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Prayers for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Me | 8/28/05 | Knitting a Conundrum

Posted on 08/28/2005 6:48:57 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum

O Lord, King of the Universe, master of the winds and the rain, be with those this day who are facing the hurricane's wrath. Succor those who are in fright, be with those who are trying to save lives, open the hands of those whose generousity is needed to help.

O Lord, Master of the wind and the rain, be with those, and if possible, let this storm weaken.

Remember we are your children.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.


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Please join me in praying for those in danger of being hit by Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 storm threatening New Orleans.
1 posted on 08/28/2005 6:49:01 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

The Catholics in New Orleans traditionally pray for Mary's intervention and prayers for disaster under her title of Our Lady of Prompt Succor (quick help). Here are some prayers:

Litany of Our Lady of Prompt Succor


Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
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.
Mother of the Infant Jesus, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of all who invoke you with confidence, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of all who are devout toward the Infant Jesus, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining a lively faith, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for sustaining the hope of Christians, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining and persevering in charity, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for observing the law of God, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for observing perseverance in virtue and good works, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every spiritual necessity, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the revolt of self-will, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in the occasion of sin, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every temptation, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the evil spirit, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining contrition, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of those wishing to re-enter the path of salvation, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for the conversion of sinners, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every temporal necessity, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every affliction, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of afflicted families, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of the sick and the poor, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against contagious diseases and epidemics, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every accident, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against destruction by fire, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against lightning and tempest, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against destruction by flood, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of travelers, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of navigators, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of the shipwrecked, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the enemies of our country, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in time of war, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of those aspiring to the Holy Priesthood and the religious life, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of laborers in the Lord's vineyard, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of missionaries who spread the faith, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of our Holy Father the Pope, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for those searching for the faith, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the enemies of the Church, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor at the hour of death, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for the deliverance of the souls in Purgatory, pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

V. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, pray for us.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY

O Almighty and Eternal God! Who sees us surrounded by so many dangers and miseries, grant in Your infinite goodness that the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Your Divine Son, may defend us from the evil spirit and protect us against all adversities, that always, and with PROMPT SUCCOR, she may deliver us from every evil of soul and body, and safely guide us to the kingdom of heaven, through the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (3 Times) (partial indulgence)

PRAYERS TO
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

O, Mary, Mother of God, who, amidst the tribulations of the world, watches over us and over the Church of your Son, be to us and to the Church truly OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR, make haste to help us in all our necessities, that in this fleeting life you may be our succor, and obtain for us (here ask the particular favor you desire). Help us to gain life everlasting through the merits of Jesus, your Son, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
(partial indulgence)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times)
O Queen of the Universe, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, sovereign full of kindness, you are the advocate of sinners, a haven of safety to the shipwrecked; you are the resource of the world, the ransom of captives, the health of the infirm, the consolation of the afflicted, the refuge and salvation of all on earth. We beseech you to grant us the help of your prayers, which incline our Heavenly Father to forgive our sins and grant our petitions in all the necessities of this miserable life, prayers which obtain for us an abundance of graces to receive the pardon of our faults and arrive at the practice of virtue, prayers which stop our enemies, confound their designs, and triumph over their efforts. Amen. (partial indulgence)
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

Patroness of State of Louisiana

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, ever Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God, you are most powerful against the enemy of our salvation. The divine promise of a Redeemer was announced right after the sin of our first parents; and you, through your Divine Son, crushed the serpent’s head. Hasten, then, to our help and deliver us from the deceits of satan. Intercede for us with Jesus that we may always accept God’s graces and be found faithful to Him in our particular states of life. As you once saved our beloved City from ravaging flames and our Country from an invading army, have pity on us and obtain for us protection from hurricanes and all other disasters. (silent pause for individual petitions). Assist us in the many trials which beset our path through life. Watch over the Church and the Pope as they uphold with total fidelity the purity of faith and morals against unremitting opposition. Be to us truly Our Lady of Prompt Succor now and especially at the hour of our death, that we may gain everlasting life through the merits of Jesus Christ Who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times)


2 posted on 08/28/2005 6:51:00 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

I pray that those who think they can sit through this one will wise up before it's too late.


