A Hymn of Thanksgiving

 

Prayer for the month of October

"O Lord of all holiness,
preserve for ever from all profanation
Your sanctuaries1
by purifying in Your Sacrificial Blood,
their inner self from dead actions; amen;"
1.1Corinthians 3:17 "The sanctuary of God is sacred; and you are that sanctuary."

Pray A Marian Minute

Your day has 1,440 minutes; can you spend one with Mary? (click on the link)
Give your day a minute to pray! 
Come and spend a minute with Mary and spread the word!

Peace be with you 

Launched on the "Feast of the Assumption" August 15th at World Youth Day in Madrid Spain, www.marianminute.org challenges people to spend a Minute with Mary. The idea is that dedicating only one minute for prayer, less time than brushing your teeth, we can set aside life's distractions, refresh our souls, and find inspiration in our Blessed Mother. The hope is that visitors will make a daily habit of it, and begin to form the foundation of a solid prayer life.[taken from their facebook page]

Pray for Japan

In 1997, June 23, Jesus gave to Vassula the following prayer for Japan

1997, June 23

"Father,

in Your faithful love,

turn towards Japan,

in Your immense tenderness,

be quick in Your mercy;

listen to the poor and the wretched;

by Your saving power,

raise Japan to glorify You;

O most tender Father,

teach them from childhood

Your Laws so that they

may proclaim Your marvels and

hymn to you an unceasing Hymn;

let this nation become

a hymn to the Hymn,

an irresistible perfume of incense;

I pray to You,

O Lord and entreat You,

that by Your Word You may

come to this nation, amen

Here's the PDF version but scroll down almost until the end
to the June 23,1997 TLIG message to Vassula.

Praying with Mary

hen we contemplate Jesus, and pray to God the best way to do so is through Mary . When we pray the Hail Mary , we should pray it slowly, and with the heart ; heartfelt in other words, meaning every word we say , so God can feel you, because HE IS ALIVE and the minute His name is uttered or intonated, His ear is stuck on your lips.

The bible teaches us lip service is vain repetition and not good . It isn't the persevering and persistant prayer that is vain but praying with the lips only and not with the heart. Jesus prayed three times the same thing but each time he said the same prayer it was more deeper and heartfelt, so ours must be.

The name of Jesus is powerful and the word is sharper than a two-edged sword , capable of driving evil spirits away so repeating His Name over and over isn't vain repetition unless we are saying it only with our lips . We must believe He exists and believe with the heart . It is the heart where all kinds of evil comes from and it is the heart where Jesus Our Lord wants to live . Yes we have to invite Him in to our hearts . I think of the prayers of the rosary sometimes as a cleansing of all the bad stuff inside us along with the help and aid of the Holy Spirit of course but you have to invoke the Holy Spirit in your prayers also.

A prayer of Repentance and Deliverance

This "Exorcism Prayer" was given to Vassula on November 13, 2006

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Imagine 'Bruce Almighty'

This reminds me of that movie Bruce Almighty .

"You have.... 3-(add infinity) prayer requests" .

~ Do You Want To Love Jesus More? Learn To Pray The Rosary

"The word 'Rosary' means 'Crown of Roses,' that is to say that every time someone says the Rosary devoutly, they place a crown of one hundred fifty-three red roses and sixteen white roses upon the heads of Jesus and Mary. Being heavenly roses they will never fade or lose their exquisite beauty." ~Saint Louis Marie de Montfort

New video encouraging the recitation of the rosary

Quick Video Guide of the Rosary

"Blessed Mother , Come stay with us,
Holy Heavenly Family, come pray with us,
and offer all the rosaries that ever were and ever will be
to Our Heavenly Father for all humanity.
Let its power conquer hate and iniquity,
fill the world with peace and harmony,
crush the head of Satan, who lies in wait so stealthily.
The Almighty Majesty promised this would come to be.
Lord, Let our lowly rosaries, add strength in Unity,
so that the power of the devotion to Our Lady's Rosary
may be spread universally, and Your Will, will be done , as it is in Eternity,
For these Graces we humbly , Thank Thee. Amen."

