Category Archives: Prayers

[A worthy request but not listed on the USCCCP's homepage; very difficult to find on the USCCCP's website] USCCB: pray, fast for conversion of abortion supporters CWN – May 24, 2013 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on May 24 “for the conversion of all who support abortion, that Christ’s love may open their hearts to the truth and that, through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, they may experience the Read more [...]

O Blessed Saint Rita, my powerful advocate, behold me prostrate before thy Divine Spouse, Jesus, thy Lord, thy God, and thy All.  Behold me recalling His favors to thee, that thou mayst plead for me. May this blessed Rose, sweet with the memories of thy daily acts of love before the image of the Crucified Savior, and of the wonders wrought for thee in thy dying moments, give me confidence that thou in Heaven wilt plead that I, too, may share in the good things God has in store for thy clients. Read more [...]

As of only moments ago ( I’m posting at 10PM Pacific Time on Monday, May 20 )…. Severe Weather Latest Weather News Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51 Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado Multimedia Iowa Flooding Multimedia Read more [...]

                          NOVENA TO ST. RITA O holy protectress of those who art in greatest need, thou who shineth as a star of hope in the midst of darkness, blessed Saint Rita, bright mirror of God’s grace, in patience and fortitude thou art a model of all the states in life. I unite my will with the will of God through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ, and in particular through his Read more [...]

Giulio Andreotti dies in Rome, aged 94 [RIP] 5/6/13 www.wantedinrome.com/news/2002285/giulio-andreotti-dies-in-rome-aged-94.html Giulio Andreotti, who has died at the age of 94 in Rome, was one of Italy’s most well-known politicians in the second half of the 20th century. There is probably no other politician of his generation who held so many government positions; prime minister (seven times), foreign minister, interior minister, minister of defence and many others, as well as attempting Read more [...]

Bishop McFadden, Catholic Education Leader, Dies Suddenly [RIP] May 2, 2013 | By Adam Wilson | www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/2203/Bishop-McFadden-Catholic-Education-Leader-Dies-Suddenly.aspx The Diocese of Harrisburg announced today that Bishop Joseph McFadden died unexpectedly earlier this morning. The bishop was attending a meeting of the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania. Bishop McFadden served as Chairman for the Education Read more [...]

Today is the 50th anniversary of the passing of my beloved father.  He was a devout Catholic, husband, and father.  I ask payers for his soul.  Thank you, may God bless and reward your charity. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on the holy souls.  Amen. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let Thy perpetual light shine upon him.  May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.   Amen.

Pray for the repose of the souls of those killed and for the healing of the many injured in the explosions in Boston today, April 15, 2013.

Pope prays for flood victims, urges aid for survivors Vatican City, Apr 4, 2013 / www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-prays-for-flood-victims-urges-aid-for-survivors/ (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope is praying for the 54 people who have died in flooding that hit two cities in Argentina and is also appealing for aid to those made homeless by the disaster. “Pope Francis, deeply saddened by the news of the serious damage caused by the torrential rains over the past days, offers prayers to Read more [...]

A Happy and Holy Easter to all!   REGINA CAELI V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice! Alleluia: R. For He Whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia, V. Hath risen, as He said, Alleluia. R. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. R. Because The Lord is truly risen, Alleluia. Let us pray. O God, Who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world: grant, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession Read more [...]

O most loving Jesus, meek lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy most blessed body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy Read more [...]

Fr.Malloy of a Shepherd’s Voice Blog Is Dead Thursday, March 28, 2013 Tancred eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2013/03/frmalloy-of-shepherds-voice-blog-is-dead.html Edit: let us not forsake him in death who was so zealous for souls and pray for him. Our dear Fr. Malloy has fought his last fight. He went home to the Lord early on Wednesday morning. Readers of this blog know that he had been suffering from congestive heart failure as well as a number of other ailments natural Read more [...]

Trotskyite Turned Catholic, Thomistic Theologian Dies at 97 [Requiescat in Pace] Posted By Brian Kelly On February 28, 2013 Before his conversion, the prolific writer, Father Benedict Ashley, was a student at the University of Chicago studying under Mortimer Adler, a Jewish Thomistic philosopher, who himself finally came into the Church at the eleventh hour, in 1999, at the age of ninety-seven. Adler was the one who introduced the young atheist/communist Ashley (I don’t know if he was born Read more [...]

[Requiescat in pace/May his memory be eternal] Priest murdered in Venezuela CWN – February 20, 2013 A 44-year-old Venezuela was fatally shot in the head, the victim of an apparent carjacking attempt. Father José Ramón Mendoza Vásquez died trying to save the lives of family members who were in the car with him. “Father Mendoza was a man of prayer,” said Archbishop Antonio José López Castillo of Barquisimeto, who identified the priest’s body at the morgue. “They have taken Read more [...]

