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September 7, 2024
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Consecration Prayer for Peace
I consecrate Russia and the Ukraine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
I further consecrate the priests, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
I do this in the name of Jesus in as far as I am able, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory through the powerful intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace. Amen.
I further consecrate myself, all members of my family and ask the Holy Spirit to fill us. I spread the Blood of Jesus on all above, I cast the devil into hell away from all of us and consecrate all persons, in as far as I am able, to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.
Prayer for Grace for Election and our Country
Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants. We pray for the upcoming election.
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September 6, 2024
R. God is almighty, beyond our comprehension!!!
Look at all the life in the ocean.
All the fish, so well designed, symmetrical,
awesome.
Think of all the plants and animals.
Think of the wonder of a human being, the
awesomeness of it all.
September 1, 2024R. God is Light and in Him
is no darkness.
I love You God, thank
You for all You have
given to me, I give
myself in love to You.
Morning Offering
Dear Father,
I offer up all I do all day united to Jesus
in the Mass, in the Holy Spirit, through
the powerful intercession of Mary, our
spiritual Mother, with all the angels and
saints, and the souls in purgatory, for
the priest, the Church, and the world.
We love You God so much.
We thank You and adore You and
petition You for our needs. Amen.
R. Our hearts are to grow
in the image and likeness of God.Dear God,
Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul.
Come into my heart and permeate my soul.
Help me to sit in silence with You and
let You work in my heart.
For the beauty of the earth!!!
May 14, 2024
R.
Dear Holy Spirit come to me, possess
my
soul, I love You, Holy Spirit.
When I am
weak, I am strong in You.
Outpour Your
precious love to me. Amen.
I love You, God:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Dear Holy Spirit infuse in my intellect
wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
Counsel
me Holy Spirit from the mind of
God.
Help me, dear Holy Spirit to
know the loving
embrace of God all the days of my life.
I
turn to You. Amen.
When I find doing God's desire for my life
difficult give me the gift of fortitude,
dear
Holy Spirit.
Sanctify my heart to act
purely for the
honor and glory of God.
I may be willing,
but I need Your gift to
give me courage to act as You desire.
Help me to know and love the heavenly
Father's will for me and to do it in love
for the honor and glory of God.
Help
me to always put God first in my life,
in love for God in my heart.
Help me to
walk realizing, I am the creature,
God is the Creator.
Help me to be
patient and strong and
persevere in my life until I rest with Thee
forever in heaven.
Please Holy Spirit
give me the gift of fear
of God that I do not offend you in sins
of unloving ways against God.
You are so good
and deserving of all my
love.
I worship You and love You -
Help my interior disposition at Mass to be
that of purity in pleasing the Heavenly
Father, in my offering united to Jesus in
the Mass.
Dear Holy Spirit please help me
in the gift
of piety to do that which pleases my
Heavenly
Father with the tenderness as His little
child.
Thank you God for all You give to me.
I pray this "All for the honor and Glory of
God". Amen.
Matthew 22: 36-40
'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?' Jesus said to him, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.'
Dear Holy Spirit, strengthen our will and
move like a Divine breath in our soul, to
be docile sons and daughters of our
Heavenly Father. Amen.
Alleluia.
March 10, 2024
Novena to St. Joseph, Patron and Father
(2024)
Begins March 11, 2024 -
March 19, 2024
Dear Saint Joseph,
I turn to you,
you who cared and
protected the child Jesus and the
Virgin Mary.
You taught men and women,
the
love of God by your example in life,
and by your faithfulness of living
your calling in greatest commitment
and love.
You loved Mary and Jesus with the
most gentle, bonds of love.
You showed us how you
lived in loving
conformity to the
Heavenly Father's will.
You
guided Jesus and Mary's precious
lives with the Holy Spirit, Spouse of
the Virgin Mother of God.
Protect
us and our family this day and
every day of our lives, like
you did
the Holy Family of Nazareth.
We seek your powerful intercession.
How intimately you knew and loved
Jesus and Mary. You were so close to
them. You showed us love.
Your
heart was pure and gentle and
yet you were strong in being their
manly protector on earth, intercede
for us to depend more and more on
God for all our needs, for when we
are weak we are strong in God.
St. Joseph please intercede for a
peaceful and holy death for us and
our sick loved ones.
Amen.
St. Joseph help us now in
this nine
day novena to you.
Amen.
March 23, 2024
Prayer for Sick and Caregivers at Home
R. Dear God,
I pray Heavenly Father with all my heart,
in the Name of Jesus, united to the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass, in the Holy Spirit,
with all the angels and saints and souls
in purgatory, through the powerful
intercession of Our Lady of Clearwater
to come to my aid now.
My loved one is very sick and he (she)
needs your help, God.
Outpour Your grace for me in this time
of need to have patience and wisdom to
deal with this now.
I give this sickness up to You, my God.
Please help me in dealing with this and
helping them in doing the right thing
and dealing with this.
I surrender this problem to You, my
Divine God.
Please send Your angels to help me.
Spread us all with the Precious Blood of
Jesus, cast the devil into the fires of hell,
dear Holy Spirit come to my aid.
I consecrate my home, ourselves to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, Thank You.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I place my
trust in Thee.
Child Jesus of Good Health, help us.
St. Joseph, Patron of a Holy Death
come to our aid.
Amen.
