Feast Days and Saint of the Day; NOVEMBER CALENDAR

1   All Saints Day

2.  All Soul’s Day

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

Crucifixion of St. Andrew the Apostle by Mattia Petri

Feast Days and Saint of the Day; OCTOBER CALENDAR

St. Francis with Animals

October 1...St. Therese of Lisieux...France…Carmelite…Doctor of the Church…Patron Saint of florists, missionaries, pilots and against tuberculosis

October 2…Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 3…St. Theodore Guerin…France and United States..Patron Saint of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana…Sisters of Providence

October 4…St. Francis of Assisi…Italy…Founder of Franciscans…Patron Saint of the environment, peacemakers, and animals.

October 5…St. Faustina...Poland…Apostle of Mercy…Visionary

October 6…St. Bruno...Germany…Founder of Carthursian Order

October 7…Feast of the Most Holy Rosary...Devotion begun by St. Dominic

October 8…Bl. Ambrose of Sienna...Dominican…Peacemaker

October 9…St. Denis & Companions...Italy…Bishop of Paris…Martyr…Patron Saint of France and against headaches

October 10…Bl. Mary Angela...Poland…Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice

October 11…St. John XXIII...Italy…Bishop of Rome…Franciscan

October 12…Bl. Maria Teresa …Fasce…Italy…Augustinian

October 13…Bl. Alexandrina Mariada Costa...Portugal… Patron Saint of the bedridden and paralyzed.

October 14…St. Callistus I...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

October 15…St. Teresa of Avila...Spain…Carmelite mystic…Patron Saint against headache

October 16…St. Margaret Mary…France…Apostle of the Sacred Heart…

October 17…St. Ignatius of Antioch…Bishop of Antioch…Church Father…Martyr

October 18…St. Luke…Disciple of Jesus…Patron Saint of physicians and surgeons

October 19…St. Laura of Cordoba…Spain…Widow and Martyr

October 20…St. Paul of the Cross...Republic of Genoa…Founder of Passionist Order…

October 21…St. Gaspar of Bufalo…Rome…Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood

October 22…St.  John Paul II…Poland…Bishop of Rome…Patron Saint of youth.

October 23…St John of Capistrano...Franciscan…Patron Saint of chaplains, military chaplains and judges.

October 24…St. Anthony Mary Claret...Archbishop of Canary Islands…Patron Saint of educators, the Catholic Press and weavers

October 25…St. John Roberts…England…Benedictine…Martyr…Founder of Claretians…Archbishop of Canary Islands

October 26…Bl. Bonaventura of Poternza…Italy…Franciscan

October 27...St. Frumentius…Lebenon…Bishop of Axsom…Ethiopia

October 28…St. Simon & St. Jude...Apostles…Martyrs..Patron Saint of impossible causes.

October 29...Bl. Maria Restituta...Austria…Franciscan Sister…Martyr

October 30…St. Alphonsus Rodriguez...Spain…Jesuit Brother

October 31…St. Quintin…Italy…Missionary…Martyr

St. Simon and St. Jude

 

What do the Saints Tell Us About Purgatory?




 

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What Do The Saints Tell Us  About Purgatory?                                                                                                                                                                      Learn what the Saints believed about Purgatory.   The quotes of the saints can teach us the beliefs of the early Church.

Halloween is celebrated on Oct. 31. Halloween stands for “All Hallows Eve.” It falls on the night before All Saint’s Day which is followed by All Soul’s Day on Nov. 2. On All Saint’s Day the Church celebrates the lives of the Saints. On All Soul’s Day the Church prays for the dead, who are on their pilgrimage to heaven (Purgatory).

Although the word Purgatory (as well as the words Trinity and Incarnation) does not appear in the Bible there are several references to it in both the New and the Old Testament. The Saints have testified to their belief in purgatory also.

The three main reasons Catholics believe in Purgatory are the following:

  • The Bible teaches us to “pray for the dead”.

    (2 Maccabees 12:44-45). For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin.

