June 6, 2004
Prayer Requests
Prayer is a key aspect of every Christian's relationship with God. As C.S. Lewis eloquently put it, prayer doesn't change God, it changes us. Through prayer we grow in hope, love, and charity; we also seek God's assistance through grace to get through the suffering and problems we endure in this world.
In this view I'm adding this as a permanent prayer request page (link will be on the top left). Simply add your requests below and I will commit to praying for them (hopefully others will as well). Feel free to also add thank you notes to God when a prayer request is answered (this builds the faith of others).
Note that over time, I'll remove the older prayer requests, so that there will always be room for new ones. If yours is a permanent need, just come back every few months and add it.
May God bless you all,
Jay
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Please continue to pray for me. I feel really depressed and stressed. With the anniversary of my husband's death (he died December 12,1999),the holidays and my boyfriend breaking up with me for reasons I still don't understand, and I really need a finacial blessing to catch up on my bills. I am really feeling depressed and stressed. I pray alot and read my Bible and I go to church and I do the rosary every morning when I wake up sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. I also pray that God will reunite me with my boyfriend, but if not I just want to stop hurting. Please continue to pray for me I could really use your prayers.
Thank You and God Bless you.
Debra Ruiz
Please pray for Colin's repentance and return to his faith. Pray that he will relinquish sinful attachments (he's having an affair) and become firmly attached to Christ. And please pray that he will accept that being conformed to Christ's image is the only way to be a man. Please also pray that I will persevere in my prayers for him and remain hopeful.
Thank you.
PS - It's urgent, he becomes less and less the beautiful soul he was a few months ago and more and more tainted by trying to live up to the world's image. He has become ugly.
Please pray that my husband and I will soon conceive a child.
Posted by: Anita at January 18, 2005 11:21 PMPlease pray that my finacee will make up his mind soon to set a wedding date this year. Its not easy to convince him as he is a tough person. Please pray to God, Jesus Christ,Mother Mary and the saints.
Posted by: Niluka at January 19, 2005 1:15 AMHello all;
Please pray for Ann who is in her mid-thirties and has been courageously battling cancer for the last 2 years or so. This weekend, she was moved into the palliative care unit at our local hospital as the cancer has moved into her spine and is now basically out of control. In essence, she has been moved to the unit to make her as comfortable as possible as she dies. Please pray that God give her comfort and peace in her last few days. Pray also for her family and friends at this very sad and difficult time.
With Love,
Nickie
God in Heaven, Jesus His Son, Blessed Mother Mary and all the saints in heaven, I humbly pray for Donald that he finds someone new in his life who will give hime the affection, love and fufillment that has been denied him for so long. I pray that you will hear the prayers of your most humbleservant and give to Don that joy in life. Thanks be to God. Forever Praise Him.
Posted by: Chris at January 31, 2005 11:52 PMPlease pray for me to find a job so that I can support myself and my family, for a marriage partner, for my two brothers going through separation, for my brother who has not formalised his marriage and who can be wayward in business, for my sister who is also desperately looking for a job.
Posted by: louise at February 5, 2005 2:13 PMPlease pray to Jesus so that my intented sis-in-law and her family wil be able to decide on free dates soon, so that we can set a wedding date this year becuase they live overseas.
Posted by: Dharmaratne at February 8, 2005 9:46 AMi am 3rd year engineering student.i am very much warry about my campus selection in next year.so please pray with me, so that i can prepare well & can get a good job as god has been choosen.i am from india.
thank you.
Please pray for all the kids that are afflicted with catastrophic illnesses, especially our sweet friends, 2-year old Ben, who is dying of brain cancer, for Stanton, who turns 4 on Valentine's Day and is dying of stage IV neuroblastoma, and for 3-year old Bret, who is also dying of a brain tumor.
Posted by: Kathy, mom to Steven and Sean at February 9, 2005 6:33 PMThere is a young women who comes from Costa Rico by the name of Angelica who works as a waitress in NJ. Please ask the lord to find her a wonderful man (marriage) partner from her country Costa Rico who she will fall in love with immediately. Ask the lord to introduce him to her this month.
A man who will know this one is for him.
Please pray for the prays I have been praying to the "Holy Face of Jesus", Saint Rita, Our lady/Saint Therese involving Chris and my skin be granted.
Posted by: D at February 13, 2005 8:16 PMABBA FATHER , I SURRENDER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AND THEIR SUFFERINGS AND PROBLEMS.LET YOUR WILL BE DONE IN THEIR LIVES.
1) POURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WISDOM, and GRACE& GOOD MEMORY FOR A STUDENT TO STUDY AND TO DO WELL IN HIS STUDIES AND EXAMS.
2. HEALING OF CONGENTIAL CATRACT OF 3 PERSONS, OUT OF WHICH 1 HAS ONLY 40 % EYESIGHT LEFT AND BLIND WITH THE OTHER EYE
3) MIRACULOUS HEALING OF FRACTURED HAND OF A YOUNG MAN WHOSE OPERATION WAS A FAILURE
4) POURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, SUITABLE FUTURE & A GOOD JOB FOR A YOUNG MAN.
5) GIFT OF A CHILD FOR 2 COUPLES.
6) INNER HEALING AND GRACE TO STICK TO DIET RECOMMENDED BY DOCTORS TO REDUCE OVERWEIGHT FOR 4 PEOPLE.
8) DELIVERENCE FOR AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER OF SMALL CHILDREN.
9) INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GRACE & CURE FROM THEIR PHYSICAL AILMENTS.
9).ENLIGHTENMENT & HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR A COUPLE TO TAKE A MAJOR DECISION ACCORDING TO YOUR PLAN
geronius ferns +
ABBA FATHER , I SURRENDER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AND THEIR
SUFFERINGS AND PROBLEMS.LET YOUR WILL BE DONE IN THEIR LIVES.
1 POURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WISDOM, and GRACE& GOOD MEMORY FOR A
STUDENT TO STUDY AND TO DO WELL IN HIS STUDIES AND EXAMS.
2. HEALING OF CONGENTIAL CATRACT OF 3 PERSONS, OUT OF WHICH 1 HAS ONLY
40 EYESIGHT LEFT AND BLIND WITH THE OTHER EYE
3 MIRACULOUS HEALING OF FRACTURED HAND OF A YOUNG MAN WHOSE OPERATION
WAS A FAILURE
4 POURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, SUITABLE FUTURE & A GOOD JOB FOR A YOUNG
MAN.
5 GIFT OF A CHILD FOR 2 COUPLES.
6 INNER HEALING AND GRACE TO STICK TO DIET RECOMMENDED BY DOCTORS TO
REDUCE OVERWEIGHT FOR 4 PEOPLE.
8 DELIVERENCE FOR 2 ALCOHOLIC MOTHERS OF SMALL CHILDREN.
9 INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GRACE & CURE FROM THEIR PHYSICAL
AILMENTS.
9 .ENLIGHTENMENT & HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR A COUPLE TO TAKE A MAJOR
DECISION ACCORDING TO YOUR PLAN
Please pray with me as I ask in Jesus's most Holy name for the miracle conversion of my wife Martha McCormack, the healing of our marriage and family, and the STOPPING OF ALL COURT PROCEEDINGS! Sincerely, John McCormack
Please pray for my family. Please pray for my family's health. Please pray for my husband that he will get a new job very soon and that he will stop smoking. Please pray for my grant approval in March. Please pray for the soul of my husband’s mom and my granddad whom are in heaven and today is their birthday.
Please pray to Virgin Mary and the Saints specially saint Philomena so that God will hear our prayers. Please pray specially for the Pope.
Thank you so much and God and Mary and all the Saints bless you for ever,
Maria
Please pray that the results of Meg's bone scan are negative for cancer and that if they show anything it is the presence of old fractures. Also please pray that our relationship continues to grow in love and devotion and that we may be given the opportunity to share what we have forever. Please remove the obstacles that stand in the way of this happening. Praises be.
Posted by: Chris at February 28, 2005 12:32 PMPray for Heavenly Father to bless my efforts and get a good, reliable, safe permanent place to live and make a home, somewhat like the place I had before and with the things I am praying for in my heart. Also, that I will be allowed to stay at my current place until I have the finances needed for the above. And while I'm trying to get a home, that I can have more strength to work & do the things I need to do despite the current challenging living quarters.