[Requiescat in pace/May his memory be eternal] Zanzibar: priest murdered as violence against Church continues CWN – February 19, 2013 Gunmen murdered a priest in Zanzibar on February 17 as he was entering the cathedral to celebrate Sunday Mass. Before Father Evarist Mushi “could even alight from the car, two men on a motorbike approached him and the one seated at the back opened fire, shooting three times,” said Bishop Augustine Shao of Zanzibar, the Tanzanian archipelago that Read more [...]

Dear Friends, I am asking for prayers for my friend’s grandson, 15 months old, Jaxson, who has sustained some type of head trama – brain injury from a fall. This is urgent, please keep Jaxson in your prayers. I will update you when I have more information. God bless you!

New president named for Vatican bank CWN – February 15, 2013 A German lawyer, Ernst von Freyberg, has been named the new president of the Vatican bank, the Institute for Religious Works (IOR). A dedicated Catholic who is a member of the Knights of Malta and has been active in several charitable ventures, von Freyberg has most recently been chairman of the Blohm+Voss Group in Hamburg. His appointment comes at the end of a lengthy search, in which the commission of cardinals who supervise Read more [...]

EWTN Mourns Passing of Deacon Bill Steltemeier Founding President and Long-Time Board Chairman Dies at 83 2/15/13 www.ewtn.com/general/press/pr_detail.asp?id=353 Irondale, AL (EWTN) – Deacon Bill Steltemeier, 83, who was known to millions of television viewers around the world as the longtime associate of EWTN Foundress Mother Angelica, died peacefully early this morning, Feb. 15, at his home in Hanceville, Alabama following a lengthy illness. “Other than Mother Angelica Read more [...]

John W. Blewett – A life well lived, July 1, 1928 – February 8, 2013 keepthefaith.org/emails/john-blewett-rip.html?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=John+W.+Blewett+–+A+life+well+lived Dear Friends of Keep The Faith, We are very sorry to inform you of the death of our dear friend John W. Blewett, the Managing Editor of The Latin Mass magazine since 2001. We have arranged with the Monks at Clear Creek Monastery to offer the Gregorian Tridentine Read more [...]

I need all of the strength I can get to deal with both financial hardships and the attacks on my Faith. Also, for the humility to know when to be silent. After having spent several months out in the world of liberals, my strength is tapped to continue the good fight. I have been here before under a different user name. I really appreciate the prayers as I am having an extremely difficult time in my life right now and have been for over a year now. Thank you and God Bless!

Bishop Emeritus John D’Arcy, R.I.P. www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bishop-john-darcy-20130206,0,6139758.story (Bishop) D’Arcy, a former auxiliary bishop in Boston, was noted for his strong support of screening potential priests, as well as his warnings to his superiors about predatory priests. …D’Arcy also made headlines for opposing some decisions by leaders at the University of Notre Dame, which is in the diocese. In 2006, he criticized the decision by the Rev. John Jenkins, Read more [...]

World’s largest Marian statue unveiled in Bolivia CWN – February 05, 2013 The world’s largest Marian statue has been unveiled in Oruro, Bolivia. The 149-foot statue, which was unveiled at a ceremony attended by Bolivian Presiden Evo Morales, is even taller than the famous Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dedicated to Our Lady of Socavon, the patroness of miners, statue is located on top of a 12,000-foot mountain south of La Paz. Additional Read more [...]

[Requiescat in pace/May his memory be eternal] Michael Schwartz, Former Advisor to Cardinal Newman Society [and Director of the Catholic Center at the Free Congress Foundation], Died Sunday blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2013/02/04/michael-schwartz-former-advisor-to-cardinal-newman-society-died-sunday/ Michael Schwartz, a steadfast advocate for the Catholic Church and pro-family policies in Washington, D.C., and a good friend of The Cardinal Newman Society, reportedly died Sunday Read more [...]

Today begins the Church Unity Octave (or Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) Daily Intentions for the Church Unity Octave: A period of eight days of prayer (Jan. 18-25) for the reunion of Christendom, the return of lapsed Catholics, and the conversion of unbelievers; started in 1908 by Rev. Paul Wattson, then an Anglican religious in Graymoor, New York; in 1909 he and other members of his Society of the Atonement became Catholic, and in 1910 he was ordained to the priesthood; observance of the Read more [...]

www.sspx.org/regional_sspx_news/australia_new-zealand/auckland_new_zealand_1-11-2013.htm Assist us, O Lord our God, and defend us evermore by the might of Thy holy Cross, in whose honour Thou makest us to rejoice. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

12 priests, other pastoral workers killed in 2012/Requiescant in pace CWN – December 31, 2012 Ten priests, one sister, and one lay pastoral worker were murdered in 2012, according to the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Six were killed in Latin America, four in Africa, and two in Asia. Six of the 12 were killed during robbery attempts. “We do not propose to use the term ‘martyrs,’ since it is up to the Church to judge their possible merits Read more [...]

