Oregon Catholics: Pray the Rosary at the County Building Wednesday 3/3

Me ^ | 03/02/04 | Me

[B Knotts]

OK...so Multnomah County has decided to attack the Church and the family with the gay marriage thing. We knew this was coming.

So, we should, to the degree we can, pray the Rosary at the county building for the conversion of hearts beginning tomorrow morning.

[B Knotts]

I hope to get down there tomorrow, but if I can't, hopefully others can.

The county building is at:

501 SE Hawthorne
in Portland.

[GirlShortstop]

OK...so Multnomah County has decided to attack the Church and the family with the gay marriage thing. We knew this was coming.

I hope to get down there tomorrow, but if I can't, hopefully others can.
The county building is at:
501 SE Hawthorne
in Portland.

The war is on, and we're facing a frontal (or is it?!) attack.  We could use a Catholic Patton.
Even though I'm all the way across the country, I can still join you in prayer tomorrow.
Prayer ping.

[B Knotts]

I have faxed the Archbishop, and respectfully asked for his help in this crisis.

[B Knotts]

Thank you for your prayers, BTW; they are needed and welcome!

[Life is Sacred]

So, like .... what did they do out there in Oregeon?

[B Knotts]

Here's a link to the story:

County To Issue Same-Sex Marriage License (Portland, OR)

[B Knotts]

Litany of St. Joseph

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,

pray for us.

St. Joseph,

pray for us.

Renowned offspring of David,

pray for us.

Light of Patriarchs,

pray for us.

Spouse of the Mother of God,

pray for us.

Chaste guardian of the Virgin,

pray for us.

Foster father of the Son of God,

pray for us.

Diligent protector of Christ,

pray for us.

Head of the Holy Family,

pray for us.

Joseph most just,

pray for us.

Joseph most chaste,

pray for us.

Joseph most prudent,

pray for us.

Joseph most strong,

pray for us.

Joseph most obedient,

pray for us.

Joseph most faithful,

pray for us.

Mirror of patience,

pray for us.

Lover of poverty,

pray for us.

Model of artisans,

pray for us.

Glory of home life,

pray for us.

Guardian of virgins,

pray for us.

Pillar of families,

pray for us.

Solace of the wretched,

pray for us.

Hope of the sick,

pray for us.

Patron of the dying,

pray for us.

Terror of demons,

pray for us.

Protector of Holy Church,

pray for us.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

spare us, O Lord!.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

graciously hear us, O Lord!.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us. .

V. He made him the lord of his household.

R. And prince over all his possessions.

Let us pray. O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever. R. Amen.

[Life is Sacred]

Aha! Now I understand. I thought the county had issued some evil directive to arrest churchgoers.

Actually - that might be preferable to the disaster that is gay marriage.

[B Knotts]

I thought the county had issued some evil directive to arrest churchgoers.

We're not there yet; but we're headed in that direction.

[Salvation]

I would be with you but I have already taken a substitute job for tomorrow. This is so sickening. I think it is a great way to protest and I will be there in spirit.

God bless all of you.

[GirlShortstop]

Thank you for your prayers, BTW; they are needed and welcome!

prayer bump...

Litany of St. Joseph
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
  .....  .....  .....  .....  .....
Let us pray. O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever. R. Amen.

[B Knotts]

AM BUMP

[Salvation]

Today's First Reading: (And it applies!)

Someone asked me about the Biblical foundation for Ash Wednesday on the Ash Wednesday thread. Well, here it is!!

Reading I
Jon 3:1-10

The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,
and announce to it the message that I will tell you."
So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
according to the LORD's bidding.
Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;
it took three days to go through it.
Jonah began his journey through the city,
and had gone but a single day's walk announcing,
"Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"
when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast
and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

When the news reached the king of Nineveh,
he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe,
covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh,
by decree of the king and his nobles:
"Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep,
shall taste anything;
they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.
Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God;
every man shall turn from his evil way
and from the violence he has in hand.
Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath,
so that we shall not perish."
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way,
he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them;
he did not carry it out.