Also, please pray that I will be successful on the job and financially. Agree with me in prayer that I can accomplish somthing worthwhile and start to be happy again. Please pray Heavenly Father will grant the desires in my heart and bless me with a happy life again. I am hurting very bad every day. Thank you!
Posted by: secret at March 4, 2005 3:10 AMPLEASE PRAY FOR MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR MY DAUGHTER TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A HOUSE THEY HAVE PUT A BID IN FOR SHE AND HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. ANGELA
Posted by: Angela at March 15, 2005 10:25 PMPlease pray for my two-year old cousin James. He has been diagnosed with childhood liver cancer and is undergoing treatment. Please pray with his family for his recovery. All of your prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
Posted by: Alejandra at March 18, 2005 7:34 PMMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Glorified, Loved & Preserved throughout the world, now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for me as our family looks to sell our home quickly so we can move into the new home. Blessed be God forever and you also, St Jude, my intercessor. St Jude through your intercession grant the requests of others who have prayed for your intervention. Thank you St Jude for your intercession before our Lord.May this the Triduum be bountiful for us and for all whom have prayed here. Publication is promised when prayers are answered. pm
Posted by: Pam at March 24, 2005 8:02 PMI am about to complete my law degree at cambridge university after a break of 10 years (due to very bad problems. My exams start on 30 May and on 2 May I submit my dissertation and I am finding it incredibly hard, as I was recently the victim of a crime, and also because I lack the guidance and learning practice. I have fought to overcome my difficulties (I come from a family of unemployed and uneducated people) and am doing this singlehanded. Please ask that He may intervene in His grace so that I may achieve my potential and move forward to a fulfilled and good life: may I achieve a first class dissertation and exams this year in my BA Hons Law degree Part 2. May I at last move forward and have a good home and be able to support myself financially, may my emotional and physical health be optimum and that I may have sufficient energy and HOPE
Please, I pray, in His grace
Yvonne
Please pray that the relationship that Meg and I share will continue to grow in love and devotion and return to what it was in the past. Please remove all obstacles that stand in the way of our sharing life together
Posted by: Chris at March 26, 2005 7:56 PMPlease pray for Meg and I that the relationship we share will continue to grow in love and devotion. Also please pray that we are able to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of our being together
Posted by: Chris at March 28, 2005 9:12 PMI have faith that God, Jesus and all the Saints will ensure that the house that God gave me will not be taken back by the bank due to my carelessness. PLease pray with me that I get a job that can sustain me and help me pay off my debt! Most of all please pray a prayer of thanksgiving for all miracles received.
Posted by: Carolyn at March 30, 2005 9:55 AMPlease pray for my mother who so deserves everything she is blessed with, she is struggling with her business and needs guidance from the lord.
Posted by: jerry at April 4, 2005 12:29 AMPlease pray for my aunt Atemo, who is sick in hospital. I am an orphan, and she is the closest i have to a mother, and has been very loving and caring to all of us.She is lying in hospital very ill. Pray that God heals her, that she may be able to wake up and praise his name.
Also pray for her children ,who have lost all hope, that they may get the strength and the will power to see the next day.
Pray for our whole family that we may all see the beautiful healing power of God.
Thank you
Janet
PLease pray for FR O'Toole and Fr Lengwin from the Pittsburgh diocese--Christ have mercy on their souls
Posted by: celene at April 6, 2005 12:25 PMGod,
Why am i not heard? am i abandoned?
I feel lonely and tired. None of my prayers is answered. Why? I pray I read novenas. I had very strong belief, but now it is fading away. This is the worst, when one has no hope. Hope is the driving force. When it is through, nothing remains. They said that prayers help, why did not they help me.
Please pray that Jesus will break the ties that bind me to the evil spirits that control UPMC- I left my job there 4 months ago-ruined financially, emotionally and spiritually-Please pray for my deliverance and protection-Lord Jesus restore what satan has stolen
Posted by: celene at April 10, 2005 1:06 PMMy name is arthur and i have made a mess of my life and i may end up in jail because of it please pray for me so that wont happen, I have a very sick mother with emphysema and a sick wife and they need me to take care of them please pray for me so i can keep helping them and not end up in jail. Thank You.
Posted by: arthur sledge jr at April 15, 2005 1:16 AMplease pray for me and all my loved one also please pray that my stresslevel will go away and that i will become an better man and christian and please for my freinds and everyone who are in need.
Posted by: clarence at April 17, 2005 1:03 PMPlease forward to your intercessory prayer team that God deliver me and those in this Holy Spirit Sphere of enfluence and this country and The people of Earth from the bubble taker.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 17, 2005 9:45 PMPlease forward to your intercessory prayer team that I am delivered from disease attack.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 17, 2005 9:51 PMPlease forward to your intercessory prayer team/group that God please give to the grape street watts people and of colonia watts people and my cousin randy, concerning this group, more integrity and wisdom.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 20, 2005 12:25 PMI have brought charges of sexual abuse against my abusive employer with the State of Arizona Attorney General's office. The other women in my office will be testifying in a day or two. My employer has threatened them or given them money for their silence. All I want is for them to tell the truth. PLEASE pray that they tell the truth.
Posted by: Candice at April 20, 2005 6:28 PMPlease forward to your intercessory prayer team/group, that God please deliver everyone in this sphere of Holy Spirit enfluence from gambling and to light forms of consistent giving and believing.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 20, 2005 9:24 PMPlease forward to your intercesory prayer team for my son Tim, so that he will be protected from bullies and mean treatment at school from his classmates. Tim is a meek and caring soul that will not fight back, so I am asking the Holy Spirit to protect him, and give him the strength to not take these attacks to heart. He is such a beautiful boy, so loving and giving of himself to others. It breaks my heart that this is taking place at a Catholic school, but I understand that sometimes, Kids can be the meanest and cruelest lambs.
Posted by: Martin at April 21, 2005 12:59 PMPlease pray for me, and with me and the Saints, that I may be guided by the Holy Spirit to find and do God's will. I pray that I will find a way to finacially get back on my feet, take of my family, and find employment. Praise God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. I give thanks, praise, and glory for all that I have recieved from heaven above, both past, present, and future. Semper Fi
Posted by: Martin at April 21, 2005 1:05 PMplease pray that Jesus will deliver me from all unclean spirits
Posted by: celene at April 23, 2005 12:19 AMPlease agree with me in prayer thanking and praising God with me for helping me and the Whole Holy Church, for bringing all the tithes into the store house.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 24, 2005 6:55 PMPlease thank and praise God with me and the iragis that God please deliver us from asphyxiation and send them back to a place down not with humans.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 27, 2005 7:52 PMPlease thank God with me for delivering me and others from hate and getting mad at people and hating other people and manipulating each other and from believing lies and from asphyxation.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at April 27, 2005 7:53 PMPlease thank God with me in prayer that the Fathers and Mothers of the little girls who were " supposingly " strangled and asphyxiated, Wisdom and peace and thank God with me, that neither they nor their girls, Will be nor were, tormented.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at May 3, 2005 10:41 PMPlease agree with me in prayer, thank God with me for giving me and my spouce to be and my family and friends, and to the saved at deomnisgloria, wisdom, GREATER, than torture and instruction, GREATER, than failure.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at May 3, 2005 11:31 PMPlease thank God with me that the love of God is shed abroad in James and Riches heart by the Holy Spirit.
Posted by: Genaro Spencer at May 4, 2005 2:13 PMCritical
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Mary Girly Rozario seeks your kind intercessory prayers for God's
healing of her seriously impaired eyesight. Thank you.
My husband is a soldier deployed to Iraq and I am 8 months pregnant. I am living alone with our toddler daughter 2,000 miles away from the support of family & friends. Please pray that my husband's Commander allows him to come home in time to be present for our baby's birth. Thank you in advance for your prayers.
Posted by: marissa at May 8, 2005 12:16 AMPlease pray for me. I am looking for a new job and I need Gods help to find one that right for me. I have been asking St. Pius X to intercede for me.
Thanks,
Chris Lee
My brother, Derek Byers, has an enlarged heart. During his
hospitalization, his doctor found that Derek's kidneys are not working
right - the cause believed to be from an infection. They have placed
Derek on dialysis. I would like to request prayer.
Please pray for the prays I have been praying to the "Holy Face of Jesus", Saint Rita, Our lady/Saint Therese involving Chris and my skin be granted.