  • The Bible tells us of a cleansing fire.
  • (Hebrews 12:29)  Our God is a consuming fire. Zechariah 13” 8-9 In the whole land, says the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. And I will put this third into the fire, refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say,

  • “They are my people”, and they will say, “The Lord is our God.”

  • St. Paul prayed for the dead. (2 Timothy 1: 17-18) St. Paul prays for Onesiphorus who has died.
  • The Church Fathers and early Saints believed in Purgatory: The Church Fathers have a long tradition of praying for the dead. St. Augustine was asked by his mother Monica to pray for him at the altar. St. Gertrude the Great had a devotion to the Souls in Purgatory, as did St. Pio, St. Bridget and St. Bernadette.

The following quotes from the saints of the Catholic Church show that purgatory is a belief that has always existed in the church.

St. Paul
St. Paul
  1. St. Paul, First Century, Feast Day June 29

“May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesephores, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain….. May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day!

Quote of St. Paul

St. Augustine
St. Augustine

2.  St. Augustine of Hippo, Africa d. 430,  Feast Day August 28

 

“Some suffer temporal punishments only in this life, others only after death, still others both in life and after death, but always before this most strict and most final court.”

Quote of St. Augustine

St. Monica
St. Monica

3.  St. Monica, Africa 331-337  Feast Day August 27

 

To St. Augustine before her death:

“All I ask is this, that wherever you may be,

you will remember me at the altar of the Lord.”

Quote of St. Monica

St. John Chrysostom
St. John Chrysostom

4. St. John Chrysostom;  Antioch 344-407  Feast Day Sept. 13

 

“Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their fathers sacrifices why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.”

Quote of St. John Chrysostom

St. Gertrude the Great
St. Gertrude the Great

5. St. Gertrude the Great;  Germany 1256-1302  Feast Day Nov. 16

 

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious Blood of Thy Divine Son , Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the wold today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, those in the Universal Church, in my home and in my family. Amen

Quote of St. Gertrude

 

St. Catherine of Genoa
St. Catherine of Genoa

6. St. Catherine of Genoa;  Italy 1447-1510  Feast Day Sept. 15

 

“No one is barred from heaven. Whoever wants to enter heaven may do so because God is merciful. Our Lord will welcome us into glory with his arms wide open. The Almighty is pure however, and if a person is conscious of the least trace of imperfection and at the same time understands that Purgatory is ordained to do away with such impediments, the soul enters this place of perfection gladly to accept so great a mercy of God. The worst suffering of these suffering souls is to have sinned against Divine Goodness and not to have been purified in this life.”

Quote of St. Catherine of Genoa

St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales

7. St. Francis de Sales;  France 1567-1622   Feast Day Jan. 24

 

“With Charity towards the dead we practice all the works of charity. The Church encourages us to aid the souls in purgatory, who in turn will reward us abundantly when they come into their glory.”

Quote of St. Francis de Sales

St. Margaret Mary
St. Margaret Mary

8.  St. Margaret Mary;  France 1647-1690  Feast Day October 16

 

“If only you knew with what great longing these holy souls yearn for relief from their suffering. Ingratitude has never entered Heaven.”

Quote of St. Margaret Mary

St. Gregory the Great
St. Gregory the Great

9.   St. Gregory the Great; Italy 540-604  Feast Day Sept. 3

 

“Each one will be presented to the Judge exactly as he was when he departed this life. Yet there must be a cleansing fire before judgement because of some minor faults that may remain to be purged away.”

Pope St. Gregory the Great, Dialogues

 

St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas

 

10.  St. Thomas Aquinas;  Naples, Italy 1226-1274 Feast Day Jan. 28

 

“The more one longs for a thing, the more painful does deprivation of it become. And because after this life, the desire for God, the Supreme Good, is intense in the souls of the just (because this impetus toward him is not hampered by the weight of the body and that time of enjoyment of the “Perfect Good would have come) had there been no obstacle, the souls suffers enormously from this delay.”

