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Today, Sunday 10th August we have 1121 people from all over the world and from many Christian and some non-Christian denominations joining together in prayer. The reflection at the bottom this week was sent in by one of the Prayer Warriors and I liked it so much I thought you would all enjoy it too. It's called The Secret. Years ago we had a TV programme in the UK called 'That Was the Week That Was' and so it has been for us here this past week. I thought I'd share it all with you and in the doing include a few thoughts to ponder upon. It all started on Monday when our Ann had a Healing the Family Tree Mass in her home. It was just beautiful and when all were gathered there was four generations of women in her living room. One of the elderly residents in a nursing home where I worked back in the 80's was a great, great grandmother so in her room often there were 5 generations. Now that is rare indeed. But it put me to thinking a lot on the elderly, especially our own parents and grandparents. We need to honour and cherish
our older generations, because one day we too will be there. Mom loves
to say the Rosary in bed at night but nods off before she gets it finished
so Ann and I have got into the habit now of sitting on the bed and saying
it with her and she looks forward so much to that half hour or so every
night. She throws a bundle of intentions into the pot and feels she is
doing a bit of good for those for whom she prays. Pray with your parents
or grandparents, whether they are at home with you, still living independently,
or in care facilities. You'll be surprised the graces that
Mom will be 79 next month and whether she will live to see her own 4th generation only God alone knows. She's a bit stiff and sore and her memory has gone to the dogs but she's young at heart and loves to get out of the house for short drives in the car. About a month ago I discovered a Healing the Family Tree Mass every Thursday in a wee church about 8 miles from us here. So that fitted the bill rightly for Mam. Off we go, the two of us, each week and really enjoy it and afterwards we pop into a local hotel for a cuppa. Remember last week I spoke
about finding a Holy Priest, well we have and Father Martin is just beautiful.
He didn't become a Priest until his fifties, being a soldier in WWII and
a farmer, caring for his own elderly parents. He's into his 80's now and
just wonderful. At the part of the Mass when we pray the prayers of intercession
he uses Father Robert de Grandis' healing and forgiveness prayers back
15 generations of the maternal and paternal sides of the family, pausing
to baptise the
The little church sits in the grounds of a residential care facility for the mentally handicapped where he is the chaplain. The story goes that when Oliver Cromwell and his armies came to visit this part of the West of Ireland in the 1600's the local people made their way to the church in search of sanctuary. The thatched roof was set alight and they all burned alive within, so this tiny 13th century stone church has the blood of the martyrs poured all over it. It is indeed a very special place. Father speaks much about
unforgiveness and reckons that most souls in purgatory are there because
of unforgiveness. He speaks of the history of the Irish and our fighting
nature, maybe because we have always been an invaded country. He reckons
we hold grudges and find it hard to forgive and I think he's right. Anyway,
a few weeks ago he spoke about the Lord's Prayer and what he said was so
profound that it has left a big impression on me. In the line '.... forgive
us our
On to a little situation
that rounded off the week to perfection. You know that prayer to the Holy
Spirit down below where we agree to submit to and accept all the Holy Spirit
desires and asks of us? Well,
In May, our Jimmy and a Priest
friend, Father Bob, came on a visit and I dragged Father Bob around all
those little places I like to visit. One of them was down to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary House of
During the chat I mentioned
if they ever needed anything in the line of vestments or stuff to give
me a shout, me thinking of all the Parishes with loads of them over in
Canada! On Wednesday night I was placing the days prayer requests into
the prayer book on the website when the phone rings. It was from the folks
in Doon asking if I could lay my hands on a white set of vestments as Father
Darius, the Priest in Orsk, Siberia had just phoned them for a set. You
see, a small group of them were
I rang my Parish Priest, thinking he might have a spare set he could give me. Nope, but he did say '...ring Mary D, sure that's what the Apostolic Works Society does! They provide stuff for the missions'. I rang Mary and she said she was sure there was a white set in the parish museum where they do their work, but for sure there would be a set up in Castlebar, as that's the Diocesan centre for all that sort of stuff. Back on the blower to Doon to tell them, don't worry, they'd have a set on Saturday in time for their departure early this morning. Now Thursday's normally a
busy day, between the Family Tree Mass with Mom, our Prayer Group here
on Thursday night and my Holy Hour 1am on Friday morning! This one was
busier than normal though. I'd agreed to accompany a Midlands man in giving
out Rosary Beads on the streets of
We baked in hot sunshine
for two fruitful hours, then John and I went out to collect Mom and off
to Mass. Eucharistic Adoration followed immediately after Mass and we were
prayed over by Father, then a quick gallop back into town to get John onto
his train, deposit Mom and call to Mary to get
Off goes Ann and me, wondering