Posted by: D at May 15, 2005 10:11 PMKindly pray on my behalf as I am currently experiencing a barage of overturns in my life. An upcoming divorce, a redundancy from my job, the lost of the desire to serve God.
Pray that I will get admitted to University and that my plans of migration including the finances will be realized.
Teddie: We have been praying for her for awhile. Yesterday she was moved to a hospice and her journey to Eternal life has been estimated at about 2 weeks. Place her in the hands of Jesus who will bring her with joy to her Father's knee in joy and peace. Also pray for comfort for her family.
Please pray for the spirit of oppression and depression to be lifted from me and my mother.
Thank you and God bless!
Posted by: Darlene at May 22, 2005 1:03 PMPlease pray that God will strenthen my husband against temptations and negative influences of outside forces. I pray that God will send MW to seek professional help. Most of all I pray that through God's divine intervention our marriage will be healed and a reconciliation will take place.
Posted by: Marian at May 24, 2005 12:35 AMUrgently need your prayers for a financial miracle before May 31st. I need the money to pay debts as I am being harassed by a credit company. Need to enroll my children to school too and to pay off all our debts. Please pray too for the miracle healing of AB who is undergoing chemo treatment for brain cancer. Mother Mary, St. Jude, St. Anthony, St. Rita and St. Therese of the Child Jesus, please intercede for my prayers.
Posted by: Lisa at May 27, 2005 11:56 AMOver the Christmas holidays our family received terrible news, that my mother had pancreatic cancer. Over the few days of the diagonosis, everything we heard was bad. I must confess, that I lost hope.
As we were told the only way to treat pancreatic cancer is to do an operation called the Whipple procedure. This is a very intense surgery that may last up to 8 hours. This is a very serious operation for someone who is 76 years old. We were very frightened.
While we were waiting on the operation I picked up a local news paper. I happened to be looking at the classified section (why I don't know). I noticed an ad taken out by someone with a headline of: PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). This got my attention very quickly.
When I read the prayer, I prayed for my mother, my brother and myself. I specifically prayed that we might have hope in fighting off this terrible cancer.
After her surgery, my mother recovered very fast. At first the doctors didn't think the surgery went well, and gave us some bad news. But when the results came back, they found that had gotten most of the cancer. We went from no hope to having very much hope. We believed somethign extraordinary had happened with my mother. I firmly believe it was because of this prayer in the newspaper.
At the end of the prayer it says the prayer must be said for 3 consecutive days, and that the prayer must be published after the favor is granted.
By posting on this web site, I am fulfilling my pledge to publish this prayer after it worked.
Right now my mother is home from the hosptial, has taken one round of chemo and radiation and is on her second round. She is feeling very good, is getting stronger every day, and is tolerating the treatments very well.
Our prayers for hope were answered and now we have faith in God and his precious gifts to us. My mother was dead, and now she is recovering very well. We don't know what the future holds, but our prayers were answered.
The following is the prayer as published in the newspaper:
PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN
(Never known to fail)
Oh most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God! Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3X) Holy Spirit, You who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the devine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life You are with me. I wat in this short prayer to thank You for all things as You confirm once again that I never want to be seperated from You in eternal glory. Thank You for your mercy towards me and mine.
(Prayer must be said for 3 consecutive days. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. TRY IT - IT WORKS!)
As I said, I prayed it for more than three days and my mother is doing much better and our family has hope. It worked for me.
God Bless.
Posted by: Mike at May 28, 2005 12:22 AMI need a God fearing,caring and loving husband.
I need finances to travel to UK for my christmas holidays and friends or wellwishers or family to host me during my three weeks stay in UK
My husband is a soldier and is supossed to be coming home from Iraq a few days after my due date. Please pray for me that I won't go into labor until he comes home. I am living all alone with our 1 year old daughter 2,000 away from family & friends and really need my husband here. Thank you.
Please, please pray for the following requests: Please pray for my son’s, Zachary and Jeremey. They both are in desperate need of physical and emotional healing, but most of all salvation, deliverance and protection. Please pray for my mother, Louise, salvation, deliverance and healing. Please pray for healing for the following: Gina, Pauline, Pauline B., Cecil, Brenda, Debbie, Leita, Patti, Joyce, Harold Wayne, Andrew and others I may not remember. Please pray for Perry for healing, financial help and for God to help him be merciful toward others. Please pray for me, physical healing and protection. The doctor found a place in my right breast he will do surgery on June 6, but I am feeling sick all over. I am being attacked from all sides and I feel at times too weak to even pray. Please lift me and my family up and help me get through this difficult time in my life. Please, I beg you pray for us all. Thank you and God Bless you. Lorinda
Posted by: Lorinda at June 1, 2005 12:48 AMPlease pray that my baby will be healthy, that I will have a safe delivery and that my husband will get home in time for the birth. Thank you.
Posted by: marissa at June 3, 2005 7:32 PMDear Jesus, PLEASE I just lost my job at the college. I was the Science Dept. Chair-I helped to build the Science Dept. program. I am lost and scared. I NEED to return to work. I am hurting-the college is holding my notes and other documents-I fear they will not return them. I have resumes out to other colleges-but, I need to return to being a college science teacher. Please I hurt and I am fearful. I do not wish to slide into a depression over this. My wife is hurt, fearful and angry-I think partly angry at me and partly angry at the situation.
We just bought a house 8 months ago. We are afraid we could lose it. Please God for my sins, forgive me; for my need for returning to work-please hear me. I have five degrees and I am ashamed that I will be viewed as a failure. I love teaching college science-please, I love that-let me return to it. I enjoy teaching others about science and being creative with it (e-learning, technology, connecting concepts of science to medicine and health).
God, I just do not want to fall apart and be a failure. I ask for the intercession of St. Jerome, St. Joseph, and Mary, Our Mother; please Jesus (and any one else who is praying), please hear my need quickly.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at June 3, 2005 10:35 PMPlease pray for our family--I have not been good with our finances--my husband lost his leg at the hip in an accident--he is disabled and had to retire from public school teaching. We work in a Catholic school but we need more money, our son is in college and our daughter will be getting married next year. I feel I need a miracle to be able to pay our bills. My husband feels worthless--Please Mother Mary intercede for us to your son Jesus-- John Paul II pray for us, St pio pray fro us, St Anthony pray for us, St John Neumann pray for us-- all Holy men and women hear our prayers.
Posted by: Christy at June 4, 2005 4:25 PMPlease pray for safe arrival back to Hungary for Paula mother of five, and for Veronka, 15 from France. thank you
Posted by: Lucy at June 4, 2005 5:35 PMDay 3 of the unemployment
Please, I ask for prayers, I am desperate. I am/was a college science professor. Thursday of this week, I lost my job at the college. It was very sudden and unexpected (and not my fault!). They (the college) have confiscated my CD’s and notes of my lectures. I worked for 2 ½ years there building a science program. I feel that they have taken my academic (intellectual) property and will not give it back. The college wants me to sign a form to renounce all liability and then they will give me some money to just go away…but, then my career (future job possibilities) lies shrouded in fear and uncertainty. I do not know if they will give a job reference (or blackball me).
As the shock wears off, I am fearful and angry. I need to work again. I have talents in e-learning and teaching science and technology. I taught for science for nursing students. Now, after teaching awards and other accolades, suddenly I am out of work. I ask for people to prayer that God will restore me to my college science teaching career. I am fighting depression and fear of losing my house (we just bought 8 months ago). I feel like a failure and I am trying to remain in control.
I am actively looking for work-but, the summer is upon us and I am afraid. Please plead with me to God for a miracle. I need it badly. Thank you.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
LROBERGE@MAP.COM
Day 4- of unemployment
I have lost my college science teaching position this past Thursday. I am scared if I will get a reference from my employer-or be blackballed.
I have had great difficulty eating and sleeping-I have only a few hours in the past few days. My stomach at times is feeling funny.
I need to return to work! I wish God to restore my college teaching career-soon! Please, I am afraid of falling out of any chances of working again.
Please God I ache and I am fearful. I need your miracle and soon. I feel like a failure and I am empty. Please show me the way.
