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A Prayer for Memorial Day 2013 A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - May 22, 2013 I wrote this prayer for use at Memorial Day exercises conducted by the town I live in and so it's phrased to be as inclusive as possible of all who might be present . On Memorial Day my parish celebrates Mass in our own cemetery where, of course, our prayer will be offered through, with and in Christ the Lord. (I'm posting this early for any who might find this helpful in their own ministry on Memorial Day. I 'll repost it on the holiday, May 26.) Memorial ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-prayer-for-memorial-day-2013.html
New Life Brings Healing After Tragedy OSV DAILY TAKE BLOG - May 20, 2013 ... ABC News : "[T]he couple wrote they were 'filled with many emotions as we look to the future, but the most important one is hope.' For parents who have experienced such a traumatic loss, experts say, a pregnancy can help with the grieving process even as it brings up other emotions. … 'There's no such thing as getting over the loss of a child. There's no such thing as moving on or having closure,' said Maron [Dr. Marlene Maron, chief ...http://www.osvdailytake.com/2013/05/new-life-brings-healing-after-tragedy.html
Mary of the Week: Why I Now Love Our Lady of Guadalupe RANDOM ACTS OF MOMNESS - May 17, 2013 ... diagnosis and the recovery, throughout Mary's subsequent engagement and wedding to her husband Tom, throughout the travels Mary adored and the teaching job she loved, Our Lady of G was there. "I feel like she's always been watching out for me," Mary told me on that day in 2006. I'm not sure I paid much attention to Our Lady of G before knowing my friend Mary. Growing up in California, her image is ubiquitous, but I'd never felt much of a personal connection. And yet there was ...http://randomactsofmomness.com/mary-of-the-week-why-i-now-love-our-lady-of-guadalupe/
The Rosary of Our Lady of Tears LA SALETTE JOURNEY - May 14, 2013 A powful devotion for our troubled times: Opening Prayer: Crucified Jesus! We fall at your feet and offer you the tears of her who with deep compassionate love accompanied you on your sorrowful way of the Cross. Grant, O good Master, that we take to heart the lessons which the tears of you most holy Mother teach us, so that we may fulfill Your holy will on earth and be worthy to praise and exalt you in heaven for all eternity. For each mystery of the Seven Sorrows, On the ...http://lasalettejourney.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-rosary-of-our-lady-of-tears.html
Pontificate of Pope Francis Consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 14, 2013 http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/pontificate-of-pope-francis-consecrated.html
When a Child Is Hurting, Part 1 BE NOT AFRAID - May 14, 2013 What do you do when one of your children is hurting? I don't mean the kind of hurt that can be fixed by a band aid or some ointment. I mean the kind of hurt that is deep inside. The kind of hurt that a parent can't fix. No amount of kissing, hugging or rocking can fix this. One of my babies is in deep trouble and I don't know how to help her. It's not often that I feel helpless as a parent. I'm 48 years old. I'm an adult. I'm supposed to know what to do when ...http://benotafraidnancy.blogspot.com/2013/05/when-child-is-hurting-part-1.html
Cardinal-Patriarch Consecrates Pontificate Francisco and Anticipates 'Trials' MARY, OUR MOTHER - May 13, 2013 ... CEP ways of renewing the Church lead to "rediscover the relevance" of the message of Fatima, "the requirement of conversion to God who has been so offended, why so forgetful." "Contemporary humanity needs to feel loved by God and the Church. Just feeling loved overcome the temptation to violence, materialism, of God's forgetfulness, loss of direction that will lead to a new world, where love reigns, "needed. In this context D. José ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/2JMIBm0evm0/cardinal-patriarch-consecrates.html
Mark Mallett – Vulnerable: A CD Review CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 11, 2013 No matter how "religious" one may be, there always comes a point when life's sorrows reach into the depths of the heart and give it a good twist—and you find yourself suddenly crying out, wondering if God notices, if He's paying attention to your pain. The answer He has already given in one Word: Jesus. We have a God who knows our flesh, has touched our sorrow, has felt our pain, has grieved, and cried, and wept just like us. – Mark Mallett ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/-mZOrp6IHzU/
Empty Nest Syndrome ASK SISTER MARY MARTHA - May 10, 2013 ... young lovers. But it sounds to me like you're looking for a saint for your own "empty nest syndrome". St. Rita springs to mind, because she went off and became a nun after her husband was killed by the mob and her sons died. But then...she had always wanted to be a nun. Not that she didn't grieve the loss of her husband and sons. It's just that she finally got to fulfill her lifelong dream of life in the convent, complete with stigmata. So I'm going with St. Elizabeth, who is ...http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2013/05/empty-nest-syndrome_3993.html
Wandering Desire JOURNEY TO WISDOM - May 7, 2013 ... cultivated in my heart. And though the church of my childhood lacked most of the sacraments, they did direct us toward a relationship with Christ. I especially remember Miss Peggy reading us stories about Jesus, helping us to memorize the books of the Bible and to understand the parables through delightful songs. It was made clear to me that I could be bold like Zacchaeus or Bartimaeus and call out to Jesus. I could expect Jesus to come to me in prayer, to heal me and to save ...http://journeytowisdom-ocbs.blogspot.com/2013/05/wandering-desire.html