Quote of St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Faustina
St. Faustina

11.  St. Faustina;  Poland  1905-1938

 

“O Jesus, I understand that your mercy is beyond all imagining, and therefore I ask you to make my heart so big that there will be room in it for the needs of all the souls living on the face of the earth. O Jesus, my love extends beyond the world, to the souls suffering in purgatory, and I want to exercise mercy toward them by means of indulgenced prayers. God’s mercy is unfathomable and inexhaustible, just as God himself is unfathomable. Even if I were to use the strongest words there are to express this mercy of God, all this would be nothing in comparison with what it is in reality. O Jesus, make my heart sensitive to all the sufferings of my neighbor, whether of body or of soul. O my Jesus, I know that You are toward us as we are toward our neighbor.”

Quote of St. Faustina

St. John Vianney
St. John Vianney

12.  St. John Vianney;  France 1786-1859 Feast Day August 4

 

“It is definite that only a few chosen ones do not go to Purgatory and the suffering there that one must endure exceed our imagination.”

Quote of St. John Vianney

 

St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette

 

13.  St. Bernadette  Lourdes, France Died 1879  Feast Day April 16

 

“In our prayers, let us not forget sinners and the poor souls in Purgatory especially our poor relatives.”

Quote of St. Bernadette

 

St. Padre Pio
St. Padre Pio

 

14.  St. Pio of Pietreleina;  Italy 1887-1968  Feast Day Sept. 23

 

“May the prayer of thy suppliant people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, benefit the souls of thy departed servants and handmaids: that thou may both deliver them from all their sins, and make them to be partakers of thy redemption. Amen

Eternal rest grant to them, O lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen

May their souls and the souls of the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

Quote of St. Padre Pio

St. Bridget of Sweden
St. Bridget of Sweden

 15.     St. Bridget of Sweden  1303-1373  Feast Day July 23

 

St. Bridget to Our Blessed Lady:

“You are my Mother, the Mother of Mercy, and the consolation of the souls in Purgatory.”

Our Blessed Lady to St. Bridget

“I am the Mother of all the Poor Souls; for my prayers serve to mitigate their sufferings every single hour that they remain there. (Purgatory).”

 

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: All Saint’s Day, Feast Day November 1




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All Saints Day Communion by Bra Angelico

Prayers, Quips and Quotes: All Saint’s Day .                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Solemnity of All Saints Day is also known as All Hallows Eve. It is celebrated on November 1 by Western Christianity. It honors all souls who have arrived in heaven. Many countries celebrate it as a national holiday. It is followed by All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2 in which Catholics pray for those still on their journey to heaven. This journey is known as purgatory. Catholics believe that life is a spiritual pilgrimage. Death is the beginning of our journey through purgatory to heaven. Purgatory is where a soul is prepared and purified to enter heaven.

A Saint is a person whose soul has arrived in its’ eternal home…heaven.  The journey to heaven is not easy!    We ask for the prayers of those in heaven to aid us on our journey to heaven.

 

 

True learning consists in the science of the saints:

that is to say…in knowing how to love Jesus Christ.

Quote of St. Alphonsus Liguori; Feast day August 1

 

November is the Month of the Holy Souls

 

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Simon and St. Jude, Feast Day October 28

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St. Simon and St. Jude

 

The feast day of St. Simon and St. Jude is celebrated on the same day…October 28.  They were both Apostles and Martyrs.  St. Simon is the patron saint of tanners.  St. Jude is the patron saint of impossible causes.

St. Simon was the second Bishop of Jerusalem. He preached in Egypt and Persia with St. Jude where both suffered martyrdom.

There are two stories of his death. The first has him dying by crucifixion in Samaria. The second has him sawed in half in Persia.

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St. Simon and St. Jude

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Do Evil Spirits Really Exist?




 

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The Fall of Man
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On Halloween, we see many representations of good and evil: angels, witches, devils, monsters, princesses, gangsters, rock stars, politicians, super heroes.

