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Archive for the 'Catholic Prayer' Category

Psalm 55:22 | Christian Debt Consolidation

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Tag:christian credit counselling, christian debt consolidation, christian debt relief, psalm 55A wonderful story about Christian credit counselling (via prayer) and God’s answer to Christian debt consolidation and christian debt relief!
This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and […]

Prayer to Mary Immaculate

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Tag:conception, feast, immaculate, Mary, technoratiSaturday, December 8th, is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Mother. Here is a prayer we could recite.
Mary, Mother of God, your greatness began at the first instant of your existence with the privilege of your Immaculate Conception. After Almighty God and the Sacred Humanity of […]

Ordinary Prayer in the Old Testament

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Tag:old testament, prayer, psalmsPsalm 119: 164 expresses the ideal of a daily spirituality of the Old Testament community: “Seven times a day I praise you because your commandments are just.” And yet, it is difficult to find many prayers from ordinary individuals in the Bible. Most are from kings (Hezekiah in Is 38) or great […]

Psalm 23 - The Good Shepherd

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Tag:bible, good, jesus christ, prayer, psalm 23, psalms, shepherdThis is an eye opener… Some probably never thought nor looked   at this  Psalm   in this way… even though they say it over and over again.
The Lord is my Shepherd
That’s Relationship!
I shall not want
That’s Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
That’s Rest!
He leadeth […]

Fortunate ill health

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Tag:catholic, christian, health, prayer, sufferingSome weeks ago, reader Jeanette, left the following comment that has been reminding me constantly to comment on:
“I enjoyed your post … I’ve got someone in my family that has actually said, “Why would people want to go to Heaven?” Everything’s perfect there … what’s there to do? Fortunately, I suffer […]

Act of Consecration to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Tag:act, catholic, consecration, heart, jesus, prayer, sacredHere is a prayer that we can recite on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and every other day as well to consecrate ourselves to Our Lord. This prayer was formulated by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque more than 300 years ago.
Act of Consecration
 
I, (N.) , give […]

Prayer in Kansas Senate

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Tag:God, kansas, prayer, senateI received this via email.
It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read…..
When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they  heard:
“Heavenly Father, We come before you today to ask your forgiveness […]

Emergency Telephone Numbers

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Tag:bible, prayer, quotes, verses

Got this in my email yesterday and I think it will come in handy.
These are more effective than 911. Call when . . .
You are sad, phone John 14
You have sinned, phone Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91
People have failed […]

Grace Before Meals

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Tag:independence, individualism, prayerWe are a very small family of 2 children, wife and myself. One son is 14 and the other is 4. Since some time last year we made a practice to pray before meals that we have together. However, on weekdays the only meal we partake together is dinner. Even breakfast is consumed […]

Effective Prayer

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Tag:catholic, effective, prayerToday’s Gospel reading (Mt. 7:7-11) is sage advice on how to pray effectively. Since it comes from God himself, there is no reason for us to doubt it.
I used to pray ardently for something I wanted and often have ended up wondering why my prayers were not answered. Some time ago I read […]