3 posted on 08/28/2005 6:51:15 AM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

The Prayer or Blessing Against Storms

Jesus Christ the King of Glory has come in Peace.
God became man,
and the Word was made Flesh.
Christ was born of a Virgin.
Christ suffered.
Christ was crucified.
Christ died.
Christ rose from the dead.
Christ ascended into Heaven.
Christ conquers.
Christ reigns.
Christ orders.
May Christ protect us from all storms and lightning.
Christ went through their midst in Peace,
and the Word was made Flesh.
Christ is with us with Mary.
Flee you enemy spirits because the Lion of the Generation of Juda, the Root David has won.
Holy God!
Holy Powerful God!
Holy Immortal God!
Have Mercy on us.
Amen!


4 posted on 08/28/2005 6:51:35 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: Tax-chick; Jrabbit; queenkathy; infidel29; Monkey Face; Harmless Teddy Bear; Salvation; Smartass; ..

Prayer ping for those in the path of Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 threatening the city of New Orleans and that part of the gulf coast.


5 posted on 08/28/2005 6:52:40 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: cyborg

Thanks, Cyborg. I knew that prayer, but I haven't had time to look it up. I was hoping someone would post it.


6 posted on 08/28/2005 6:53:58 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Lord, we claim your promise in Matthew 18:20 (New International Version): For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." as we join in prayer for the safety of those in the storm's path. Amen.


7 posted on 08/28/2005 6:56:54 AM PDT by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

1
1 "Give thanks to the LORD who is good, whose love endures forever!"
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Let that be the prayer of the LORD'S redeemed, those redeemed from the hand of the foe,
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Those gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south.
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Some had lost their way in a barren desert; found no path toward a city to live in.
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They were hungry and thirsty; their life was ebbing away.
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In their distress they cried to the LORD, who rescued them in their peril,
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Guided them by a direct path so they reached a city to live in.
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Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
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For he satisfied the thirsty, filled the hungry with good things.
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Some lived in darkness and gloom, in prison, bound with chains,
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Because they rebelled against God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High,
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Who humbled their hearts through hardship; they stumbled with no one to help.
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In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril,
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Led them forth from darkness and gloom and broke their chains asunder.
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Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
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For he broke down the gates of bronze and snapped the bars of iron.
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Some fell sick from their wicked ways, afflicted because of their sins.
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They loathed all manner of food; they were at the gates of death.
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In their distress they cried to the LORD, who saved them in their peril,
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Sent forth the word to heal them, snatched them from the grave.
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Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
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Let them offer a sacrifice in thanks, declare his works with shouts of joy.
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Some went off to sea in ships, plied their trade on the deep waters.
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They saw the works of the LORD, the wonders of God in the deep.
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He spoke and roused a storm wind; it tossed the waves on high.
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They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths; their hearts trembled at the danger.
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They reeled, staggered like drunkards; their skill was of no avail.
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In their distress they cried to the LORD, who brought them out of their peril,
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Hushed the storm to a murmur; the waves of the sea were stilled.
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They rejoiced that the sea grew calm, that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.
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Let them thank the LORD for such kindness, such wondrous deeds for mere mortals.
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Let them praise him in the assembly of the people, give thanks in the council of the elders.
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2 God changed rivers into desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
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Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its people.
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He changed the desert into pools of water, arid land into springs of water,
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And settled the hungry there; they built a city to live in.
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They sowed fields and planted vineyards, brought in an abundant harvest.
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God blessed them, they became very many, and their livestock did not decrease.
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But he poured out contempt on princes, made them wander the trackless wastes,
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Where they were diminished and brought low through misery and cruel oppression,
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While the poor were released from their affliction; their families increased like their flocks.
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The upright saw this and rejoiced; all wickedness shut its mouth.
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Whoever is wise will take note of these things, will ponder the merciful deeds of the LORD.


8 posted on 08/28/2005 6:58:29 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Praise the lord, and pass the evacuation...


9 posted on 08/28/2005 7:06:09 AM PDT by dakine
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Praying with you all. Last night we heard it at 115. I woke for a bit around 4am and it was 145. Now it's at 160. Dear God Almighty, protect everyone in its path.


10 posted on 08/28/2005 7:09:54 AM PDT by kenth
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To: cyborg

Prayers from TX.


11 posted on 08/28/2005 7:18:35 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
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To: Knitting A Conundrum; trussell; NYer; Faith; Salvation

Ping


12 posted on 08/28/2005 7:19:34 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Free Traitors are communist China's modern day "Useful Idiots")
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Dear Lord, we humbly ask you to remember your children on the Gulf coast under threat of the storm, Amen.