would we be awfully cheeky if we asked for one of each of the four colours
- white, red, green and purple. We were welcomed mightily and shown into
their workshop and store room and the big black plastic bag and the cardboard
boxes came out. Breege started
Saturday morning woke us to beautiful sunshine so off we went down to Limerick in the trusty steed (my car) with the boot full to the gills. The joy of everyone when they saw it all was unbelievable. Only eight of them were travelling so I'm sure they had fun trying to divide it all up between them. Now, having read the book - Out of the Darkness and Into the Light - I have no hesitation in knowing Our Lady brought them through check-in overloaded to the last, and through customs in Russia without a hitch. This little book is one of the most amazing adventure stories I've ever read! So there you have it folks - walking in the light of the Holy Spirit sure is fun. The folks in Doon gave us a video of the work they help with in the Ukraine and showing two containers arriving, one just before Christmas and the other at Easter. Our Lady has asked them to send another one out by October 13th so Ann and I are thinking of ways to get supplies gathered here beside us and get them down to Doon by the end of September. Watch this space! Never a dull moment eh? May God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you and yours and may Mary keep you in Her heavenly mother's care. Mary in Galway, Ireland **************************************************
"O Dear Jesus, I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family this day. In Your Divine Mercy make our home a shrine of peace, love and faith. I beg You, Dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us and our families absent and present, living and dead. O Mary loving Mother of Jesus and our Mother, pray to Jesus the Divine Mercy for our family, and for all the families of the world. Ask Him to guard the tiny infant in the womb, the cradle of the newborn, the young in the schools and those about to start their vocations in life. Amen" Prayer for Our Adult Children "Heavenly Mother, keep us
always in mind of Your Son's great mercy and understanding as we pray for
our children. They are grown up now and have left us and are living their
own lives according to their own ideals. We feel anxious and worried because
they do not seem to feel the need for Christ. to understand the wisdom
of His ways, or to be fully at ease with us or themselves. Intervene, dearest
Mother, in their lives at the moment You know to be right and help them
to understand the things that lead to their peace. Help them to see the
need of Christ and to experiance the greatness
Prayer for the World "JESUS of NAZARETH has triumphed
over Death.
"Mercy, my God on those who
blaspheme You,
"Mercy, my God, for the scandal
in the world,
"Mercy, my God, on those
who run away from You
"Mercy, my God, on those
who come to repent at the foot of the
"Mercy, my God, so that Your
Kingdom may come, but save souls,
Recite one decade of the Rosary "Lord, pour out on the whole
world the treasures of Your
"Through the Mystery of Your
Holy Incarnation,
************************************************** All of the Reflections to date are available to read on the website for anyone who's interested and can be found in the Archives page The Weekly Intentions are available on a plain page to be able to print off and kept to hand for your own prayer time. The list has become too long now to include each week but please say the two wee prayers below. The Loving Father knows the heart of each person requesting prayer. "Father, bless all those who have requested prayers in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! Father, we ask You to heal the broken bodies, broken minds, broken spirits, broken hearts and broken marriages and may all their lives be full of Your peace, prosperity, and power as they seek to have a close relationship with You. Amen." "Thank You Jesus for answering our prayers because we know You hear every prayer and never refuse to answer. You are providing answers and healings from the prayers of all these wonderful people. Praise God!" "Breathe in me O Holy Spirit
that my thoughts may all be holy;
"O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me, tell me what I should do. Give me Your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that You desire of me and to accept all that You permit to happen to me. Let me only know Your will. Amen" May God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless and guide you and yours and may Mary keep you in Her heavenly mother's care. Mary in Galway ************************************************** The Secret One day, one friend asked another, "How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down." With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!" "What secret is that?" To which she replied, "I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others." "The Secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches. I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that 'Secret,' I am happy." The questioner's first thought
was, "That's too simple!" But upon reflecting over her own life she recalled
how she thought a bigger house would make her happy, but it didn't! She
thought a better
Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy. Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do? YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too! That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU! May God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you and yours and may Mary keep you in Her heavenly mother's care. Mary |
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