Please pray that God will me to return to college science teaching shortly. Thank you.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
LROBERGE@MAP.COM
Pray for the following souls:
Claude Lee, Boyd Myers, Mary Ruth Lee, Estelle, and Ginger Hard
Thanks,
Chris
I said this prayer months ago when I was feeling very depressed and I have made a full recovery. I hope others in the same predicament can benefit from this prayer
Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to answer me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.
The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, after 3 days the request will be granted.
This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.
I hope this helps other who suffer with depression. I am 100 per cent better without any drugs 12 months after being in serious depression, I said this one not really believing it would work. But the depression is gone
Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to answer me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal, you who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.
The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, after 3 days the request will be granted.
This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.
It is now Day 5 of my unemployment. I was laid off from my college science teaching position last Thursday. I am hurt and scared. I know I must trust Jesus, but it is very hard. Also, the insult that the college took my notes and CD-ROM’s of my course lessons (intellectual property). I also build up their science program from the ground up (helped them build up the science labs and the faculty staff).
I am afraid of being blackballed from future teaching positions. I need to return to work quickly. Furthermore, I feel like a failure, even though I have extensive experience in classroom based college teaching as well as online course development. I am looking into a lawyer for certain legal questions, but our funds for a protracted legal battle are sparse and I do not know if I have the mental energy to fight these people.
I pray God will heal me and open the doors so I can return to work quickly. I am afraid if this lasts too long, I will be not capable of getting a job (also, I am afraid if I am unemployed too long, I will become seriously depressed; I have been down this road before.).
I have been aggressively “networking” with others as well as sending out resumes for other colleges. I have begun the humbling process of asking others for support, leads, or help; as well as looking into teaching positions at the high school level or becoming a corporate trainer. Please ask others to pray for me and for my return to employment. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Day 6 of the unemployment
Please pray that I return to work. Last Thursday, I was dismissed from my college science teaching position. I am sad, but now very scared. I am applying for teaching positions, writing resumes, and looking into legal advice. I am networking, but I have not found anything yet. But, I am uncertain even if I get another position. I have heard from colleagues and they are shocked and sad that I was terminated. My college nominated me for teaching awards and I built up their science dept-now I am left out and do not have a job. I NEED God to make a miracle and restore my science teaching career. I desperately want to work. I am afraid of sinking into depression and becoming feeble minded. I want to use my gifts. I need a miracle. God please help me. I ask everyone for help and prayers.
Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
LROBERGE@MAP.COM
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at June 7, 2005 11:02 PM
Day 7 of unemployment
PLEASE pray that the Lord will work a miracle and restore my college science teaching career.
I lost my college science teaching post last Thursday. I have been hurt and feel alone. I am trying to look for work, but I need help from God to help me get a job. I am scared I will be blacklisted out of college teaching. I do not want to lose my house. I am trying to fight from feeling like a failure. I need help and answers. The college even took my personal property upon my leaving. I just want to go back to work. Please ask Jesus to restore my career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Please pray for my cousin Gina. She has had cancer in her female organs, just had a kidney removed with cancer a few months ago and you name it, medically it has happened to her, now they have found a place in her lung. She has two young children, she's a single mom, she has many other health problems, her heart, her thyroid, etc... Please, please send this request out to anyone you know who will pray, I beg you.
PRAISE REPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My test results on my breast are FINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank each and every one of you for your prayers, God Bless you and Keep you all IN HIS HANDS. My son's are both doing better also, my youngest wants to go in the Army, but infantry, please pray he will change his mind about that. My oldest, Jeremey is still not well, please pray for him, every aspect of his life. Lift Brenda up who just lost Cecil at 8:30 this morning he passed away.
Bless you and you'll never know what all your prayers mean to me. Thank you, Love Lorinda
Posted by: Lorinda Schneider at June 8, 2005 8:29 PMDay 8 of unemployment
Please pray that I return to employment soon. I miss my college teaching job and my students. Pray that the legal details are worked out favorably for my separation agreement. Pray that God opens doors to my college science teaching career again. Pray that I fight off the pain, depression, and apathy and get a job soon! I am begging God for help soon. I want to be working soon and re-build my career. Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
DAY 9 OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT
I lost my job-Science Dept. Chair and College Science teacher last week. I am fighting depression and the feeling like a failure. I have been rallying-but, I am asking for prayer. I NEED to find a job and recover my college science teaching career.
Please pray that the legal issues of my separation come out favorably for me. Please pray that God opens the doors to allow me to teach science in a college setting again-and soon. Also, please pray that some of my resumes and applications are answered. I applied at several colleges prior to the lay off. Today, I just got one rejection today.
I am afraid of losing our house (we just bought it 8 months ago). I am afraid I will not find work. I am actively networking and reaching out to contacts for job leads and advice. I am also asking everyone for prayer.
Please pray that God hears my prayer soon. Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 10 of the unemployment. Please pray that I return to my college science teaching career-I nned a job that I can teach science again. I was laid off and I need to return to work for myself and for my family. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 11 of unemployment- Please prayer that the Lord God will open doors to restore my college science teaching career.
Please restore me to employment. Please give me job security and remove the anxiety and shame of unemployment. I need hope and peace of mind.
Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 12 of unemployment
Please pray that God will restore my career and open doors for a return to employment. I need to return to my college science teaching career. Please pray that the final legal agreements of separation from my employment work for my favor. I am feeling down and fighting against depression. I need to hear from employers, I need job interviews, and I need hope. Thank you.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
LROBERGE@MAP.COM
Please pray for my family, for the soul of my late husband Antony Gomez, My Sons Edwin Gomez, Johnson Gomez and Jackson Gomez and me Emily Gomez, my mother Carmel to be in & with Jesus Christ always and to be guided and filled with the Holy Spirit. To get the protection of God from all evils, enemies and neighbours, to achieve all the blessings of the Lord and also for the protection of our home and the premises.
Posted by: Emily Gomez at June 14, 2005 4:07 AMDay 13 of the unemployment
Today was a harder day. No phone calls-no job interviews. But, I also got a complementary email from a former student. She was stunned at my lay off from the college. It was nice to hear the complements from her. I miss teaching. While I feel pride in knowing I helped that student (who will one day be a great nurse), I feel a deep loss at not being able to do that now-and wonder if I will ever be able to return to do that again.
Please pray God will open the doors to restore me to employment soon (college science teaching). Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 14 of the unemployment
Please pray that God will open doors and restore my college science teaching career. Today was more difficult-one rejection notice, no phone calls and more emptiness. I miss teaching and my students. The waiting is the hardest part. I am actively networking with anyone to seek out employment. Please ask God to return me to employment. Summer will be empty with out work. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence F. Roberge M.S.
LROBERGE@MAP.COM
PLEASE ALSO OFFER MASSES AS I NEED ANSWERS TO MY PRAYERS.
Day 15 of the unemployment
It hurts badly today-I am fighting depression and malaise. I was laid off from my college science teaching job. Please pray that God will open doors and restore my college science teaching career. I miss my students. I am afraid of not being able to get a job again. I have been trying. Please pray I get a job soon. Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 16 of the unemployment
Please pray (and if possible offer a Mass) that I will return to employment. Today was a day of disappointment-no calls, no replies, no jobs. It is hard to fight the gloom of unemployment (and sadness). Please pray God will open doors soon to job prospects and a restoration of my college science teaching career. Thank you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 18 of the unemployment
Please pray that God will open doors to restore my college science teaching career. Please pray that I obtain employment-teaching soon. I need to return to work. I am applying wherever I can find work. I am networking and I ned prayers. If possible, please offer a Mass-so I can return to work. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 19 of the unemployment
Please pray God opens doors to end my unemployment. Please pray for a successful job interview this Thursday. Tomorrow, I sign off from my old employer-a sad end to a lot of hard work-and I feel sorrow at the loss. Please pray God will restore from my losses and build up my career again. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 20 of the unemployment
The final papers are signed-I am laid off from my employer for good. Please pray that the Lord will open doors to my new employment. Please pray for a successful job interview this Thursday. Please offer Mass for the restoration of my college science teaching career. I need help now before the job market fades in summer. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 22 of the unemployment.
Please pray God opens doors to a job. Please prayer that those I interview for jobs will be open to my skills and experience and offer me a teaching position.
