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PRAY FOR THE POPE'S INTENTIONS: MAY 2008
General:
That Christians may use literature, art and the media to greater advantage to favour a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human person.

Mission:
That just as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of the Church, may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of Evangelization and Queen of Apostles, continue to guide missionaries throughout the world with maternal affection.
 

Pray for Archbishop Michel Sabbah, retiring patriarch of Jerusalem, who has completed his mission and 20-year tenure as the leader of the Latin Church in the Holy Land.
 


JOHN PAUL II NAMED PATRON FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA  2008 ...
World Youth Day organizers in Sidney, Australia say that Servant of God Pope John Paul II was a natural choice as one of the event's 10 patrons, since the Polish Pontiff invented the gatherings.The Virgin Mary, under the title of "Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Help of Christians," protector of Australia, is being counted as one of the event’s patrons. The organizers are encouraging youth to consecrate themselves to the Virgin of the Southern Cross with the spirit of John Paul II's motto: "Totus Tuus."
 

PRAYER INTENTIONS FROM KAY AND BOB
Prayers of Thanksgiving for Chris' successful hip surgery. He is the son of our friends Dorothy and Bob. Pray for the full recovery of my nephew Tom who had surgery for prostate cancer. Pray for our former neighbor Sue who has terminal cancer. Pray for healing for our neighbor Marilyn who had double knee replacement surgery. Thanksgiving prayers for our daughter Tami for finding a good room mate to help her pay household expenses. Thanksgiving prayers for our son Dan who is trying to quit smoking. Pray that the medication will have no ill side affects. Pray for Tami, our son John and his wife Deirdre to quit smoking. Pray for a good marriage partner for Tami and Dan. Pray for our friend Pat who is fighting prostate cancer. Pray for the healing for our friends Ray who had a heart attack and his wife Millie who has medical problems. Pray for our friend Irma's husband Art who has Parkinson's Disease. Pray for my brother Bill who has diabetes. Continuing prayers for Sr. Judy Rinek, Mater Dolorosa Retreat House, who has breast cancer. Pray for our friend Irma whose sons Billy and Jimmy are involved in court cases. Pray for our friend Monchie whose husband is in jail and his case keeps getting delayed. Check out their daughter Angela's blog: www.bringdaddyhome.blogspot.com Thank you for your prayers and support, Kay and Bob

PRAYERS FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS IN THIS FIFTH YEAR OF WAR IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

God of love, God of peace, we call to You. We stand before You with respect and concern for those who have been summoned to protect and secure our nation and our world. Return them safely to fulfill dreams unrealized so that they may bless Your name through the lives they live. May their efforts further the cause of peace throughout the world and bring us closer to the day when "they shall beat their swords into plough shares, and their spears into pruning hooks, nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" (Micah 4:3). Amen.

 


PRAYERS FOR NEPHEW'S HEALING
Good morning dear Kay, How are you? and your husband? and the rest of the family? I hope everything and everyone is fine. All is about the same here with my Dad - it's a rollercoaster ride - but that's ok...I really love the good days though...I feel so much better when my Dad is feeling better. I wanted to tell you that my nephew Sean will be coming home from rehab on May 12. Please keep him in your prayers. My sister and husband are welcoming him to stay at their house so I'm all excited about that...I can't wait to see him. He really needs to find a good job with good people - he needs to keep busy I always wish the best for you. You're a blessing to all who know you. I'll be in touch...take care...Jolene

PRAYERS FOR SPIRITUAL CAMP FOR ADDICTIONS
We have here in Finland a spiritual camp (06.13-06.15.2008). To the camp come people who are alcoholics or drug addicts. I hope, that you will pray that Jesus saves, heals and frees them. And that all will go well. Eero

PRAYERS FOR SPIRITUAL HEALING
Please, please pray for me. I've gotten involved in things that are not good for my soul. I stopped going to church and left God. I woke up today with changed heart but I know it's going to be hard. Pray I stay away from stuff I should have never gotten into. I know I'm going to suffer and I need prayers that it will be easier and not suffer. Please I beg...pray for me a lot because I need it. Pray for peace in my life.

