Today, I Release .... and Embrace .... (Prayer)

Father in Heaven,

Today I choose to release everything

that has tried to hold me back.

I release the past,

I release bitterness,

I release failures

and missed opportunities.

Instead, I embrace 

Your Grace and Power 

 to boldly move forward

into the Blessing You have for me.

In JESUS' Name, I pray.

AMEN.

The Lord will either Catch or Teach you ....

When God pushes you 

to the edge of difficulty,

Trust Him fully

Because only 

two things can happen,

either 

He will catch you 

when you fall

or

He will teach you 

how to fly.

My God, is right here with me, giving me His grace

Dear Lord, during this trial, 

I offer up to you my confusion

Give me clarity

I offer up to you my despair

Give me hope

I offer up to you my weakness 

Give me strength 

I offer up to you my pettiness 

Give me generosity of spirit. 

I offer up to you all my 

Negative thoughts from Satan 

So that when he asks ‘Where is Your God now?” 

I may respond 

“Right here with me, 

giving me His grace 

As a Heavenly beam of light

penetrating your darkness!"

Prayer to Overcome Masturbation, Pornography, Gambling, Drinking, Smoking, Profanity, and other Compulsions

Father, 

Your grace is always sufficient. 

There is always a way 

out of every temptation, 

and You will never let me 

be tested beyond my strength. 

But sometimes I want 

the pleasure of slavery 

more than the victory of freedom. 

Let not the lustful cravings 

of the flesh master me, 

surrender me not to shameless desires. 

May I want to stop sinning. 

In JESUS name, I pray.

Amen.

Ephesians 5:6-14

6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. 7 Don’t participate in the things these people do. 8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,

“Awake, O sleeper,

rise up from the dead,

and Christ will give you light.”

Lift Jesus Higher Rally In The U.S.A. ~ 12 October, 2013

BELIEVE, CELEBRATE, LIVE!

“So must the Son of Man be lifted up,

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life”

~ John 3:14-15 ~

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Hear the Word of God, 

praise our God, 

and

Lift Jesus Higher in Your Life.

World Mission Day

Towards the Growth 

of the Catholic Church Missions 

in Faith and Evangelisation

as Entrusted by Christ 

for His Holy Church

“Those who have opened their hearts to God’s love, 

heard his voice and received his light, 

cannot keep this gift to themselves.” 

~ Pope Francis ~

World Mission Sunday is celebrated the on the next to last Sunday in October. every year. Catholics worldwide are to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. In 2013, World Mission Sunday is celebrated on October 20. It started in 1926 by Pope Pius XI as the day of prayer and propaganda of missions. 

Pope Francis asks that Christians take advantage of this day, so that they can embrace the Gospel and spread its message.

"The mission of Christ the Redeemer, which is entrusted to the Church, is still very far from completion."

~ Blessed John Paul II ~

Redemptoris Missio (Mission of the Redeemer)

Papal encyclical

7 December, 1990

"World Mission Day, which seeks to heighten awareness of the missions, as well as to collect funds for them, is an important date in the life of the Church, because it teaches how to give: as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all the missions of the world." 

~ Blessed John Paul II ~

Redemptoris Missio (Mission of the Redeemer)

Papal encyclical

7 December, 1990

Luke 10:1-12

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

John 20:21-23

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

October, St.Jude, pray for those suffer from cancer

Dear Saint Jude,

Please pray and intercede to JESUS 

for all those who are 

suspected, diagnosed, suffering 

and those that doctors have given up on their cancer

that Jesus will touch and heal them completely. 

Jesus has to only say the WORD and all be healed. 

With your intercession, St,Jude 

and my prayers, 

I claim in JESUS name 

that all those suffering from cancer 

will be heal by the Lord's Love and Mercy, 

even beginning this very moment. 

JESUS, is our Jehovah Rapha the God who Heals, 

JESUS name is even Mightier 

and Powerful than cancer. 

AMEN.

St.Jude, pray for all those who invoke you aid.

Let JESUS come into your Life

Let the risen Jesus enter your life, 

welcome him as a friend, 

with trust: he is life! 

If up till now 

you have kept him at a distance, 

step forward. 

He will receive you 

with open arms. 

If you have been indifferent, 

take a risk: you won’t be disappointed. 

If following him seems difficult, 

don’t be afraid, 

trust him, 

be confident that he is close to you, 

he is with you 

and he will give you the peace 

you are looking for 

and the strength to live 

as he would have you do.

~ Pope Francis ~

Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday, 30 March 2013

Vatican Basilica

Prayer for migrant families

Good and gracious God,

we thank you for the gift of families.