Please pray that God restores my college science teaching career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 23 of unemployment
Please ask God to open doors for my employment. On Monday the 27th, I have my second interview. May God restore me to employment. I ask for ministering angels to move the decision makers to grant employment. Please pray that God restores me to my college science teaching career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 24 of the unemployment
Please pray that God opens doors to employment. My second teaching job interview is Monday. May God grant me employment. I need to return to work! Please pray that the Lord restores my college science teaching career as well. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 25 of the unemployment
Please pray that God opens doors to employment for me. Monday is my second interview for a teaching job. May God bless the interview with a job offer. May God restore my college science teaching career. I need to return to employment soon. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 26 of the unemployment
Please pray that the Lord solidifies a job offer from my interview today. Please God open doors for the restoration of my college science teaching career. Please have mercy on me and restore me to employment and a firm financial future. I ask this in Jesus name and ask others for the same prayers as well. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Please pray for my niece Natalie. She is 6 months old and has been waiting for a small intestine and liver transplant. She had been doing very well up until last night. She started bleeding internally and her lungs are filling with blood. Today she is hooked up to a ventilator and the doctors don't think she will recover. However, I believe in miracles and ask you to pray for a miracle. If Natalie's lungs can clear up and she can get better then she will get her transplants in a few weeks. She was scheduled to receive part of her mom's liver & small intestine in a few weeks. She's come so far and we can't bear to lose her now. Thank you and God bless.
www.babynataliemorales.com
Day 27 of the unemployment
Please pray that God opens doors to restore my college science teaching career. Please pray for a successful and prosperous job offer; that the "paperwork issues" are cleared up and I can receive a formal job offer shortly. That God can end my unemployment and return employment to me. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 28 of the unemployment
Please pray that God opens the doors for the restoration of my college science teaching career. Please pray that God cuts through the paperwork delays and opens up a good and prosperous job offer soon. Pray that the Lord ends my unemployment and brings me employment and finanical stability. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 29 of the unemployment
May God clear up the "paperwork" and open the doors to my job offer. May my new job be stable and prosperous and financially sound. Please pray that God restores my college science teaching career. May God grant me peace and success in my new employment endeavors. Thank you Jesus and thank all of you for your prayers. God bless you.
Lroberge@map.com
Lawrence Roberge
Please pray for me and all the desires of my heart most especially for a financial breakthrough in my life to pay off all my outstanding debts and start a business to support my three children. I have been without a job for four years now, my savings is already depleted. Pray too for the miracle healing of A from brain cancer. Pray too for God to bless our relationship, keep our love strong and we remain sincere and faithful to each other despite our distance. Pray that God will make a way for us to be together soon. I love him so much. Father God, please hear and answer my prayers. Mother Mary, St. Jude, St. Therese, St. Philomena, St. Expeditus and St. Rita, please intercede for me. Thank you. God bless you.
Posted by: LB at July 1, 2005 12:00 PMDay 30 of the unemployment. Please pray that God answers prayers soon-one month without empolyment. May God open doors and clear up the "hold ups" to a new job quickly. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. I said goodbye to my former students and staff in an email-it hurt and now I must move on. May God heal me and provide me with financial and career security. Thank you and God bless you. lroberge@map.com Lawrence Roberge
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at July 1, 2005 9:05 PMfor my family and for my problem with maged and to get better job and for my debrassien me and my sister
Posted by: iva at July 1, 2005 10:30 PMPlease pray for my husband who has left his wife of 25 years and two sons, in search of a new life. I pray that God will intervene in MW life and bring him home. May the Holy Spirit wrestle the devil and his evil works from my husbands life. Also pray for his Father,Step-Mother, and Sister who have negatively influenced MW. I pray for the end of the generational sins of the men in MW family. If it be Gods will ,I pray for the Reconciliation of our marriage and family.
Posted by: Marian at July 3, 2005 12:55 AMDay 32 of unemployment. May God open doors and break the "paperwork logjam" to a job offer. May The Lord heal me from the hurt and betrayal from the lost job. May God restore my college science teaching career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Lord Jesus forgive my rebellion--I have opened the door for satan's temptations of power and hidden knowledge--Lord Jesus forgive my pride and arrogance--I have been out of work for several months and out of my despair I willfully thought I could discover the right answer to my unemployment--Christ forgive me and reclaim my soul, give me your grace and your blessing--I claim the blood of Jesus over my home
Posted by: celene at July 4, 2005 2:03 PMDay 33 of unemployment. Please pray that God opens the doors to employment. May God bless me with a job this week. May the Lord restore and rebuild my college science teaching career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lroberge@map.com
Lawrence Roberge
Day 34 of unemployment. Please pray that God will open the doors to a job offer. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. May God forgiveme and heal me from the pain, shame, and anxiety from the lay off. Thank you Jesus.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Please pray for us,my husband trying to get promotion for the last 8 years, if he didn't get this time it will be very difficult for me to take him out from the depression. Because he is working honestly, efficiently & working hard.
Now I really need a miracle,My Jesus should listen my prayers, my Mother Mary should give her blessings this time. Please pray for us.....
PLEASE PRAY AS I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK!
Day 35 of unemployment. Please pray that my employment will come-God willing. May God open doors from interviews and bring hope and employment from these interviews. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. Thank you and God bless you. Lawrence Roberge Lroberge@map.com
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at July 6, 2005 9:35 PMPlease pray for me to receive a financial miracle in order to clear my debt of Ja$500,000.00, 50% of which must be settled on Saturday July 9,2005 at 9:00am.
Thanks.
Posted by: Vinnette at July 7, 2005 4:12 PMPraying for miracle healing for my father who is 74 years old. My dad is suffering from congestive heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, circulation and is on oxygen. I love my dad so much and I would like to see him healthy and happy. Maybe I'm asking for too much. Even if I ask our lord that his blocked artiries disappear and his heart disese he will feel and live more comfortable. Thank you for your prayers.
Posted by: Maria Anania at July 7, 2005 5:31 PMDay 36 of unemployment-Please pray that the interviews that I have done and those to come yield a job soon! May God open doors to a full-time job soon. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. May God heal and restore me mind, body, and career. Thank you and God bless you.
Lroberge@map.com
Lawrence Roberge
PLEASE pray for my darling Franny who I've loved for 34 yrs That she may be cured or get some kind of relief from her life long depression & obsessive compulsive disorder I love Franny so
For my pen pal Maria (Australian) That she be cured
or get relief from her terrible M.S
PLEASE-If possible-offer a Mass this week for my intentions!
Day 37 of unemployment- Please pray that the interviews-recently and coming next week generate job offers. May God restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord bring career and financial stability to myself and my family. I need a job soon. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 38 of unemployment. In faith I surrender my pain and unemployment to God. Please pray God opens doors to employment. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. May my job interviews on this coming Wednesday and in the past few weeks yield job offers soon. If possible, please offer a Mass for my intentions. Thank you Jesus.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 39 of unemployment. Please pray that God will open doors to my employment. Please pray for a successful job interview on Wednesday at a Community College. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord bring employment from my job interviews. Thank you and God bless.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 40 of unemployment. Please pray God will provide clear answers to interviews and job possibilities soon. May the Lord restore my college science teaching career. May God open doors for use of my skills and experience and provide peace of mind and clear direction shortly. I have an important job interview Wednesday, please pray for success and clarity at that event. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
I've got a weird addiction that I need healing from. It isn't drugs but its something I feel that I shouldnt be doing cause it's not of GOD. Please pray for deliverance from it. I pray all the time but I end up getting back into it and its hurting my spiritual life. I would do anything to release all temptation from it. Also pray for physical healing. There are too many things wrong with me to name here. I am on ssi/disability so my income is very low and I want to be healed so I can get a real job. I cant pay my rent this month because of medical treatment I had to pay for that wasn't covered by my medicare. Please pray that GOD will find someone or some organization to pay for it this month. I am only 24 years old and I cant live like this. My mom was very sick and suffered a long time before she died. I dont want that to be me. Also please pray for restoration of a broken relationship with my ex boyfriend Alex. I dont want to live in sin with him. I want GOD to reunite us so that we can be on the path to marriage soon. I know for a FACT that, that relationship was of the Lord but we had free will and we chose to put our selfish needs ahead of God and that is why our relationship suffered. Knowing what I know now, I would never let that happen again. I know for a fact its of GOD but Alex has free will and please pray he doesnt ignore what is probably also in his head and heart. Pray GOD softens his heart to me and takes away his pride. I really love this man and want to be his wife. Thank u to everyone who prays.