Prayers in the Divine Mercy devotion:

Eternal Father, I offer you the body and blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved Son in atonement for our sins, and those of the whole world.

For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Holy God, holy Mighty One, holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.


13 posted on 08/28/2005 7:20:43 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum; 4woodenboats; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Accountable One; Aeronaut; ...
Prayer ping.


My prayers go up for all who are in the path of Hurricane Katrina. God's protection over them all.

Blessings,
trussell

If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.

14 posted on 08/28/2005 7:41:56 AM PDT by trussell (Prayers for the children!)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
From Lent & Beyond:

update: 12 noon GMT Sunday: Katrina is now a 160 MPH Category 5 storm, and still headed directly at New Orleans. Serious prayer needed. This post will stay on top. Look for new posts below this one.

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It’s very sobering to see New Orleans very much in the predicted path of Hurricane Katrina, who looks to become a VERY dangerous storm. New Orleans is below sea-level and always is among the “worst-case scenarios” discussed by those knowledgable about hurricanes.

Here is the projected forecast track:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/001042.shtml?3day?large

(This map is updated every three hours, you may need to hit refresh to see the current version)

As I posted on Titusonenine a little while ago: Let’s keep all the emergency officials in Louisiana and the Cental Gulf Coast in our prayers today. The decisions they make about evacuations, etc. may well be the difference between lives saved & lives lost. Also, prayers for some dry air to show up and tear Katrina apart wouldn’t do any harm either!

Time to re-post the hurricane liturgy I discovered online last summer:

L: Lord, have mercy.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: Christ, have mercy.
C: Christ, have mercy.

L: Lord, have mercy.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: In the face of peril and apprehension, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: In the face of mighty winds, thunderous sounds, strong rains, and surging waves, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: In the face of complete uncertainty, as well as concern for our loved ones, here or elsewhere, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: In the face of our own vulnerable mortality, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: For the strength that God alone can give us, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: For all that it takes to keep our children calm and safe, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: For faith that can move mountains and remove all fear, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: For trust in God’s loving presence in our midst, even at this very hour, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: For trust that in life and in death, God will not abandon us, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.

L: Almighty God, we poor creatures place our lives into your hands that you might protect and guide us according to your will; Lord, in your mercy,

C: Hear, our prayer.

L: Do not hold our sins against us, but remember us in our faith and love for you; Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear, our prayer.

L: Be our light in the darkness, our hope in the storm, our peace in the chaos, our trust in the unknown; Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear, our prayer.

L: Mighty are your works, O Lord, and mighty is your saving hand. Turn your ear to our petitions and supplications; Lord, in your mercy,

C: Hear, our prayer.

L: God of heaven and earth, God who carries our lives and the lives of our whole community in your hands, be with is in the peril of this day/night. Help us to release our anxieties and fears into those same caring hands, knowing in faith that your will for us is life and everlasting good. Send your holy angels to watch over us and guard us. May they spread their holy wings to give us shelter against the storm. For you alone, O God, are all good, all life, all love, and that love is for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen

15 posted on 08/28/2005 7:45:40 AM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

I join in urgent prayer for all at risk by this storm!


16 posted on 08/28/2005 7:51:56 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Prayers of hope, strength, sorrow, and mercy for all those in the path of this storm and to their families as well.


17 posted on 08/28/2005 7:56:16 AM PDT by infidel29 ("It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world."- T. Roosevelt)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Prayers for them all.


18 posted on 08/28/2005 8:02:13 AM PDT by murphyb
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

My Jesus, I trust in Thee

My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even as the darkness gathers.
My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even as the storm clouds deepen.
My Jesus, I trust in thee,
even when the lightning threatens.

My Jesus, help me trust in thee,
even though my heart quakes.
My Jesus, help me trust in thee
even though you may seem far way.
My Jesus, help me trust in thee,
even though evil seems near.

My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even when sorrow breaks my heart.
My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even in the darkness of my grief.
My Jesus, may I trust in thee,
even when I don't understand why.


19 posted on 08/28/2005 8:03:58 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum; nickcarraway; sandyeggo; Siobhan; Lady In Blue; NYer; american colleen; ...
Prayer Ping!

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Please post your prayers to Knitting A Conundrum;

20 posted on 08/28/2005 8:09:32 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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