We are grateful for all of the joy and love 

that they bring into our lives,

and we ask that you provide 

special protection for all families,

particularly those who face hardships 

as they move in search of a better life.

Show mercy to those who travel in danger, 

and lead them to a place of safety and peace.

Comfort those who are alone and afraid because 

their families have been torn apart by violence

and injustice.

As we reflect upon the difficult journey 

that the Holy Family faced as refugees in Egypt,

help us to remember the suffering of all migrant families.

Through the intercession of Mary our Mother, 

and St. Joseph the Worker, her spouse, 

we pray that all migrants may be reunited with their 

loved ones 

and find the meaningful work they seek.

Open our hearts so that we may provide hospitality 

for all who come in search of refuge.

Give us the courage to welcome every stranger 

as Christ in our midst.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, 

one God forever and ever. Amen.

Copyright © 2010, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights 

reserved. Artwork: Br. Michael McGrath, OSFS. Publication no. M5-969.

St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, Religious (Memorial)

St. Seraphin of Montegranaro

(1540-1604)

O God, who didst inflame the heart 

of St. Seraphin with the fire of Thy love, 

grant, we beseech Thee, 

that at his intercession we may walk in his footsteps 

and be inflamed with the same fire of love. 

Through Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

At 16, Seraphin entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order by his desire to consecrate himself to the service of God. He was edified for his high degree of perfection, humility, charity, mortification, and self-sacrifice. Seraphin was devoted to the night prayer (the midnight office) and in the evenings he visited the Blessed Sacrament, being there for hours absorbed in prayer and contemplation. Seraphin emulated the life of Saint Francis by fasting, dressing simply, and showing consideration for all.

The miraculous power with which God rewarded the charity of His servant continued to manifest itself. Countless sick were restored to health when he made the Sign of the Cross over them.

Inflamed with the love of God, Seraphin retuned to the kingdom of the Lord on 12 October, 1604, and after which where many miracles occurred at his grave. Seraphin attained his sainthood from Pope Clement XIII who canonized him in 1767.

Saturday, 12 October, 2013
St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, Religious (Memorial)

Reading

Joel 4:12-21

Thus says the LORD:

Let the nations bestir themselves and come up

to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;

For there will I sit in judgment

upon all the neighboring nations.

Apply the sickle,

for the harvest is ripe;

Come and tread,

for the wine press is full;

The vats overflow,

for great is their malice.

Crowd upon crowd

in the valley of decision;

For near is the day of the LORD

in the valley of decision.

Sun and moon are darkened,

and the stars withhold their brightness.

The LORD roars from Zion,

and from Jerusalem raises his voice;

The heavens and the earth quake,

but the LORD is a refuge to his people,

a stronghold to the children of Israel.

Then shall you know that I, the LORD, am your God,

dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain;

Jerusalem shall be holy,

and strangers shall pass through her no more.

And then, on that day,

the mountains shall drip new wine,

and the hills shall flow with milk;

And the channels of Judah

shall flow with water:

A fountain shall issue from the house of the LORD,

to water the Valley of Shittim.

Egypt shall be a waste,

and Edom a desert waste,

Because of violence done to the people of Judah,

because they shed innocent blood in their land.

But Judah shall abide forever,

and Jerusalem for all generations.

I will avenge their blood,

and not leave it unpunished.

The LORD dwells in Zion.

Psalm

Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12

R. (12a) Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;

let the many isles be glad.

Clouds and darkness are round about him,

justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,

before the LORD of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his justice,

and all peoples see his glory.

R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

Light dawns for the just;

and gladness, for the upright of heart.

Be glad in the LORD, you just,

and give thanks to his holy name.

R. Rejoice in the Lord, you just!

Gospel

Luke 11:27-28

While Jesus was speaking,

a woman from the crowd called out and said to him,

“Blessed is the womb that carried you

and the breasts at which you nursed.”

He replied, “Rather, blessed are those

who hear the word of God and observe it.”

If you commit any sin, 

repent of it at once and resolve to amend. 

If it is a grievous sin, confess it as soon as possible.

~ St. Alphonsus Liguori ~

Be Familiar with the Angels ~ St. Francis de Sales

JESUS by Your Name, I Ask through prayer for my desperate need

Lord God, I give you thanks to God for this DAY, 

in which my dream will flourish, 

my plans will succeed, 

my destiny will be assured, 

and the desire of my heart 

WILL be granted in JESUS' NAME. 

Lord, I know I am a sinner, and not worthy 

for You to come under my roof. Lord, 

You only have to say the word 

and the money I DESPERATELY NEED 

will know my name and address 

by latest tomorrow morning. 

As I awake in morning, 

MAY my LIFE be HEALED and CLEANSED 

as the clear early morning dew. 