URGENT NEED FOR PRAYERS FOR SUCCESS IN TOMORROW'S JOB INTERVIEW
Day 41 of unemployment. Please pray the Lord opens doors for my job search. Please pray that my job interview tomorrow goes over very well-allowing for the second level interview. May God return me to employment soon. I am nervous and need prayer for healing and peace of mind. Thank you and God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 42 of unemployment. May God open doors for restoratrion of my college science teaching career. May I have clarity of mind to make good career decisions and may my choices be a blessing to my family. Thank you for prayers. Thank you Jesus for your love for me. God Bless you. Lawrence Roberge Lroberge@map.com
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at July 13, 2005 9:42 PMDay 43 of unemployment.
Please pray God opens doors to restore my college science teaching career. Please pray I get clarity of mind and healing from hurts so I can make employment decisions shortly. Thank you Jesus.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 44 of unemployment
Please pray for clarity of mind and finalization of an employment contract. May God restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord heal my heart and mind from the hurt of the prior job loss. Thank you Jesus. God bless you.
Lawrence Roberge
Lroberge@map.com
Day 45 of unemployment Please pray for clarity of mind and finalization of an employment contract. May God restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord heal my heart and mind from the hurt from others at my prior job. Thank you Jesus. God bless you. Lawrence Roberge Lroberge@map.com
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at July 16, 2005 10:33 PMDay 47 of unemployment Please pray for clarity of mind and finalization of my job contract. May God restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord heal my heart and mind from the hurt from my prior job as well as provide direction and strength for new endeavors. Thank you Jesus. God bless you. Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
Day 48 of unemployment Please pray for clarity of mind and finalization of my job contract. May God restore my college science teaching career. May the Lord heal my mind from the hurt and depression over my prior job as well as provide direction and strength for new endeavors. Thank you Jesus. God bless you. Lawrence Roberge lroberge@map.com
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at July 19, 2005 10:49 PMPRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED-PRAISE AND THANKS
49 Days of unemployment- End of unemployment. This is a praise report-The result of prayer and God’s mighty work. Thank you for all who prayed over these many days.
Today (7/20/2005), I signed a contract for a Chemistry teacher position with a large Massachusetts city school. The pay is much better than my previous college employer, the hours are less, the benefits are better, and finally, the commute to work is about half the amount of time from my previous college employer.
The best complement I got today was from a staff member at Human Resources; “You are valuable, it is very hard to get qualified science teachers, and you are very qualified to teach here. We appreciate you coming here”. This was so different from the attitude of previous academic employers, including my most recent college employer.
Also, I have been accepted to teach science courses online with several colleges, one in California, one in Florida, and finally one in Massachusetts. I will teach science courses for these colleges and at one college; I have a proposal pending to design and teach a course on bioterrorism. Also, I have been put in the adjunct instructor pool of several other colleges and hope to be called upon to teach in 2006 (their fall 2005 semester has already been filled). During this time of waiting, networking, interviewing, and writing resumes, I have found time to train on new software, a new Course Management System for E-Learning, and improve my skills to make myself more marketable in the employment market (as well as doing a lot of praying!).
I must express thanks to Father God, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit as well as all of the intercession by the saints and Internet friends across the world.
I must thank all of you for your prayers, offering of Masses, rosaries, and your kind words of support and wisdom. Some of you took the time to send me encouragement, suggest Internet job sites, or just share your sympathy bore out of your own past unemployment trials. This period of despair was made lighter by your compassion, prayer, and sincere desire to reflect Christ during this low time in my life. Finally, I believe your actions and prayers are a testimony of how Christians-using the Internet and email -can be truly supportive and bear the Light of Christ for others-even if they are thousands of miles distant from yourselves. Truly in this complex and conflict-ridden world, your actions and responses provide a beacon of Christ-like Hope for me and many others.
Finally, although my prayer requests may not be as frequent now that the answers to my prayers have occurred, please know that I will be checking on various prayer sites and prayer intention boards. I have prayed for others and their intentions. I will continue to do so. I have learned much from this endeavor that combined a global exercise of prayer and the power of computer technology to magnify and share the needs of believers with the omniscient God who cares for all of us personally and intimately.
Thank you again and may God richly bless each and every one of you.
Lawrence Roberge
lroberge@map.com
My father Ralph, 74 years old who I love so much is very sick. My father is suffering from congestive heart and kidney failure, diabetes, circulation and is on oxygen. I would love to see my dad walk again without getting out of breath and not use a walker. Miracles are out there, Please Lord may you take care of my dad and give him a new heart by clearing everything up. Thank you.
Posted by: Maria Anania at July 20, 2005 10:51 PMhi! shallom
please pray that i find a job that better than i having now.i had attended several interviews and had sent resume to the job that i desired. i need money to pay my debt and to help my family and i need also need time to serve god.
please pray for me
amen
Posted by: patrick at July 22, 2005 7:38 AMMy friend Brian was diagnosed with Lymphoma. The doctors have told him he has no chance in beating this, so he has given up. He is in great pain. No one is his family knows so he is suffering alone. Please pray for Brian Gasten. Please pray that he decides to fight this cancer. I know doctors tell a lot of people they have no chance and they end up living. He is only 22 years old. Please pray that god cures him of this cancer, and saves his soul. Pray that his parents find out and are able to help him. He is not a religious person, he believes that he's gone too far and god won't forgive him. Please pray that he allows god into his heart. Thank you
Posted by: dina at July 22, 2005 4:52 PMUniversal solutions to all problems as answers to the world of prayer requests. Any works or ideas for such? As from the information age to the era of global peace. Even, if as little as a prayer is all we can do. For salvations of immense mass proportions - completely ending every suffering. As in the international community, government, commerce, management, the educated, leaders, the gifted, geniuses, people with authority or power to change the course of the earth. To such the fulfillment of God. To reatively prove other then destruction or war to fight illiteracy, poverty, and other things humanity must overcome. Eternally enriching states of life. As tears continue to fall mysteriously like rains - flowering love, like the shower of roses til solved. So sublimely beautiful as to experiences of being alive.
Posted by: from above at July 26, 2005 2:50 AMPlease pray for my sister Elaine Hamilton who is having surgery Thursday 7/28 to correct a disk problem in her neck. Please pray for wisdom for her doctor and nurses and a speedy recovery. Thank you and God Bless you.
Posted by: Lindy at July 27, 2005 11:52 AMplease pray for God will meet me.thanks for your prayer.God bless
Posted by: emerson at August 4, 2005 4:31 AMPLEASE PRAY THAT I GET THE JOB AT LOEW'S AND JOE RETURNS TO ME SOMEWAY SOMEHOW.
Posted by: Grace at August 8, 2005 1:20 PMPlease pray for my family health and that we continue to remain strong and faithful in God.
Posted by: Roslyn at August 9, 2005 9:39 PMPlease prayer warriors pray & agree with me for Alan to love me more each day & for him to make me his wife..Please pray for Jon, my family, friends & pets,,Please pray for my disability to happen..Thank you & God Bless,~Ronni~JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!! GOD I TRUST YOU!!
Posted by: Ronni at August 17, 2005 7:32 PMPlease help me pray for the soul of my big brother who died 3 weeks ago aged only 28! His life was far too short and God called him home suddenly from us. We didn get a chance to say goodbye but I hope and pray that he realises how much we love him and how much we miss him. I am praying that with our help he will be cleansed from his sins and join God in heaven with my other relatives who have passed on. Please help me this is so hard to understand but i know with time we hopefully will.
Sad Jo
Please pray for my sister, Donna who has Lupus and it has caused fluid to buiuld up around her heart. May God completely heal her and restore her health. She is the mohter of three boys (9,11, 13) and one great husband. Father, in heaven, please heal Donna in Jesus' name. Mother Mary, please interceed opn Donna's behalf. Amen and thank you God.
Posted by: LAWRENCE ROBERGE at August 21, 2005 12:09 AMPlease pray that Philippine president Gloria Arroyo will face up to the truth regarding allegations of poll fraud and corruption; however painful that might be. May God's will be done and that goodness will prevail over evil in the current crisis in the Philippines. Please pray that 'the Holy Fear of God' will return back, to our country's leaders; and that Filipinos will grow to be more courageous in this crisis and ever remain faithful to God. thanks.
