointment of Justices Alito and Roberts speaks volumes of his dedication to the pro-life movement.
Under him, we also didn't have to worry about funding for ESCR.
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