PRAYERS TO OVERCOME FINANCIAL DEBT
Dear brother and sister, this is Jesudas from India. Please pray for me , I am in debt and heavy commitment. My parents also suffering from this debt in their old age. Everyday I went through tears and pain. I am hardware and networking engineer, I am trying to go U S A for job. Please pray for me to get job in U S A. If I get job in U S A its very useful for me to overcome this debt. Please pray for me. Thank you, Jesudas

PRAYERS FOR HUSBAND'S HEALING
Father God, I am begging you to PLEASE reach inside Ethan and pull out the disease in him. Cleanse him of whatever it is that has invaded his body, almost like cancer. It is the enemy, Lord. I have held on as long as I could, but after the things he said to me the other day, I can barely function. The deceiver has strangled the man I love out of him and left this monster in his place. I know that You chose him for us, Lord. Please, I BEG of you, fight the enemy for him and bring him back to me and James as a husband and father, saved and immune to the lies of the deceiver. Show him as You did Joseph Your will for us as a family so he knows in his heart, mind and soul where he belongs. Give him a Damascus Road experience if you have to, just please set him right. Thank you. Tiffany

PRAYERS FOR DYING WOMAN
Please pray for our friend Margaret she is in the hospital now. she is not doing to great. She has breast cancer and its spread all throughout her body. We just found out she has a brain tumor, and the doctor says she only has a few days to live. I would greatly appreciate it if you could pray for her. I am not sure whether or not she has been saved. Terry

PRAY FOR REPOSE OF SOUL
Hi, Our friend died Saturday afternoon and we have been trying to be of help to his wife. She has a huge load on her shoulders planning the funeral then burial in Santa Barbara, to say nothing of trying to find attorneys to take over Gary’s heavy case load as the clients need representation now. I’m afraid that she won’t have time to grieve until the funeral is over. It’s all so very sad, as these things are. Much love, Shirley Ann

PRAYERS FOR HEALING OF CANCER
Please pray for the Lord's Divine and Glorious Healing Power in my life. Also for Lynne as she under goes chemotherapy and radiation for breast cancer. She recently had a breast removed and does not have insurance. Please pray that Jesus would erase the doctor's report to read: "no cancer-no treatment necessary!" Before they pump this poison into Lynne's body. Thank You So Very Much! Marianne

PRAYERS FOR GRANDSON'S SCHOOL WORK
Hello Kay, Please pray for protection over my grandson who is great need. I pray he gets back into school , gets caught up on all his work and excels in school , and this time he is out does not harm his work. Please keep him in your prayers . Thank you as always. For all this I pray in the Name of Jesus. Rita

PRAYERS FOR PEACEFUL DIVORCE SETTLEMENT
Hi prayer partners, If I could request one more prayer request I would really appreciate it. I will be consulting with a divorce attorney this week. I am asking for prayer for peace and order over the situation for my children sake. After three long years of hardship in our marriage we both agreed on divorce. I don't have any bitterness or unforgiveness toward my husband. I have said from the beginning that I would like to do things decent and in order and wanted us to be friends and love each other as parents of our children. I have been praying for peace and for God to supply me with enough money to move soon as I begin the first steps toward the divorce process. Please pray for my strength and perseverance. I am happy to report that all has worked out with the welfare office. Thank you for allowing me to bring my burdens to you for intercession. Sincerely, Esther

PRAYERS FOR HEALING
Please remember this brother Zhu who has lung cancer and is not able to take any food anymore...he is only 49 years old...May the Lord bless him with salvation as his friend is turning to God for him at this difficult moment...may the Lord bless him with his perfect healing power! Nely

PRAYERS FOR MENTAL HEALING
Dearest Ms. Murdy, My name is Alexander, 37 years old from the Philippines. Ms. Murdy I am requesting a prayer from you because I am suffering from mental illness. I was diagnosed to have a borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression and bi-polar. I am taking a lot of Psychiatric medicines for five years now. Ms. Murdy please pray for me everyday. I need to recover from this illness because I dont want to get insane and my family and relatives is suffering from my illness. Ms. Murdy I hope I can get a reply from you as soon you read this so I will know that someone is praying for me outside our country also your reply will give my mind nourishment. Please pray also for my family and relatives and friends who are taking care of me. Thank you so much Ms. Murdy. I pray that you will read my request. Alexander

PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR PASSIONIST PARTNERS
Pray for Father Michael Joseph Stengel, CP; for Father Albert Schwer, CP; for Father Kieran Creagh, CP; for Sister Judy Rinek, SNJM; for Jim; for Marianne; for Rita; for Debbie; for Marilyn; for Cisi; for Frances; for Daine; for Cheryl; for Lou; for Rose; for Don; for Electa; for Catherine; for Melissa; for Sam; for the PLM (Passionist Lay Missioners) Board; for what it is necessary to do to combat terrorism in the United States of America and throughout the world; for spiritual revival and unity in our country and across the globe

PRAYERS FOR HEALING
Pray for Zoe (4 yr old ) who has leukemia and will need a bone marrow transplant; for her Mom a single parent and grandparents who have lost their home and business in the real estate downturn. Pray for Seth (15 yr old) who has lymphoma (stage 4) and his family; pray for Sharon who has a brain tumor and her family; pray for Andy who recently had a knee replacement and needs to have the other one done. Katie

PRAYERS FOR HEALING
Pray for Gene who has been diagnosed with cancer of the lung and bones. Thank you.