Posted by: tpr at August 22, 2005 4:02 AMIn the name of the father, son and holy spirit. Please pray that my girlfriend and I will grow stronger and more devoted to eachother. Please pray also for the souls of purgatory and for the conversion of my girlfriend to the catholic faith. Lastly, please pray that me and my girlfriend will be able to get married and concieve a child by the end of next year
Posted by: Thomas Pedersen at August 26, 2005 5:27 PMPlease pray that God will give me favor with my boyfriend, Denver and that he will come to know God. Please pray that all satanic strongholds, curses, snares, traps, temptations and spirits that are on our relationship will be broken off by God. Please pray that God will forgive us for living in sin for three months and not give up on our relationship just yet. Please pray that Denver will make a commitment to me and that God will continue our relationship to grow in friendship and love. Please pray that God will soften Denver's heart, tongue,a ttitude and the way he treats me.
Posted by: Roseanna Cannaday at August 27, 2005 7:57 PMPlease pray for the reconcilliation of my former marriage and family relationship. Please God help us to strengthen the bonds and reunite. Pleas pray for my stepson who is addicted to alcoho and drugs and has much anger. Please help my family find the emotional and spiritual healing that will overcome this darkness that hangs over us that is keeping us apart and unable to forgive or communicate. Please rid the demons amongst us that has created this cloud of gloom and let the HolySpirit live within each of us and guide us back together and be healed, in Jesus Holy Name. ThankYOU
Posted by: Anita at August 28, 2005 11:05 AMDear Lord I thank you for bringing Tonya and Bryan together in marriage. I beg you now Lord to remove the demons and evil that is making her selfish and ruining their marriage. Take her heart and teach her to become a giver and not a taker. Give Bryan the love, patience and understanding to deal with her. Give Bryan the knowledge the that you are at work in this situation. God I pray you give them your graces and blessing for a happy loving marriage. God open her eyes so that she can see what a wonderful husband and step father you have given her and her children. Thank you Lord for answering my prayers in the name of your son Jesus. Amen
Posted by: Margie at August 29, 2005 11:40 AMPlease pray that I receive a job as a writer and/or producer for television news, especially in New York City or Boston. I've struggled most of my life with hearing loss. I'm still deaf in my left ear, but I can now hear in my right ear. That now seems little compared to trying to get a job in my field of study, which is journalism. I've always wanted to know what's going on, which is how I became interested in the news media. I know I can do good. I know I can help seperate lies from truth. I know I can bring Christianity and humanity to that line of work. I know I can help dispel the perception of reporters as vultures and snakes. I'm absolutely certain that it's where God wants me.
Posted by: Gregg Thompson at August 29, 2005 1:36 PMPlease pray...
For my parents and the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who have experienced Hurricane Katrina firsthand, that they will soon receive the healing they need.
For Morgan, that he will find happiness in his career and his life. And for his adoptive parents and his deceased birth mother, that God will remember them.
That I may soon receive a job in the journalism field, especially in the New York City or Boston area, so I will no longer feel trapped and tired.
Please pray for me to have a good husband and to build a family with love and God presence in our family.Thank you
Posted by: vera at September 7, 2005 1:47 AMMy wife Clara had a cataract operation on her right eye last week in
Mexico City. Three U.S. surgeons said it would be very risky given that
she has some macular degeneration, "floaters" (dried blood from trauma
manifest as spot images) and extreme myopia which pulls on the retinal
wall, making it thin and prone to tear, which would lead to blindness.
As the clouded lenses were forcing her to read just 2-3" from the page a
Mexican surgeon said she might as well try the surgery because she was
gradually going blind anyway....
I was very happy to hear that as a result of the operation she now sees
20/30, as if she had had a Lasik treatment for nearsightedness! They
will likely do the other eye in a few months.
The family joined together to help pay expenses and we were praying for
intercession to Saints Jude, Rita, Lucy, and Joseph.
There seems to be unholy spirits ruining things. I sense them. Pray to resolve 1 in 12 known as threatening. As 1 in 28 beings without consciousness. For the salvation of mass proportions completely ending every suffering. Let what is deeply within be given immensely. As much as roses that fall from the heavens to the earth. An infinite showering of eternal love.
Posted by: savyer at September 8, 2005 1:12 AMPlease pray that Mike and I can grow in love, communication and trust.
Please pray that God will heal, guide, and intercede in our relationship.
Please pray that we may both know, love, serve, and trust God.
Please pray that Mike knows how much I love him and that our love will grow and thrive.
Thanks.
-Deb
PLEASE pray that I SOON receive a job, especially in my field of study, so I can pay all of my bills and expenses and stop being a nervous wreck all the time.
Posted by: Gregg at September 20, 2005 5:38 PMDear Prayer Partner in Jesus,
Here is a prayer request for Jithin Jose, a Haemophilia patient suffering from clotting disorder. He is our only child and is 21 years old. Due to internal bleeding in his lower back, he has developed numbness in his right leg from hips to knee. There is no blood circulation in this portion of leg. As he was having severe pain on movement of his body parts, he was moved in an ambulance and admitted to Little Flower Hospital, Angamaly on 13 Sep.2005. An ultra sound scan was done on him, which has shown bleeding inside the muscles of his stomach. He was given a high dose of Anti Haemophilic Factor injection (1625 Units), as his body has developed antibody towards this medicine and the medicine will act on him only in high doses. His condition has not improved much. We had been advised to move him to CMC Vellore. However as his condition is not satisfactory enough for movement to Vellore, he is kept here and is under close observation. Unless evacuation of the blood inside his stomach muscles is done in the natural way by his body, which is a painfully slow process, blood circulation will not improve in the leg. This may ultimately lead to immobility and paralysis of his right leg. Added to this, he is having slight fever now, which may be the beginning of infection on account of the stale bleed remaining inside his stomach muscles for a considerably long period. Only God can help him. We seek your valued prayers for his speedy recovery from the present condition and complete healing from Haemophilia. We know our God is a Mighty God and nothing is impossible for Him, if it is according to His plan for us.
May God bless you,
Yours in Jesus Christ,
Ammini & Jose.
Most critical
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A major operation on my slipped disc
had now ended in critical bone mass
cracking up. I seek your prayers for
God's healing and blessing.To complicate
matters, I just had a painful divorve.
Pls pray for me. Thank you
Robert
We pray that the Barrera family be surrounded by the Holy Spirit and lifted through the light of Christ. That the darkness that surrounds them and their condition be lifted and transformed through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
Posted by: mb at September 24, 2005 7:10 PMThis is a prayer request: Pleases pray for me, I am struggling daily to be humble and Christ like the devil fight's me through my family and christian church goer that set in the santcuary and pray .And then they turn around and disrespect me and say all matter about me and say they are a christian.I am a Evganelist and I love the Lord and I want to stay real in my walk with Christ and in the relm with God. Why can't I have peace just pleases pray for me.
Thanking you graciously
Evgan.L.Jefferson
Posted by: Evgan.L.Jefferson at September 28, 2005 6:46 AMJust pleases pleases pray for me Satan is trying to attack me in every way that he can.He working through my family and church members ,people of the world .I ask you all to pray that Satan will get behind me and loose my income that I will be able to have monies for all my needs .I pay my tithes first and I give in the offering when I have monies left over please pray for me.
Evganelist L.Jefferson
Posted by: Evgan.L.Jefferson at September 28, 2005 6:53 AMI am stuck in a dead end job on a low salary. I am very depressed by this. Please pray that I can obtain a rewarding and fulfilling job with a salary level in accordance with my abilities.
I also have an irregular hearbeat for which I am to receive medical treatment. Please pray that this treatment is sucessfull
Dear all
Request for a Prayer. Please Pray for us
Holy Mother, Immaculate Mother, Mary Mother of our Lord Jesus-the Divine Mercy, pray for us.
We Love you Mother.
Please pray for us Bless us with your Divine Grace. As you know Mother I am in Love with your Daughter who is a Christian by Cast and I am a Hindu by Cast. We both cannot get married because I am not a Christian. Her mother wants her to get married to a Christian only. Please pray for us to get married. YOU are the only one who can make this happen Please Bless us Mother with your Son's Divine Grace and get us Married.
Thank you Mother
We love you.
Mahesh
Please pray for the conversion of Cheryl,John,David,Gordan,Don and myself.Thank-you.