May by your GRACE Lord, 

You will SUPPORT, SUSTAIN and SUPPLY 

my most desperate need 

according to Your riches in glory. 

Bring the PEACE that I require the most back to me. 

I want to CHANGE Lord 

and I say this from the depth of my heart, 

I want to follow You as Your Apostle and Disciples.

I ASK all in this prayer IN JESUS NAME. 

AMEN.

For who so ever shall call 

upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.

Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy)

Dives in Misericordia is the second encyclical by the Blessed Pope John Paul II in the third year of his papacy and was issued on 30 November, 1980. The letter is a beautiful exploration of a God who throughout history has shown himself 'rich in mercy'. Pope John Paul tells the story of God's mercy beginning with the Old Testament and God's love shown in the history of the chosen people of God, through to the ultimate act of mercy in sending His son Jesus, the Redeemer of man. 

The encyclical is divided into eight sections:

I. He who sees me sees the Father (cf. John 14:9)

• The Revelation of Mercy 
• The Incarnation of Mercy

II. The Messianic Message

• When Christ Began To Do and To Teach

III. The Old Testament

• The Concept of "Mercy" in the Old Testament

IV. The parable of the Prodigal Son

• An Analogy
• Particular Concentration on Human Dignity

V. The Paschal Mystery

• Mercy Revealed in the Cross and Resurrection 
• Love More Powerful Than Death, More Powerful Than Sin
• Mother of Mercy

VI. "Mercy...from Generation to Generation"

• An Image of Our Generation
• Sources of Uneasiness
• Is Justice Enough? 

VII. The Mercy of God in the Mission of the Church

• The Church Professes the Mercy of God and Proclaims It
• The Church Seeks To Put Mercy into Practice

VIII. The Prayer of the Church in our times

• The Church Appeals to the Mercy of God

Complete document of the DIVES IN MISERICORDIA from the official Holy See site (www.vatican.va)

How to say the Rosary?

The Five Joyful Mysteries are traditionally prayed on the Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays of Advent:

1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity
4. The Presentation in the Temple
5. The Finding in the Temple

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries are traditionally prayed on the Tuesday, Friday, and Sundays of Lent:

1. The Agony in the Garden
2. The Scourging at the Pillar
3. The Crowning with Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion and Death

The Five Glorious Mysteries are traditionally prayed on the Wednesday and Sundays outside of Lent and Advent:

1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption
5. The Coronation of Mary

The Five Luminous Mysteries are traditionally prayed on Thursdays:

1. The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
2. The Wedding Feast at Cana
3. Jesus' Proclamation of the Coming of the Kingdom of God
4. The Transfiguration
5. The Institution of the Eucharist

Praying the Rosary

Familiarize yourself and/or your group with the prayers of the rosary.

Make the Sign of the Cross.

Holding the Crucifix, say the Apostles' Creed.

On the first bead, say an Our Father.

Say three Hail Marys on each of the next three beads.

Say the Glory Be

For each of the five decades, announce the Mystery, then say the Our Father.

While fingering each of the ten beads of the decade, next say ten Hail Marys while meditating on the Mystery. Then say a Glory Be. (After finishing each decade, some say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.")

After saying the five decades, say the "Hail, Holy Queen, 

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.

followed by this dialogue and prayer:

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son,

by his life, Death, and Resurrection,

has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,

grant, we beseech thee,

that while meditating on these mysteries

of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

we may imitate what they contain

and obtain what they promise,

through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Consecrate oneself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Any prayer may be used to consecrate oneself to the Mother of God, as long as it involves a total oblation of oneself. As a suggestion, one of the following consecrations could be renewed each first Saturday with the shorter prayer renewed daily.

• O Virgin Mary, most powerful Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and earth, in accordance with your wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate myself today to your Immaculate Heart. To you I entrust all that I have, all that I am. Reign over me, dearest Mother, that I may be yours in prosperity, in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death. Most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over my mind and heart and preserve me from the deluge of impurity which you lamented so sorrowfully at Fatima. I want to be pure like you. I want to atone for the many crimes committed against Jesus and you. I want to call down upon this country and the whole world the peace of God in justice and charity. Mindful of this consecration, I now promise to strive to imitate you by the practice of the Christian virtues without regard for human respect. I resolve to receive Holy Communion on the first Saturday of every month when possible, and to offer daily five decades of the Rosary, with all my sacrifices in the spirit of penance and reparation. Amen.

• I, . . ., a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy Heart, O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in the presence of all the heavenly court, I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, and to thy Immaculate Heart, as thy child and slave of love, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity. Amen.