PRAYERS FOR FAMILY HEALING AND GUIDANCE
Hello Kay, Please pray my daughter is forgiving and not judgmental against me, and is not jealous of her siblings. So much is done for her and her family, yet she feels not enough help is given. She is the youngest and has been spoiled by us, so that part is my fault. I pray also everything is well for my son and grandson and they are protected from any harm or evil, and for my daughter going through a separation that the right decisions are made and for all my children and grandchildren to seek Jesus into their lives. I pray if the Lord wills my husband to convert to the Catholic Faith and practise with me because he wants to. Please pray I do not lose faith and trust in the Lord, and leave all worries to Him. Thank you again for your prayers.

PRAYERS FOR INFANT'S HEALING OF EYE CANCER
Miss Jolene, Wyatt's beautiful baby sister has just been diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, which is a children’s eye cancer. Our family’s and friend’s hearts are just broken. Please help us pray for a miracle and healing for Sweet Jolene’s eyes. The family lost Wyatt to Trisomy 13 in 2006. Surely God could bring them a healing, strength, and peace as they move forward with this diagnosis for their precious Jolene. Please join in prayer. We are praying for a miracle for this beautiful family. We put our trust in God our Holy Father and Jesus his son for a healing of this cancer. Therese

PRAYERS FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING AND FINANCIAL STABILITY
Hello I would like to submit a prayer request. I was recently divorced. My husband left and refused to work out the problems. I did not want the divorce. Please pray that I am not forced out of my apartment and that I will always be employed in a well paying stable job with a good work environment that pays all the bills and rent. Please pray that God will heal me of all emotional and health problems and help guide me so I can become financially self sufficient in a fulfilling job and career. Thank you for all your prayers. Hope.

PRAYERS FOR PRIEST'S HEALING
Please pray for a priest friend who has been diagnosed with cancer. Thank you. Rachel

PRAYERS FOR HEALING OF RELATIONSHIP
My best friend just ended our friendship, severing all ties. A former alcoholic who has had some bad emotional times, he is now recovering from them. I have been supportive, but had some recent difficulty myself, and relied on him too much without thinking of his situation. Affected deeply, he abruptly ended things. We have always said God brought us together to help each other along our rocky paths and we have had a blessed and healthy friendship until now. I pray we find a way back to the love and shared faith we once had. Please pray for the healing and reconciliation of Jeremy and Ben in Alexandria, Virginia. I thank you for your prayer and will pray for you...I miss my friend so much. Ben

PRAYERS FOR EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING
Salvation for Seth and healing of all psychological and emotional traumas in his childhood. Very special protection over him. For the deliverance from all strong occult bondages over Mimi and complete healing in every area. Salvation for Fabian who is in jail, redirect his life to return to God. Victory and a very special annointing for the country of Argentina and its people, every single one. Mimi

PRAYERS FOR HEALING
Dear Kay, We have received good and bad news. The diagnosis is a cancer of the plasma cells. It is incurable but very treatable. Further tests will be done on Monday and then, hopefully, a course of treatment will be decided. Thank you for your prayers so far and may I ask for more prayers to see us all through this. Thank you and God Bless, Joan

PRAYERS FOR HEALING FROM DEATH OF SON
Dear Community of Prayer, My wife and I are in great need of daily prayer support through out 2008 or as long as possible for recovery from the death of our only son Jason and other ongoing sorrows!! Please pray for God's healing peace and hope in our broken hearts, health and lives!! Please pass our prayer request on to other communities of prayer that you know of who can pray for us daily for as long as possible. Thank you for praying for us in our long dark night of the soul. Bill & Carol. Ohio, U.S.A.

PRAYERS FOR HEALING
I have a friend by the name of Annette, who through a bout with cancer many years ago, suffers with an open wound that does not want to heal. She has had many surgeries before and will most likely have another shortly, so please remember her in your daily prayers for an unlimited time, I will advise you how she is doing regarding her illness. This is a woman of great faith and patience and wants what the Lord will do for her according to His will. Your remembrance will bring her great comfort. Please include her husband, Wes, who is her caregiver, in your prayers. Thank you. Blessings, Helen
 

 

PEACE ON EARTH
In 1963 Pope John XXIII addressed his great encyclical "Peace on Earth" to a world living under the shadow and threat of war. He spoke fearlessly of a divinely established order in human affairs which is the basis of peace: "The world will never be the dwelling place of peace till peace has found a home in the heart of each and every person, till every person preserves in himself the order ordained by God to be preserved" (Pacem in Terris). Peace begins with me. I can be open to the gift of peace in my heart. As we long for peace we remember our brothers and sisters of all faiths who share our longings.

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