Catholic Prayer Request for Father Elijah

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[Salvation]

To: patent; Askel5; Romulus; Salvation; goldenstategirl; constitutiongirl; tiki; redhead...

This doesn't fit this thread exactly, except I need your prayers and the prayers of Our Lady Mary, Queen of All Saints.

We are getting horrible news from the Sudan, and tomorrow morning I will be leaving with several others for Kenya and then parts unknown. Please pray for the Church and for persecuted Christians. And please say a prayer for me and my confreres.

God bless you! I hope to be back with you here soon.

79 posted on 4/10/02 12:36 PM Pacific by father_elijah
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[Salvation]

I thought I linked the article that caused me to bump this thread last night, but I guess I didn't.

Here it is:

Sudan Bombs Two Church Compounds

[Salvation]

Date on the above linked article is 6-27-02 and it happened in Kenya where Father Elijah was going. I guess I was just totally alarmed.

[Gophack]

I will add my prayers for Father Elijah. I've been thinking about him lately.

[Siobhan]

My father had not heard from him in some time either. I pray for Father Elijah and for all priests and religious who are at work in the Sudan, Kenya, and Egypt. God have mercy on the Church.

[ThomasMore]

Dear history_matters,

We prayed at your request before, and we will continue. But we ask now that you go before Our Blessed Lady and ask her yourself to intercede for father_elijah and the rest of us. Rest in the peace of Christ, my friend. Until we meet

TM

[big'ol_freeper]

You are in my prayers Father.

[fatima]

I saw that too and was thinking of Father and this last week I have been praying for him,I ask Our Lady to protect him and all and for him to get a message to us somehow.

[victim soul]

May God bring you safely home and may He shower his Divine Love and Graces on those who are persecuted in His Name.

[ejo]

Have been reading of the deplorable conditions existing in the Sudan. May God and His multitudes of Angels protect you and yours and all the Christians in and around the region. You have been in our thoughts of late and we humbly pray the Lord allow you to continue His work amongst the underprivileged. Peace be with you.

[Dajjal]

He will be kept in my prayers.

[tiki]

I think of him every time I log on to FR. I've been worried and wondering about him and I do and will keep him in my prayers.

[Salvation]

Father Elijah (fellow FReeper) prayer request ping.

We are all wondering about how you and your fellow priests are doing half a world away?! Can you respond?

[Askel5]

Thanks Salvation ... it's been bugging me a while.

[tiki]

father_elijah

Please take care of yourself and let us hear from you soon. In the meantime I will continue my prayers for you.

[sneakers]

Sending up prayers for Fr. Elijah.

[sneakers]

Wonderful site! Viewed and bookmarked! Thanks!

[EODGUY]

God bless you, Father. You will be in my prayers daily.

EODGUY

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Any time. Great prayers.

[Gophack]

Prayers offered up for your safety and protection.

O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist Thee, nor was there place for them any longer in heaven. That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men, of his depraved mind, corrupt heart, spirit of lying, impiety, blasphemy, his pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the Spouse of the Immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered. Arise then, 0 invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate Thee as their protector and patron; in Thee Holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious power of hell; to Thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, do Thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen

[Domestic Church]

Rosary Bump for Father Elijah