Emptying Ourselves to Be Filled REFLECTIONS AND RUMINATIONS - April 28, 2013 ... non existent or very much weakened and compromised, opening me up to the possibility of a whole host of infections and diseases. I will also be given high-energy rays of Radiotherapy to destroy cancer cells and this will be applied to my whole body. These two preparatory treatments are required to empty my body for the reception of the donor's stem cells so that his healthy cells can be grafted well into my marrow without much resistance that can naturally come when the body detects an ...http://frlukefong.blogspot.com/2013/04/emptying-ourselves-to-be-filled.html
Pope Francis' Special Note From His Grandmother Rosa DR. TAYLOR MARSHALL CANTERBURY TALES - April 24, 2013 ... the loss of a loved one fills them with despair, may they remember that a whisper of a prayer and a look to Mary at the feet of the cross, can be like a drop of balsam on even the deepest and most painful wounds." That is profound. There are many wonderful insights in that short exhortation. Pope Francis recalled that Grandmother Rosa told him on his ordination day: 'Don't ever forget that you're about to become a priest, and ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taylormarshall/~3/eLyNzNauASw/pope-franciss-special-note-from-his.html
A Prayer for America LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW - April 20, 2013 ... that we have suffered as a nation. So, Father, today we come to You and we seek Your peace for the families and victims of the horrible tragedy. For those still lost in the rubble of destruction, we ask for the safety of Your hand. For those consumed by worry and fear as they try to locate missing loved ones, we ask for the comforting presence of Your Spirit. We seek Your peace for the emergency workers, that You would guard their lives as they seek to guard the lives of ...http://linenonthehedgerow.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-prayer-for-america.html
Mary TV Daily Reflection 4/18/2013 MARY, OUR MOTHER - April 18, 2013 ... to protect herself. I didn't know any of this, I just held my breath because I knew that any movement I made could have affected the outcome, and Ron, the whole time, squeezed my hand. I didn't know at the time that he was watching the ultrasound of the baby and every time he squeezed my hand was when they tried to stick her with the needle and she fought. He was just so emotionally devastated. And each time he squeezed my hand I thought he did it to support me, and it was, but he was also ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/vhQ00KcLW-Y/mary-tv-daily-reflection-4182013.html
Belly Bump Week #17 DISIS - April 15, 2013 ... are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you . I am loved and glorious in God's eyes. How amazing is that? Baby's growth? Baby D3 is growing strong long bones! D3 is 5 inches long and weighs 5 oz. Symptoms? Reflux is making its entrance. Weight gain (or loss)? This weekend I totally went all out. I was +10 before the weekend and haven't weighed myself. Cravings? Nothing really Food Aversions? Nothing What Made Me Cry This Week? During the weekend. ...http://d-isis.blogspot.com/2013/04/belly-bump-week-17.html
Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 4/13 A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - April 12, 2013 Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones... - Psalm 116 And precious in our eyes, too, Lord, is the loss of those we love: For all who will die today, let us pray to the Lord... For those who died years and decades ago, whose loss still stings in our hearts, let us pray to the Lord... For all who have recently lost a loved one, let us pray to the Lord... For all whose hearts are steeped in grief, ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/04/pause-for-prayer-saturday-413.html
Jesus Is Risen … And Now He's Coming to You DOUG LAWRENCE'S CATHOLIC WEBLOG - April 4, 2013 The person distributing this image asked that we pray the following prayer, and then pass this image of Jesus on, in order to bless others: Oh God, please help all the unemployed, the hungry, the homeless, all who suffer from fear and hate, and especially some kind of disease, illness and are grieving for loss of loved ones. Be with our soldiers, please watch over them. We pray that our COUNTRY will, once again, return to ...http://douglawrence.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/jesus-is-risen-and-now-hes-coming-to-you/
Humbling Experience ROSARY MOM - April 1, 2013 ... this prayer service and not only was it my first time, my pastor asked if I'd be willing to give a 5 minute reflection on the second word of Jesus: "This Day You Shall Be With Me In Paradise" Thankfully, it was a bilingual Mass and the first and third reflections were spoken in Spanish so I had no idea how different they were than mine. I had no idea what to do. In fact, I was quite stressed out about it. Even though I'm a lector at Friday morning Mass, I'm not that ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RosaryMom/~3/38A0QbkPUtg/humbling-experience.html
Easter Message 2013 - Cardinal Seán Brady CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 30, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-message-2013-cardinal-sean-brady.html
March 29, 2013: Seven Last Words:Surrender A YEAR OF PRAYER: 365 ROSARIES - March 29, 2013 ... to meditate, contemplate, or pray on His suffering for us. One way in which me might do this is through devotion to His Seven Last Words—the seven final phrases uttered by Christ as recounted in the Gospels. These Seven Last Words of the Passion of Christ are understood only in light of the true one Word of Life and Resurrection—the phrases uttered by Jesus before His death take on new life and new meaning following the glory of His resurrection. ...http://365rosaries.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-29-2013-seven-last-wordssurrender.html