While we are made in the image of God, each of us has a temptation to do evil. Society glamorizes evil.

If we take the Bible seriously, we should not doubt the existence of Satan and evil spirits. Jesus refers to Satan and angels multiple times.

Satan is actually an angel. He fell from grace when he turned from God. He has been at war with God ever since.

It is only in modern times, that people have denied the existence of evil spirits. Halloween is a time when we should reflect on the good and evil evident around us.

Halloween (All Hallows Eve) comes on the night before All Saint’s Day. Halloween is a display of both good and evil. All Saint’s Day (November 1st) is a display of people who have overcome evil for the glory of God.

Angels have existed since the beginning of creation. They are servants and messengers of God. Unlike human beings they are pure spirits. During the life of Jesus they are always present. Archangel Gabriel announces his birth, they protect Jesus in his infancy, (Mat 4) serve him in the desert, and they strengthen him in his agony in the garden,

The Feast Day of the Archangels is celebrated on September 29.  The Feast Day of the Guardian Angels is celebrated on Oct. 2.

The Church teaches that Satan, in the beginning, was a good angel, but became evil by choice.  We learn in the bible that Jesus came to conquer evil.

“Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil;  for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.“  1 John 8

When Jesus is praying in the Garden before his crucifixion, he prayed for unity among Christians.  He also prayed for protection against satan.

“I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.”  (John 17:15)

The fallen angels have never repented for their fall from grace. Their hatred of God leads them to seduce men into choosing their evil ways.

We have free will. God did not create evil. On Halloween, we should reflect on which path we wish to follow…the path of God…or the path of evil.

Being neutral is not an option, it is evil; the sin of omission, laziness, and being lukewarm.

The devil is always trying to tempt us to do evil.  We need to turn to God with the Lord’s prayer when we need to be strengthened.

‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.   (Matthew 6:13)

We need to be aware of the evil around us and the temptations which may cause us to go astray.  How else can we choose to do good rather than evil?   Pray!  Pray!  Pray!

 

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Messages of Hope from the Saints

Messages of Hope from the Saints

The following quotes are messages from the saints to encourage during times of trouble.

St. Faustina
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Hope is the lifeline that connects us to God’s mercy and grace.

St. Faustina

St. Augustine
There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.

St. Augustine

Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage.  Anger at the way things are,  and courage to see that they do.

St. Augustine

He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms it is far off nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, who whether it be far off or near, awaits with sincere faith, steadfast hope and fervent love.

St. Augustine

For in our Hope we are saved.

St. Augustine

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

St. Augustine

St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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Hope is the gift that God bestows on those who seek Him with a sincere heart.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Padre Pio
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Pray, hope and don’t worry!  Worry is useless.  God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

St. Padre Pio

I feel a great desire to abandon myself with greater trust to the Divine Mercy and to place my hope in God alone.

St. Padre Pio

St. Francis of Assisi
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love.  where there is injury, pardon. where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light. and where there is sadness, joy.

St. Francis of Assisi

Hope is the key that unlocks the door of possibilities.

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Faith lifts the soul.  Hope supports it.  Experience says it must and Love says, “Let it be?”

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Ignatius Loyola
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Hope is the sign of a soul that trusts in God’s promises.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Leo the Great

The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.

St. Leo the Great

St. Bonaventure
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Hope is the beacon that shines in the darkness reminding us of God’s love.

St. Bonaventure

St. Thomas Aquinas
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Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you.

St. Thomas Aquinas  

Hope is the anchor of the soul.

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Maria Goretti
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He loves, he hopes, he waits.  Our Lord prefers to wait for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting for an instant.

St. Maria Goretti

St. John of the Cross
Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul.  Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you.  Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.

St. John of the Cross

St. Therese of Lisieux
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God would never inspire me with dreams which cannot be realized!  So in spite of my littleness, I can Hope to be a saint.

St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Teresa of Avila
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Hope is the virtue that sustains us in times of trial.

St. Teresa of Avila

St. Jane Frances de Chantal
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Hope is the seed that grows into a flourishing garden of faith and love.