There are many sites that offer the rosary online. click the pretty text by Autumntext.com and you will be directed to comepraytherosary.com .

Prayer and Fasting can change the World

International Week of Prayer and Fasting
Please continue to pray and fast for the conversion of nations to end abortion and bring peace and for all Our Lady's intentions.

Facts about fasting brought to light in Medjugorje by Our Lady

Fasting is an armament, as Our Lady calls it, the "arms" in which to destroy Satan's power in your life. There are 26 main statements Our Lady has told us about fasting. The facts about fasting are as follows:

1. Fasting stops wars.
2. Fasting can suspend the laws of nature.
3. Fasting reduces punishments from God.
4. Fasting is an "arm," a weapon of significant power to defeat (of which atomic power does not compare).
5. Bread and water is the best fast.
6. Fasting, to be powerful, must be done with the heart.
7. Through fasting, the whole plan of Our Lady, that God himself planned for the world's salvation during this special time, will be achieved.
8. By giving our fasting to Our Lady, it "forces" Satan not to be able to seduce us to evil and drives him away.
9. Fasting purifies our hearts from the sins of our past (Through Confession, sins of the past are forgiven, but healing from life-long vice or memories that Satan uses against us to lead us back into sin, requires purification).
10. Fasting, coupled with prayer WILL obtain EVERYTHING you ask for (the exception would be something illicit).
11. Fasting sanctifies you to receive the Holy Spirit.
12. Humility is a fruit from fasting, when coupled with prayer.
13. The present fasting in the Church is not adequate. Our Lady desires this to change. She said fasting has been forgotten in the last quarter of this century in the Catholic Church.
14. Fasting is one element that keeps Satan from conquering us. Faith and prayer are the other two. We, in turn, are to conquer Satan. The arms to do so are fasting coupled with prayer.
15. Satan is enraged against those who fast and convert.
16. Fasting for the sick can cure them along with faith and prayer.
17. Fasting, along with prayer, was offered as a remedy by Our Lady to stop arguments among the Holy Priesthood.
18. Fasting will bring the Kingdom of God among us.
19. Fasting makes Our Lady happy.
20. Fasting will make prayer more vigorous.
21. Our Lady will make the maximum good come from our fast. She wants us to give our fast to Her in which she "disposes of them" according to the will of God.
22. Fasting, coupled with prayer, especially community prayer, will protect you from Satan's aggression in destroying marriages, creating division among priests and will crush him in his plans for obsessions and murders in society today of which Our Lady says he is responsible.
23. To obtain a grace from God, it is best you let no one know you are fasting.
24. We are to fast out of gratitude.
25. Fasting is to be encouraged in others.
26. Our Lady tells us to fast to prepare for the coming of Jesus.

**all facts are from the Fasting booklet published by Caritas, Birmingham, AL




I know October has come and gone but it's never too late. You can make November a journey of prayer and fasting also . Every time you pray the rosary , Our lady says to offer your worries to her, and in return PRAY FOR HER INTENTIONS. She will take care of your worries as long as you offer your prayers for her intentions. Simple right? It seems much easier to me . When I pray the rosary all's I have to do is offer my worries to her and pray for her intentions . That is much better then going through a laundry list of my own lol.

Prayer for the Conversion of the World

Father all Merciful,

let those who hear and hear again
yet never understand,
hear Your Voice this time
and understand that it is You, the Holy of Holies;

open the eyes of those who see and see, yet never perceive, to see with their eyes this time Your Holy Face and Your Glory,

place Your Finger on their heart so that their heart may open and understand Your Faithfulness, I pray and ask you all these things, Righteous Father,

so that all the nations be converted and be healed through the Wounds of Your Beloved Son, Jesus Christ;

Amen

- TLIG
-by Our Holy Mother (May 15th, 1990)
-a reminder from Jesus (July 18th, 1990)

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