Short daily renewal of 

Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

• Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, I renew my consecration to you and to your Immaculate Heart. Please accept me, my dear Mother, and use me as you wish to accomplish your designs upon the world. I am all yours, my Mother, my Queen, and all that I have is yours. Amen.

• My Queen and my Mother, I give myself entirely to you; and to show my devotion to you, I consecrate to you this day my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my whole being without reserve. Wherefore, good Mother, as I am your own, keep me, guard me, as your property and possession. Amen.

Consecration of the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Pope Francis (13 October, 2013)

Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday, 13 October 2013 which has been dedicated the Marian Day of the Year of Faith. 13 October is significant because it was on that day in 1917 that Our Lady’s promised "Miracle of the Sun" took place witnessed by over 70,000 pilgrims at Fatima. Portugal. Pope Francis requested to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal that the original iconic statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima be brought to the Vatican for the celebration. Cardinal Rino Fisichella wrote that in his letter, "The Holy Father strongly desires that the Marian Day may have present, as a special sign, one of the most significant Marian icons for Christians throughout the world, and, for that reason, we thought of the beloved original statue of Our Lady of Fatima.” Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three shepherd children in the village of Fatima in Portugal in 1917 and in her second secret message warned of violent trials in the 20th century if the world did not make reparation for sins. She urged prayer and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima will leave for Rome on 12 October 2013 from the shrine’s Little Chapel of Apparitions in which it is venerated. This will the 11th time the statue of Our Lady of Fatima has been removed from the Portuguese Marian shrine.since it was made in 1920. On 12 October 2013, Pope Francis and the pilgrims will welcome the statue to St Peter’s Square during an evening prayer service. After which it will be taken to the Rome Shrine of Divine Love, where the Diocese of Rome plans an all-night vigil. The statue and the pilgrims will return to St Peter’s Square on 13 October 2013 for the recitation of the rosary and Mass with Pope Francis. 

Cardinal Jose Polycarp, the patriarch of Lisbon, consecrated the Pope’s pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima on 13 May, her feast day by the Holy Father Pope Francis. By making this act of dedication to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Pope Francis is signalling his continuity with Venerable Pius XII and Blessed John Paul II. Pope Pius XII dedicated the people of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1952 and Blessed John Paul II dedicated the Modern World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1982, renewed in 1983, and dedicated all individuals and peoples of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1984. 

Blessed John Paul II said the following during the consecration in 1982:

‘This world of individuals and nations I too have before my eyes today, as I renew the entrusting and consecration carried out by my Predecessor in the See of Peter: the world of the second millennium that is drawing to a close, the modern world, our world today!

‘This world of individuals and nations I too have before my eyes today, as I renew the entrusting and consecration carried out by my Predecessor in the See of Peter: the world of the second millennium that is drawing to a close, the modern world, our world today!

The Church, mindful of the Lord’s words: “Go… and make disciples of all nations… and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age” (Mt 28:19-20), renewed, at the Second Vatican Council, her awareness of her mission in this world.

And therefore, O Mother of individuals and peoples, you who “know all their sufferings-and their hopes”, you who have a mother’s awareness of all the struggles between good and evil, between light and darkness, which afflict the modern world, accept the cry which we, as though moved by the Holy Spirit, address directly to your Heart. Embrace, with the love of the Mother and Handmaid, this human world of ours, which we entrust and consecrate to you, for we are full of disquiet for the earthly and eternal destiny of individuals and peoples.

In a special way we entrust and consecrate to you those individuals and nations which particularly need to be entrusted and consecrated.

“We have recourse to your protection, holy Mother of God: reject not the prayers we send up to you in our necessities.

Reject them not!

Accept our humble trust-and our act of entrusting!’

Our Lady of Fatima (Second Secret Message)

“I have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end: but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the Pontificate of Pius XI. When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that he is about to punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of the Holy Father. To prevent this, I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays. If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated. In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.”

Catholic churches throughout the world would be joining the Pope Francis in consecrating their parish, state and country to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday, 13 October 2013.

Pope Francis to canonize John Paul II and John XXIII

Monday, 30 September 2013, Pope Francis said that he would canonize two of his most influential predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII on 27 April 2014, the first Sunday after Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday). This is the first, where two popes will be canonized at the same date and time. John Paul II promoted devotion to the Feast of the Divine Mercy and was beatified as Blessed John Paul II also on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2011. Blessed John Paul II will be canonized as a saint after nine years after his death. Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said “To celebrate them together is a sign of appreciation of the holiness of two popes who paid witness to our time.”

Lord Jesus, 

May Your Holy Church rejoice in glorifying

this Blessed Popes after Your own Heart

who gave themselves totally to Your Love.

Amen.