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Posted on 11/02/2004 4:47:26 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum
Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom Come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tresspasses, as we forgive those who tresspass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death, Amen.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever more shall be, world without end, Amen.
Lord, into your hands do we commend our country during this time of election. Be with those who vote, be with those who work the polling stations, be with those who count the votes, certify the elections, and all who are involved with the process. Lord, we pray that in our choosing, we may reflect your choice and that our country be in your hands, now and forever, Amen.
O Mother of the King of the Universe, most perfect member of the human race, "our tainted nature’s solitary boast," we turn to you as mother, advocate, and mediatrix. O Holy Mary, assist us in our present necessity. By your Immaculate Conception, O Mary conceived without sin, we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to intercede for us with your Divine Son and ask that we be granted the favor for which we now plead
that the hand our Our Father guide our country during this upcoming election,
that those who would disrupt and disturb the heritage of freedom and truth be restrained,
and that the hand of God guide, direct and determine our leaders this election cycle and always.
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
St. Thomas More, adorer of Christ's Passion, who put prayer before all else, devoted husband and father, defender of the Church, perfect model of friendship, impervious to all bribery, committed to the common good, who reverenced civil and Divine law, civil judge of unimpeachable integrity patron of those who hold public office, pray for us now at this critical time of election, where so much is at stake, where the lives of the unborn and those most vunerable hang in the balance, where the lives of the downtrodden and defenseless against the terrorist are most at risk. Pray for us, St. Thomas More, martyr for the truth, that with this election, we may draw ever closer to the way God would have our country governed.
Little Souls, children unborn, holy innocents, ripped from your mothers' wombs and now in the hand of our loving Lord, pray for us now, that the election may go to the one most likely to help stem the holocaust of souls of the most vunerable, the one most likely to be the champion of life and set our nation on the right track.
Amen
Novena Ping
I don't know if this is a sign or not. I'm not one to look at things as signs, but it well could be God telling me that he is in control.
I will continue to pray for the President today.
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Thank you for sharing about the rainbow...a sign indeed! God is in control, and we are all in his hand, no matter what happens!
Alleluia!
Today is the feast of All Souls.
Today, I ask that we remember the poor souls going through their purification, and I ask that they pray for our election.
Prayers for the Poor Souls
Prayer of St. Gertrude for the poor souls:
O Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory and for sinners everywhere -- for sinners in the universal Church, for those in my own home and in my own family. Amen.
O God, by whose mercy the souls of the faithful departed find rest, vouchsafe to grant them eternal rest in the hope that You will not deliver them into the hands of the enemy nor forget them forever, but that You command them to be taken up by Your holy angels and borne to their true home in paradise. We pray to You that they whom You already called from this world, having put their love and trust in You, may not undergo the pains of hell, but may come to the possession of eternal joys.
Be merciful, O Lord, to the faithful departed and deliver them from the deep pit and from the lion’s mouth so that hell may not swallow them up, and may they not fall into darkness, but may Your holy standard bearer, Michael, lead them into the holy light which You have promised to Abraham and his seed. We offer you, O Lord, sacrifices and prayers; do receive them in behalf of the souls for whom we are dedicating this novena; grant them to pass from death to life. Amen.
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, in Thy crucifixion and death, have mercy on the souls in purgatory, and especially on those that are most forsaken; do Thou deliver them from the terrible torments they endure; call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in paradise. Amen.
Amen. St. Michael defen us in battle.
Another prayer to St. Michael (part of the St. Michael chaplet)
O glorious prince, St. Michael, leader and commander of the heavenly host, guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of the palace of God, our worthy leader, endowed with holiness and power, deliver us from every evil. With full confidence we have recourse to you, that by your gracious protection we may be enabled to make progress every day in the faithful service of God.
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And this one from me:
O St. Michael
defend us in the day of battle.
Today, O great prince,
the ways of darkness seem dark indeed.
Protect our election
from the attacks of the devil,
defend us against the wickedness of the darkness,
and may our election be pleasing to the Lord.
Amen.
Another Amen bump.
Pray often for protection against voter fraud...
PRAYER TO THE UNITED STATES GUARDIAN ANGEL
O glorious Guardian Angel of the United States, to whom God has entrusted the care of our beloved country, we honor you and thank you for the care and protection you have given to this great nation from the beginning of its history.
O powerful Guardian Angel, whose watchful glance encompasses this vast land from shore to shore, we know that our sins have grieved you and marred the beauty of our heritage. Pray for us, O Holy Angel, before the throne of God. Obtain for us, from the Queen of Heaven, the graces we need to overcome the forces of evil so rampant in our beloved land. Help us, our God-given protector and friend, to respond wholeheartedly to the urgent pleas of the Mother of God at Fatima. Assist us to offer the prayer and sacrifice necessary to bring peace and goodness to our nation. We want to make you known and loved throughout our land, so that with your help we may become once more a "Nation under God". Amen
(with ecclesiastical permission)
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INTENTION FOR THE DAY
In the United States, today is Election Day. Please pray that all
elected officials may reflect the will of their constituency and work to
build the Kingdom of God.
