Prayer Requests
Please remember God’s children who are ill, homebound, or hospitalized and need our special thoughts and prayers:
Catherine (Janie) Baker, Marie Bangal, Christina Belvo, Jay Brennan,
Norman “Bubba” Butler, Stephen Cantwell, Virginia Cantwell, Vincent and
Mary Alice Carlo, Ralph Catoe (father of Marisa Beebe), Gloria
Christian, Isabel Churchill, Bambi Combs, Martha Ann Creecy, Estela
deLeon, Josephine DeMatteo, Mary Dietrich, Raymond Durant, Mary Farmer,
Violet Ferraioli, John and Wanda Ferreira, Timothy Footman, Theresa
McGrath Foster, Deborah Franklin, Maureen Friel, Ron Friel, Jamie
Fuller, Robert Gardner, George Hardy, Anne Marie Hayes, Jule Hoffler,
Amelia Nespoli Hopkins, Ed “Hunker” Horton, Thomas “Booty” Horton, Ada
Howard, Ruth Howell, Elena Johnson, Michael Jordan (brother of Geralyn
Miller), Marie Jumba, Irene Kilpatrick, Mary King, Frank Kirsch, Vernon
Lewis, Luzviminda Lindain, Bessie
Livermon, Joanna Lotito, Helen Maloney, Mary Masters, Bubba Merrell,
Theresa Moore, Jimmy and Joan Moss, Carol Ann Murray, Amado Naguit,
Marianne Nero (former parishioner), Susan Nespoli, Phyllis Parker,
Claude Parrott, Marjorie Peak, Santa Puglia, Jeffrey Rafferty, Victor
Reyes, Grace Richardson,
Jean Rowe, Buddy Sanford, Mike Sedlacko (father of parishioner Judith
Facenda), Katherine Sheehan, Peggy (Sanford) Simmons, Terry Gossage (son
of Stanley and Mickey Wright), Muriel Skinner, Arthur Smith, Albert
Thereault, Ronald VeRell, JoAnn Via (sister of Pat Cox), Mae Wakefield,
Lee Walker, and Jane White.
If you wish to add or remove your name to our Prayer List, please call 397-7066.
We continue to pray for our military men and women for their safety, and we pray for their families that they will be blessed with God’s grace and mercy as they await the safe return of their loved ones. If you have a loved one in the military that you would like us to pray for, please call the church office at 397-7066.
A Prayer For our Brothers and
Sisters in Haiti Affected by the Earthquake
God of all creation, as we weep with our family in
Haiti, console us. In this time of crisis, open our eyes to look
beyond the disaster to see Christ in our brothers and sisters in
Haiti, as Christ sees us.
Be with us as we stand in solidarity with those living
and working in Haiti.
Be with us in our mourning and guide our efforts to
feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, comfort the grieving and
stand for justice.
With your mercy, sustain us at this time as we continue
to work for peace and justice.
Amen.
A PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
“The Harvest of justice is sown in peace for those who cultivate
peace.” James 3:18
Out of the depths we cry to You, O God.
We cry to you for our Haitian sisters and brothers.
We thank you for upholding them in their suffering.
Give them continuing strength and comfort.
Give us love and courage to stand with them and work with them
as they struggle for justice and freedom.
Keep us committed to the truth and empower us with your Spirit
of love:
~ a love that always sees possibilities for peace founded on
justice;
~ a love that seeks justice without vengeance and retaliation;
~ a love that reaches out to enemies, as Jesus taught us.
We trust in your continuing mercy as we bring you our own
desire to be in active solidarity with our Haitian brothers and
sisters. Amen
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Please pray for our seminarian! This
summer, our parish had the privilege of hosting Leonard Andrie, one of
the seminarians for the Diocese of Richmond. As Lenny returns to
seminary to continue his theological studies, we invite you to pray for
him. If you would like to write to Lenny to encourage him in his
priestly formation, you may do so at the following address:
Leonard Andrie
Theological College
401 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20017
Year For Priests
June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010
In observance of the Year of the Priest, a celebration proclaimed by
Pope Benedict XVI which began on June 19, 2009, we will periodically
feature priests (saints) on their feast days. This week we
celebrate “Moses the Black, Abbot and Priest.” We also ask
that you pray the following prayer for priests throughout the year:
Prayer for Priests
Dear Lord,
We pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and
through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We
pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, “Do
whatever He tells you” (John 2:5). May your priests have the heart
of St. Joseph, Mary’s most chaste spouse. May the Blessed Mother’s
own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of
the cross. May your priests be holy, filled with the fire of your
love seeking nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls.
Amen. Saint John Vianney, pray for us.
Prayer for our Children
“Holy angels, who constantly behold the Father’s face, protect our children from bodily and spiritual dangers. Direct them on paths of virtue and, if they stray, to true repentance. Kindle in their hearts a desire for what is good, pure, and beautiful, for He Whom you serve is all Good, all Pure, all Beautiful. Teach them your song of praise to our God. Amen.”
May God bless all of the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, godmothers, and special caretakers of our children with His love, mercy and grace.
Spousal Prayer
“Lord Jesus, Divine Bridegroom, bless my husband and me. Help us to be thoughtful in word and deed, to put away pretense and face each other in deep trust without fear. Help us be quick to discover the best in each other, and guard against fault finding, ill temper, and hasty judgment. Through the grace of the Spirit of unity and love, allow us to grow in appreciation one for the other, so that we may develop grateful hearts and never take each other for granted. With gentleness and kindness may we lead each other to the portals of Heaven. Amen.”
Prayer for the Nation
God of our forebears, In tumultuous times our ancestors made their way to a new land, seeking prosperity and peace. The wealth of a new nation lay before them, as well as the challenge to use wisely the gifts of the good earth and the industriousness of a people forged in the crucible of revolution and the high-minded ideals of life and liberty. Strengthen within us the pursuit of justice, the desire for equality, the love of true freedom. May all the citizens of our country work unceasingly to promote the common good so that all may share in the pursuit of happiness sought by the founders of our land. Amen.
A Father’s Prayer
O St. Joseph, Righteous servant of God, that I may always heed my
Lord, Pray for me. Pillar of strength, that I may share your courage,
Pray for me. Model of a husband’s love, that I may honor my wife before
myself, Pray for me. Protector of the Holy Family, that I may be
shelter, guard and guide, Pray for me.
Knight of purity, that I may master my desires, Pray for me.
Patron of workers, that I may be diligent and faithful in my labors,
Pray for me. Terror of demons, that I may be protected from the wiles of
Satan, Pray for me. Hope of dying, that at my last breath I may know the
joy of salvation, Pray for me. All this I ask in the name of Jesus
Christ with Whom you shared both heart and home. Amen.