[Requiescat in pace/May his memory be eternal] www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/19/robert-bork-former-supreme-court-nominee-dies Published December 19, 2012 www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/19/robert-bork-former-supreme-court-nominee-dies Robert Bork, former federal judge and Supreme Court nominee, has died, his family confirms to FoxNews.com. Family members said Bork, 85, died early Wednesday morning. He had a history of heart problems and chronic obstructive pulmonary Read more [...]

Vatican, Diocese of Bridgeport respond to tragic school shooting [offering prayers and condolences] December 14, 2012 By Catherine Harmon www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/1812/vatican_diocese_of_bridgeport_respond_to_tragic_school_shooting.aspx In the wake of today’s horror in Newtown, Connecticut, both the Holy See and the Diocese of Bridgeport—which includes Newtown—have released statements expressing grief and shock and offering prayers and condolences to all those affected Read more [...]

A call to prayer for the Philippines Posted by Augustinus at 12/12/2012 rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-call-to-prayer-for-philippines.html Rorate requests your Masses, prayers and mortifications for the intentions of our Filipino Catholic brethren. The Philippines, with some 75 million Catholics, is the country with the third largest Catholic population in the whole world. The following note comes from our Filipino Catholic friends: Today, December 12, Feast of Our Read more [...]

[Requiescat in pace] Jazz great, Catholic convert Dave Brubeck dead at 91; composed Mass setting CWN – December 06, 2012 Jazz legend Dave Brubeck, who converted to Catholicism after being asked in 1980 to compose a musical setting for the Mass, has died at the age of 91. Additional sources for this story: See www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=16450

Pray for [the conversion of] Jill Stanek December 3, 2012 Posted by tantamergo A Blog for Dallas Area Catholics veneremurcernui.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/pray-for-jill-stanek/ I have had the premonition of Jill Stanek becoming Catholic. Not just Catholic, hardcore traddy type Catholic. There are many reasons why I think this. She loves Michael Voris. She accepts that contraception is one of the precursor causes of abortion. She just needs a little push to get there. Perhaps Read more [...]

Prayer Request for Fr. Robert Araujo, S.J. blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/12/04/prayer-request-for-fr-robert-araujo-s-j/ University of Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett is asking for prayers for fellow Mirror of Justice writer Father Robert John Araujo, S.J., a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law: Longtime MOJ-contributor, thoughtful scholar, wonderful priest, and good friend Fr. Robert Araujo, S.J., has given me permission to ask all Mirror of Read more [...]

Howdy all, As I post this, my wife’s grandfather is close to death. He has not lead a particularly holy life and had left the church some years ago. By the grace of God, he had the opportunity for reconciliation and the sacraments via a N.O. priest yesterday and conditional this early evening from an SSPX priest. His name is Thomas and I and my family would most assuredly appreciate your prayers.Thank you!!! To Jesus through Mary, Hark

I was just informed that one of my oldest, dearest friends back in Western New York was diagnosed with shingles and is in profound pain. David is a man of prayer and truly exemplary devotion to Our Lady. May She obtain relief and a swift cure for him. I thank each of you for your charity. As you would expect, he is simply offering his sufferings up to Our Lord.

Feast of Christ the King.  Cindy’s son just let me know she is in the hospital, he is asking prayers for his mom. I do not have any other details at this time, and will post again as soon as I know more. Please everyone pray for our dear friend. May God, Our Blessed Mother, and the Holy Angels keep Cindy in Their care. UPDATE Oct 29: Just talked with Cindy’s son, the doctors determined she definitely suffered a stroke. A specialist will be further evaluating her tonight. Let us continue our Read more [...]

Dear friends, there is a traditional catholic mother who is having her 13th child this month and who has become severly mentally ill. If the situation does not change the state will come and take her children. Please pray for their children and that her mental health is restored. Her children are suffering terribly at this time. I ask you pray to saint Philomena who works wonders for catholic mothers! You can find the novena on line to her. (All prayers appreciated!) Thankyou Read more [...]

Suicide bomber hits north Nigeria Catholic church [killing eight and injuring about 100] APNews | 10/28/12 KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday at a Catholic church holding Mass in northern Nigeria, injuring [about 100] worshippers and killing [eight] people, officials and witnesses said. The attack happened in the Malali neighborhood of Kaduna, a city on the dividing line between Nigeria’s largely Christian south and Muslim north where religious Read more [...]