September 7, 2024
Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony on the Garden
1. Matthew 26: 36-46Then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, 'Stay here while I go over there to pray.' He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. And he began to feel sadness and anguish. Then he said to them, 'My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me.' And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. 'My Father,' he said, 'if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it.' He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, 'So you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one hour? Stay awake, and pray not to be put to the test. The spirit is willing enough, but human nature is weak.' Again, a second time, he went away and prayed: 'My Father,' he said, 'if this cup cannot pass by, but I must drink it, your will be done!' And he came back again and found them sleeping, their eyes were so heavy. Leaving them there, he went away again and prayed for the third time, repeating the same words. Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, 'You can sleep on now and have your rest. Look, the hour has come when the Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up! Let us go! Look, my betrayer is not far away.'
2. Mark 14:35-36
And going on a little further he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, this hour might pass him by. ‘Abba, Father!’ he said, ‘For you everything is possible. Take this cup away from me. But let it be as you, not I, would have it.’
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4. Matthew 26:40He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, 'So you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one hour?
5. Matthew 26:39
And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. 'My Father,' he said, 'if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it.'
6. What is in the cup? Jesus in His Divine
knowing knew all He would suffer.
7. Jesus said “yes”.
8. Jesus gave Himself for our sins.
9. Matthew 20: 15-19Have I no right to do what I like with my own? Why should you be envious because I am generous?" Thus the last will be first, and the first, last.' Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the road he took the Twelve aside by themselves and said to them, 'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will be raised up again.'
10. Jesus' agony was so great, He sweat
Blood.
The Scourging at the Pillar
1. Luke 23: 15-19, 22...As you can see, the man has done nothing that deserves death, so I shall have him flogged and then let him go.' But as one man they howled, 'Away with him! Give us Barabbas!' (This man had been thrown into prison because of a riot in the city and murder.)
And for the third time he spoke to them, 'But what harm has this man done? I have found no case against him that deserves death, so I shall have him flogged and then let him go.'
2. Christ allowed Himself to be humiliated.
Stripped of His clothes and He was
horribly whipped.
3. Think of His suffering to know every
mistreatment, victimization and He said
“yes”.
4. Think of how Christ teaches us
obedience to the Father’s will.
5. Jesus is the Holy One.
Jesus is the second Person of the
Blessed Trinity.
6. Jesus is the Son of God.
7. Hebrews 5:7-9During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death, and, winning a hearing by his reverence, he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his sufferings; when he had been perfected, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation
8. Hebrews 4:15
For the high priest we have is not incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us, but has been put to the test in exactly the same way as ourselves, apart from sin.
9. Jesus shows us how to endure in dire
suffering.
10. Jesus was truly whipped, beaten, His
flesh torn.
Jesus stood in a puddle of His own
blood.
The Crowning with Thorns
1. Matthew 27: 27-31Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Praetorium and collected the whole cohort round him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak round him, and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ And they spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head with it. And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the cloak and dressed him in his own clothes and led him away to crucifixion.
2. Those who want to be holy follow Christ.
3. Envision Jesus, crowned with thorns,
dressed in a dirty royal robe, with a scepter,
sitting on a mock throne.
4. Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
5. We must seek God’s will and live in love.
6. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
7. Death / Resurrection, the Pascal Mystery.
8. Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul.
Come into my heart and permeate my soul.
Help me to sit in silence with You and let
You work in my heart.
9. Sing: I Am Your Sacred Heart
10. Sing: The Rosary Song
The Carrying of the Cross
1. Matthew 27: 32-34
On their way out, they came across a man from Cyrene, called Simon, and enlisted him to carry his cross. When they had reached a place called Golgotha, that is, the place of the skull, they gave him wine to drink mixed with gall, which he tasted but refused to drink.
2. When we are asked to endure suffering and
we do it properly according to God's will,
it gives us greater life in Him.
3. Endurance, Jesus taught us endurance.
4. We will experience suffering and when it is
very hard and we have to endure, we can
think of Jesus carrying the cross.
5. And Jesus fell 3 times and Jesus got up.
6. When Jesus fell they poked at Him and
wanted Jesus to get up.
7. The cross was heavy, laden with the sins
of the world.
8. Oh Jesus, I am sorry for my sins.
9. Dear Jesus, I love You so much.
10. Sing: The Rosary Song
The Crucifixion
1.
Luke 23: 32-47
Now they were also leading out two others, criminals, to be executed with him. When they reached the place called The Skull, there they crucified him and the two criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.' Then they cast lots to share out his clothing.
The people stayed there watching. As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, 'He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.' The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, and saying, 'If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.' Above him there was an inscription: 'This is the King of the Jews'.
One of the criminals hanging there abused him: 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well.' But the other spoke up and rebuked him. 'Have you no fear of God at all?' he said. 'You got the same sentence as he did, but in our case we deserved it: we are paying for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong.' Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' He answered him, 'In truth I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.'
The veil of the Sanctuary was torn right down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' With these words he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he gave praise to God and said, 'Truly, this was an upright man.'
2. Jesus: I am the way the truth and the life.
3. Mark 15:35
When some of those who stood by heard this, they said, 'Listen, he is calling on Elijah.'
4. The Mass is the sacrifice of Calvary,
sacramentally made present.
5. Luke 23:46
Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' With these words he breathed his last.
6. Isaiah 55:8
for my thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not my ways, declares Yahweh.
7. We see Jesus crucified and we know
His love for us.
We meditate on His crucified body.
8. Jesus gave the last beat of His Heart and
the last drop of His blood.
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