LOrd,
keep us safe, O Lord,
and may this day,
so fateful to the world
be firmly in the palm of your hand.
May the election show
the choice you would have us make,
May this be a day the signals
a choice for your light
instead of the darkness.
Protect all who work this day for the good,
in justice and honor,
and with your power
bind those who would disrupt events.
Cover our President
with your precious blood,
amd may the battle for the culture of life
be pleasing to you this day.
Amen.
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Let us pray
For all those victims
of injustice
and anger
and selfishness.
For all those babies never to be born,
for all those killed through violence,
for all those touched by terrorism,
for all those scarred by the anger of a loved one,
for all those marred by war,
for all those who die marked by our indiference,
Lord hear our prayer.
Forgive me, O Lord,
For all those times
I turned my back on someone I knew was in need,
for all those times
I hesitated because of my inconvenience,
for all the times
I did not cry out when I knew there was injustice,
for all those times
I didn't think to share,
For all the times
I said the word I knew would hurt,
for all those times
I didn't write the letter or make the visit,
for all those times
I had to prove I was right even though it hurt someone,
for all those times
I marked someone by my own indifference,
my own selfishness,
my own anger.
O my Jesus,
help me to always see you
in whatever distressing garb you choose to wear,
and let me realize
that by turning my back on them,
I am turning my back on you
and making the world a darker place
instead of a place filled with your light.
November 2, 2004
 Feast of All Souls
The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian charity. "If we had no care for the dead," Augustine noted, "we would not be in the habit of praying for them." Yet pre-Christian rites for the deceased kept such a strong hold on the superstitious imagination that a liturgical commemoration was not observed until the early Middle Ages, when monastic communities began to mark an annual day of prayer for the departed members. In the middle of the 11th century, St. Odilo, abbot of Cluny (France), decreed that all Cluniac monasteries offer special prayers and sing the Office for the Dead on November 2, the day after the feast of All Saints. The custom spread from Cluny and was finally adopted throughout the Roman Church. The theological underpinning of the feast is the acknowledgment of human frailty. Since few people achieve perfection in this life but, rather, go to the grave still scarred with traces of sinfulness, some period of purification seems necessary before a soul comes face-to-face with God. The Council of Trent affirmed this purgatory state and insisted that the prayers of the living can speed the process of purification. Superstition still clung to the observance. Medieval popular belief held that the souls in purgatory could appear on this day in the form of witches, toads or will-o’-the-wisps. Graveside food offerings supposedly eased the rest of the dead. Observances of a more religious nature have survived. These include public processions or private visits to cemeteries and decorating graves with flowers and lights. This feast is observed with great fervor in Mexico. Quote:
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Lord, as the tension mounts
and the waiting grows so hard,
be with us,
be our shepherd,
let your rod and staff comfort us,
prepare that place for us
in the midst our our enemies,
lead us beside the calm waters that come
from trust in thee,
restore our soul when we feel like screaming,
for thou art with us,
even though we walk through the dark valleys
we will fear no evil,
you anoint us with the oil of your blessing.
Goodness and mercy will come from our trust in thee,
and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
O Souls in purgatory, today on all souls day we remember you.
Please pray for our election, and that Mr. Bush be reelected, and that there are no problems tonight.
Thank you for your intercession, and I will promise to remember your kind help always and never forget the souls being purified, especially those most in need and forgotten by those left on earth.
Here is a good prayer to pray for the suffering souls:
Devotion of St. Bernard to the Shoulder Wound of Jesus:
(Releases 30,000 souls each time it is prayed.)
O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I a miserable sinner, salute and
worship the most Sacred Wound of Your Shoulder on which You bore Your
heavy Cross, which so tore Your Flesh and laid bare Your Bones as to
inflict on You an anguish greater than any other Wound of Your Most
Blessed Body.
I adore You, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify You and
give You thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching
You by the crushing burden of Your heavy Cross to be merciful to the
souls in purgatory and to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal
and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of
Your Cross. Amen.
O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I a miserable sinner, salute and
worship the most Sacred Wound of Your Shoulder on which You bore Your
heavy Cross, which so tore Your Flesh and laid bare Your Bones as to
inflict on You an anguish greater than any other Wound of Your Most
Blessed Body.
I adore You, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify You and
give You thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching
You by the crushing burden of Your heavy Cross to be merciful to the
souls in purgatory and to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal
and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of
Your Cross. Amen.
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