At peace with God.
Freedom from Anxiety.
Ability to make decisions.
Knowing I am doing the will of God.
Feeling the presence of God.
Trusting the Future to God.
Letting Go…Letting God.
Seeking God with humility.
Giving the past to God.
Accepting forgiveness.
Forgiving others.
Accepting imperfection.
Agreeing to disagree.
Asking for directions when confused.
God’s Will…not my will.
Being able to say “No”.
Knowing when to speak and when to be silent.
Hearing God in the Silence.
Grace is the presence of God’s presence!
Guide me Lord,
May Thy will be done.
I feel confused and lost.
I need FAITH.
Lift my anxiety Lord…
Grant me FAITH.
By the Power of Your Grace.
The world is chaotic, Lord.
Help me to see Your face.
Especially in dark and trying times, Lord
I want to trust in You.
Grant me Hope…
By the Power of Your Grace.
Perhaps I am anxious
because I need to ask
for Your forgiveness.
You are Love.
You are Mercy.
Grant me your Love and Mercy Lord…
By the Power of Your Grace.
FAITH, HOPE and LOVE
All three do I need.
I hear You say..
“Be not afraid!”
Heal my heart, Lord
that I may do Thy will always.
Grant that I may
grow old gracefully…
By the Power of Your Grace.
Would you like to know more about early church history? This book is a fascinating book to read. It brings the early church to life and tells the story of important people in church history.
The Four Witnesses by Rod Bennett brings alive the early Church–telling the story of it’s early saints..Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyons.
Based on documents of the early church, this book of 343 pages is written in novel form and is difficult to put down. Persecution in the early church was real and resulted in martyrdom of many believers.
I highly recommend this book for those wanting to know the culture surrounding the early church.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/402721.Four_Witnesses
Their is a different prayer style for each person. Each of the saints also prays in a way that is special to that saint If you are searching for the type of prayer that works for you a wonderful book to read is Six Ways to Pray from Six Great Saints by Gloria Hutchinson.
This book introduces you to six different saints: St. Francis of Assisi (Franciscan), St. Clare ( Poor Clares), St. Teresa of Lisieux (Carmelite), St. Therese of Avila (Carmelite), St. John of the Cross (Carmelite ) and St. Ignatius of Loyola (Jesuit). You will learn not only their story but also their prayer style.
Each chapter contains exercises to help you discover what type of prayer works best for you. When I read this book, I learned about the “Prayer of Detachment” taught by St. John of the Cross. The exercises helped me to practice and meditate in a way I had never tried before. I encourage everyone to read it and discover their own prayer type.
https://www.catholiccompany.com/six-ways-pray-six-great-saints-i104691/
Dec. 1…Bl. Charles de Foucould...France…Martyr…Patron Saint of diocesan priests
Dec. 2...St. Bibiana...Rome…Martyr
Dec. 3…St. Francis Xavier...Spain…Co-Founder of the Jesuits…Patron Saint of foreign missions…Incorrupt
Dec. 4…St. John Damascene...Demascus…Doctor of the Church St. Barbara…Patron against sudden death
Dec. 5…St.Sabas...Cappadocia….priest and monk
Dec. 6…St. Nicholas...Bishop of Myra…Patron Saint of children, sailors, and bakers.
Dec. 7…St. Ambrose…Bishop of Milan…Doctor and Father of the Church.,.Patron Saint of bee keepers
Dec. 8…Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary…Patron Saint of Brazil and the United States.
Dec. 9…St. Juan Diego…Mexico City…Visionary
Dec. 10…St. Gregory III...Syria…Bishop of Rome…
Dec. 11…St. Damasus I…Bishop of Rome
Dec. 12…Our Lady of Guadalupe...Mexico City…Patron Saint of the Americas.
Dec. 13…St. Lucy…Sicily…Patron Saint of the blind and visually impaired…Martyr
Dec. 14…St. John of the Cross...Spain…Mystic…Carmelite…Patron of mystics…Doctor of the Church
Dec. 15…St. Maria Di Rosa...Italy…Servants of Charity
Dec. 16…St. Adelaide...Burgundy…Patron Saint of abuse victims and brides.
Dec. 17…St. Olympias...Constantinople…widow and deaconess
Dec. 18…Bl. Anthony Grassi...Italy…Oratorian Father…
Dec. 19…St. Thomas De & Companions…Vietnam…Dominican…Martyr
Dec. 20...St. Dominic of Silos…Spain…Benedictine…Patron Saint of pregnant women, shepherds and prisoners
Dec. 21…St. Peter Canisius...Holland. and Germany..Jesuit priest…Doctor of the Church…Patron Saint of the Catholic Press,
Dec. 22…St. Flavian...Patriarch of Constantinople…Martyr
Dec. 23…St. John Cantius...Poland…Priest
Dec. 24…St. Emiliana & Tarsila..Italy…Sisters
Dec. 25…Feast of the Nativity…Birth of Jesus…Christmas
Dec. 26...St. Stephen…Disciple of Jesus…First Martyr
Dec. 27…St. John the Evangelist...Apostle…Patron of writers, editors, and publishers
Dec. 28…The Holy Innocents...Bethlehem…Martyrs
Dec. 29…St. Thomas Becket…Normandy…Archbishop of Canterbury…Martry
Dec. 30…St. John Alcober …Granada…China…Dominican Priest…Martyr
Dec. 31…St. Sylvester I...Bishop of Rome
3. St. Martin de Porres…Peru…Dominican…Incorrupt
4. St. Charles Borromeo…Bishop of Milan…Oblates of St. Ambrose
5. St. Elizabeth... relative of Virgin Mary
6. St. Theophane Venard...France…Vietnam…Missionary…Martyr
7. St. Carina and her companions...Martyr
8. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity…France…Carmelite…Patron Saint of the sick and the loss of parents
9. Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome…Pope’s cathedral
10. St. Leo the Great...Bishop of Rome…Doctor of the church
11. St. Martin of Tours...Bishop…Patron Saint of soldiers and beggars.
12. St. Josephat…Poland…Martyr…Bishop…Incorrupt
13…St. Frances Cabrini...Italy…U.S…Patron Saint of immigrants, orphans and against malaria…Incorrupt..Sisters of the Sacred Heart
14, St. Laurence O’Toole…Ireland…Bishop
15. St. Albert the Great...Germany…patron saint of scientists and philosophers…Dominican…Bishop…Doctor of the Church
16. St. Gertrude the Great...Germany…Patron Saint of West Indies, Nuns and travelers…Benedictine…Mystic
17, St. Elizabeth of Hungary...Third Order Franciscan…Patron Saint of widows, charities, bakers and young brides.
18, St. Rose Philippine Duchasne…France…U.S.A….Patron Saint of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri
19, Bl. Raphael Kalnowski…Poland…Carmelite
20, St. Edmund...King of East Angles…Martyr…Patron Saint of kings and against plaque and torture
21, Presentation of the Virgin Mary...Jerusalem
22, St. Cecelia...Rome…Patron Saint of musicians…Martyr
23. St. Clement of Rome...Bishop of Rome…Martyr
24. St. Andrew Dung and companions...Vietnam…Martyr
25. St. Catherine of Alexandria…Egypt…Martyr…Patron Saint of Christian philosophers, teachers and librarians
26. St. John Berchomans...Belgium…Patron Saint of altar boys.
27. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal...Vision in France
28. St. Catherine Laboure’...France….Visionary…Incorrupt
29. Bl. Denis of the Nativity...France…Carmelite Priest…Martyr
30. St. Andrew...Apostle…Brother of Simon Peter…Patron Saint of Fishermen, Russia, Scotland, and Greece