St. Jane Frances de Chantel

St. Jerome and the Angel
by Simon Vouet
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Hope is the courage to trust in God’s plan, even when it seems uncertain.

St. Jerome

St. John Paul II
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Although I have lived through much darkness, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young…Do not let that hope die!  Stake your lives on it!  We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son.

St. John Paul II

The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope.  There is no dark without dawn, no storm without haven.

St. John Paul II

Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

St. John Paul II

To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope.

St. John Paul II

Believers know that the presence of evil is always accompanied by the presence of good… by grace…Where evil grows, there the hope for good also grows…In the love that pours forth from the heart of Christ, we find hope for the future of the world.  Christ has redeemed the world.  By His wounds we are healed.  Isaiah 53:5

St. John Paul II

I plead with you…never ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged.  Be not afraid.

St. John Paul II

 

Praying with Psalm 23 Trust in God

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.

Lost and confused?   Seek God…TRUST God

Fear no evil……God Protects

God servesYou set the table before me.

My cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life.

I am not alone…God is with me.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
    He makes me lie down in green pastures.
he leads me beside still waters;[a]
    he restores my soul.[b]
He leads me in right paths[c]
    for his name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[d]
    I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
    your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely[e] goodness and mercy[f] shall follow me
all the days of my life,

Music recommended:

Shepherd me o God

Marty Haugen

 

 

New Year Blessing

 

May peace fall like snowflakes on our wounded world.

May the New Year bring rest and healing for all those who suffer.

Wash me… make me whiter than snow.

May joy and happiness once again fill our hearts.

May the lost be found and serenity reign.

May we all say goodbye to the pain of the past.

The New Year is here…finally…at last!

The road is long and sometimes filled with pain.

May we learn from mistakes and begin again.

Out with the old and in with the new!

May our journey be upward …may all be renewed!

Blessings to all…may our faith only grow.

May the Peace of Our Lord be with us this year!

Help Me to Forgive

 

 

God of Love, God of Mercy,

Help me to forgive.

 

I have been wronged; I have been hurt.

I feel angry and bitter.

Help me to forgive.

 

God of Love, God of Mercy

Help me to forgive.

Not only are you the God of Love and the God of Mercy;

You are also the God of Truth and the God of Justice.

Help me to forgive.

 

God of Truth, God of Justice

I put this matter into Your hands.

Only YOU can see into people’s hearts.

Only YOU know the entire Truth.

Help me to forgive.

 

God of Love, God of Mercy

lift my anger, lift my bitterness.

Replace it with compassion.

Replace it with trust in YOU.

Help me to forgive.

 

God of Truth, God of Justice

lead all souls to repentance.

Help me to forgive.

 

as I ask to be forgiven by You

for all I have done wrong.

 

Grant all who seek YOU with a sincere heart…

Forgiveness, Peace, Love, Mercy and Trust in YOU.

AMEN

Spiritual Warfare

 

I ask myself…

Are there evil spirits?

Yes, I know there are…

Stirring doubt and confusion within me.

My moral compass seems

to have been stolen…

Replaced by Tolerance!

Tolerance of vice

Tolerance of evil!

Evil Spirits tell me

Turn a blind eye to what you see

Pretend you see nothing

DO NOTHING!!!

Evil seems to surround me.

I feel I am at war…

What can I do?

I seem powerless

But I am not

My moral compass seems to awaken

I CAN do something

But first I must Pray!

It is good to be kind

but I cannot tolerate evil.

I pray and I pray some more

I pray for virtue

I pray for justice

I pray for peacemakers

I pray for the armor of God (which is FAITH)

Tell me what to do Lord.

I seem to be at war..but with who?

 

Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can

and the wisdom to know the difference.

 

Only through prayer will I know what to do.

The confusion is replaced with serenity and peace and wisdom.

All things are possible with God.  Our God is a Mighty God.

The storm within me is calmed.   The peacemaker has answered me.

 

 

 

 

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