Father Michael Jarecki, RIP by Brother André Marie October 22, 2012 catholicism.org/father-michael-jarecki-rip.html It is my sad duty to report the departure from this veil of tears of Father Michael Alexander Jarecki. Father died a little after 5:00 PM today, October 22, 2012. Brother Louis Marie and I were at his side praying when he breathed his last. He had received the last rites Saturday night, just two nights ago. Father turned ninety-five years old on the Feast of Saint Read more [...]

   HAPPY FEAST DAY! When Mary of Nazareth conceived in Her womb the Word of God, that conception was the effect of the fullness of Her grace, and of an action of the Holy Spirit which occurred in Her soul first of all, thereby making of Her flesh a tabernacle and a sanctuary. The dignity of the Mother of God is Her great sanctity, it is the incomparable grace which raises Her above all the Angels, the grace in which She was predestined and created for this glorious purpose. By the acts of Read more [...]

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Eugene Genovese [and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese], R.I.P. Thursday, September 27, 2012 Robert P. George Professor of Jurisprudence and founding director of the James Madison Program, Princeton University www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/09/27/eugene-genovese-r-i-p/ Yesterday I lost a dear friend and the academic world lost one of its most gifted scholars and teachers: Eugene Genovese, the great historian of slavery and the American South. Although born into a Catholic Read more [...]

www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/081023 “The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power.” ~ James 5:16 Christians comprise about six percent of India’s population. In 2004, heavily favored candidates in the national elections planned to turn the nation in a direction that would have severely restricted religious liberty and made it virtually illegal to be a practicing Christian. Every poll and every pundit predicted a landslide victory for those opposed to religious Read more [...]

Suicide bomber strikes Catholic church in north Nigeria; 2 killed, 45 injured By Associated Press Sunday, September 23, 2012 BAUCHI, Nigeria — A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing [two people] and wounding another 45 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said. An Associated Press journalist heard the explosion after 9 a.m. Sunday in the city of Bauchi, which has seen a number of bombings and Read more [...]

I am asking for prayers for my cousin Jean Longo who passed away yesterday, Thank You

College with History of Miracles Is Praying for Religious Freedom blog.cardinalnewmansociety.org/2012/09/13/college-with-history-of-miracles-is-praying-for-religious-freedom/ Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, has a history of miracles. So we’re glad that a prayer movement started on campus, now spreading around the world, has its figurative sights set on preserving religious freedom. The College announced today that Immaculée Ilibagiza, acclaimed Catholic speaker and Read more [...]

Father Hector Bolduc, RIP Posted By Brother André Marie On September 10, 2012 We ask our tertiaries, friends, and benefactors to keep Father Hector Bolduc in your prayers. Father Bolduc was a long-time friend of Saint Benedict Center. It was he who arranged the meeting in St. Mary’s, Kansas between Brother Francis and Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1980. He was, at the time, a priest of the Society of Saint Pius X. Father Bolduc was a hard-working priest who was most self sacrificing Read more [...]

Father Michael Jarecki Health Update Posted By Brother André Marie On September 3, 2012 Our dear old chaplain, Father Michael Jarecki, now has cancer. His tongue and oral glands are affected now, but the malignancy will likely spread and take his life. Father will be 95 years old if he makes it to the Feast of Saint Bruno on October 6. The oncologist’s prognosis is that Father has two months to a year to live. Please keep this old priest in your prayers. He has served Jesus and Mary Read more [...]

Please pray for the soul of Mr. Doug Babcock, a dear member of our SSPX Parish. I just received word he died lastnight (Sept.1) Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

[Requiescat in pace] Cardinal Martini, leading liberal papabile, dead at 85 CWN – August 31, 2012 Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, the retired Archbishop of Milan, died on August 31 of complications from Parkinson’s disease, at the age of 85. An acclaimed Scripture scholar and urbane Catholic thinker, Cardinal Martini was the most influential liberal leader in the College of Cardinals, and for years was considered a possible successor to Pope John Paul II. That possibility faded in Read more [...]

Fr. Hugh Thwaites, SJ – R.I.P. Posted on 21 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf wdtprs.com/blog/2012/08/fr-hugh-twaites-sj-r-i-p/ I saw this on the site of His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan, whom I hope to see fairly soon: A correspondent just sent me news of the death of Fr Hugh Thwaites SJ earlier today. I had the privilege of meeting Fr Thwaites when I was a young student and from time to time since then. He converted to the Catholic faith as a result of his experience as a Read more [...]