Posted by: Michael at October 10, 2005 1:07 PMPlease pray that Lord will make it clear and my questions will be answered about the Catholic faith. I am presently a Baptist but feel that the Lord is drawing me to the Catholic Church. If He is then I will need the to be able to explain this to my family.....and I will certainly need His help to do so.
Posted by: Carol at October 11, 2005 8:04 PMThis is David.
I know that people don't really like me on this blog, so this might not do any good, but i have a question.
Okay, my friend at school has been my friend for a long time, but he's being a jerk to my other friends. This may seem weird of me asking this, but what should I do. I didn't want to ask anyone I knew because it just seemed weird to me.
He did things like:
1. Turning my friend's backpack inside out, thinking it was funny and sticking it in a tree.
2. he did it again.
3. He calls my friends fat.
4. Calls my friend dumb.
5. Makes fun of my other friend becuase he has a hard time like..lets say "dissing" him. He also makes fun of him because he had a broken nose before and now it's deformed.
I know I'm not liked here, but help me to know what to do. See, he's been my friend a while, and didn't always act like this, but I'm worried that if he goes to far, my friends might act on it.
Just a little advise please?
David
Posted by: David at October 13, 2005 10:38 PMDavid,
Firstly, I think you are mistaken believing that people here don't like you. I can't say I really know you, but I certainly respect your commitment to Christ and your eagerness to defend your (erroneous) beliefs... sorry, couldn't help myself :)
As for your friend - perhaps finding out why he is doing it might help. School aged kids are often cruel because it can be a way of getting attention or approval from their peers. Perhaps your 'nasty' friend is insecure and thinks that picking on others will make him more popular.
Either way, thanks to the teaching of Christ you already know what is right and you may soon be called upon to make a difficult choice. In your position, I would try to get my friend to cease his behaviour. If he continued, I would probably not be quite as friendly anymore.
I will pray for you.
Posted by: fidens at October 14, 2005 7:12 AMrestore husbands health, a home and vechicle, financial stabilty. thank you, tammy
Posted by: tammy at October 25, 2005 3:06 AMPlease pray that I soon receive a job as a writer for News 55 in Melville, New York.
please also pray that my parents and the people of south Florida soon receive electricity, food and gas in the wake of Hurricane Wilma.
I am asking for the utmost urgent of prayers and powerful action to save my relationship with my fiancee and to have a happy life with her. I am desperate and need urgent prayers immediately. Please help! Tom God bless!
Posted by: Tom at November 2, 2005 12:15 PMhello my name is brandon i am 23 years old i am from coeburn virginia of united states of america i have been depressed for 10 years of my life and isolated myself from wonderful friends that long please pray god and jesus reunite me and my friends together again and i can love my friends again
Posted by: Brandon at November 2, 2005 3:37 PMPrayer Request:
Brother and Sisters, please pray with me now. I ask that the Lord up
above be merciful to this petition that he may grant a miraculous reconcilation for a new, blessed and promising love and life together again between Rodger and Heleen. Our quest and intentions for a Holy Matrimony has not gone very well the last two years or so, suffering many trials and tribulations that sadly, we have seperated from one another.
Lord please be merciful to us and grant this request for a blessed
reunion between Rodger and Heleen that we may reunite through the promises of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Creator. Please Lord, I implore thee to allow us a second chance, may we once again walk in the light, love and promise of a life together with the wonderful blessings and promises of a Holy Matrimony, until that blessed day of kingdom come. Thank you. Thank you Lord. All prayers are greatly appreciated.
God Bless,
Heleen
Prayer request for Gail Mary Sophia in Ottawa Canada, that she soon finds a wonderful job with wonderful people, so she can continue to raise her sons, and that all the struggle she has had to go through in her life now stops. May she receive many financial blessings from our God, and shower her with abundance of all.
Amen!
Posted by: Cathy Coady at November 4, 2005 2:06 PMPlease pray for my (Maryann)that a mass found
on my kidney will be non-malignant and that all
other test prove to be negative. Thank you for
all your prayers and my God Bless all those who
are praying for me.
Lord, our marriage is broken. Our hearts lie splintered and shattered. I have tried in so many natural ways to find friendship and unity. If we have neglected Your miraculous powers, Lord, it was not intentional. No doubt years of fear and rejection have closed our hearts, minds, bodies and souls to Your creative solutions. Jesus, in this moment of time, my spouse is not be able to seek Your help. However, I humbly open myself to Your miraculous power in our married life and in our family. I proclaim You as my compassionate and loving Lord. Although my faith is weak and my hope seems lost at times, still I know You are the source of everlasting life. I ask you to have mercy on us and to bless our human attempts to find healing through the power and vibrancy of Your healing grace. Please, dear Jesus, work a miracle in our lives that will draw us closer to each other and above all to You. Amen.
Glenn
I pray that God will stop my divorce. Please, dear Jesus, work a miracle in our lives that will draw us closer to each other, and above all closer to you. Amen
Glenn
Gracious Father,We ask for a share of your healing and a share of your peace for Tracy in the last couple of months of her pregnancy we pray that she may not have to use her crutches as this is very difficult looking after another small child. We pray for Mick her husband give him the extra patience, love and discernment as he tries to help. May your will be done. amen
Posted by: elaine at November 7, 2005 8:45 AM1)I pray that now that my fiancee and I have rekindled our relationship, I ask that we move forward to a wonderful fun life together and that all negative outside influences, people (certain people in general too and that if there is connection from these people, that it is positive with apologies, amends and resolutions to fix what has happened) be seperated and blocked forever from her and I.
1.5) I pray that my fiancee (she is a nurse) urgently soon finds a new job with a schedule condusive to my and her children's free time together. She now and has been for quite some time working midnights and I rarely see her and it is hard on the kids. Hopefully very soon she can find a good nurse agency job that pays well, with inusrance and can go contingent (part time) when we get married and have a flexible schedule with good pay. Also, I pray she can get New Year's Eve off because it is our engagment anniversary.
2) I pray for the guidance of what to do with all aspects of our wedding. These are second marriages for us and want to do something very nice, but not too expensive.
3) I pray for the motivation to do our annullment and to receive speedy clearance for it.
4) I pray for a incredible strong, simplistic and fun relationhip/marriage with my fiancee, with the Holy Trinity always at the center. Furthermore, that the whole situation as a whole (with her EX husband, etc) always stays cordial and scheduled.
5) I urgently pray for an very finacially stable husband and great father for Tiffiny M and Jake and that Tiff and Jake have a wonderful safe, healthy, educated, productive life! Also, that this situation always stays cordial and that it always stays away from complications.
6) Pray for sufficient retirement and $ for a comfortable and fun life for my fiancee, kids and myself.
6.5) For the quick recovery of Maureen Sweeney and John Wadus and strength for their family and friends.
7) A big thanks for prayers answered and a big God Bless for all your help! Praise God and Jesus!! Thanks to all the Saints and Angels!
Posted by: Tom S at November 10, 2005 9:03 PMPlease pray for our daughter Jessica Lauren. She is in an abusive relationship with a boy named Tony. Please ask the Lord to open her eyes and close her heart to Tony. He beat her once, he will again. This is an urgent request to save our daughter.
Posted by: Angela at November 11, 2005 10:02 AMPlease pray for the complete healing of ernie from the cancers in him.
Posted by: margie at November 15, 2005 10:42 PMlord, please bring adrian back to me so that we can give our love one more chance. only you can help me now, the situation is so bad, please bring him back to me.
Posted by: lynette at November 26, 2005 5:34 AMHello,
Please pray for me and for my intentions, i am faced with so much of hazzles in my new job in the software line. I feel very miserable at times. I’m also going thro’ a lot of trials, tribulations and temptations which are leaving behind a lot of inner wounds. Please, pray for my inner healing & protection.
Also, please pray for my friend Cecelia who lies paralyzed on the bed (for the last 4 months) and who needs to depend on others (children) to do everything for her. Please, pray for her, pray for her speedy recovery and protection.
Thanks,
Asha
Bangalore
9845987288
A friend of mine who is also a relative was raised Catholic and still claims to believe in the Church, though he admits that he does not believe in certain doctrines of the Church, including some regarding divorce and remarriage, contraception, et al. Without a prior annulment or dispensation of any kind, he has "married" a woman who is a baptized Christian (but not Catholic) and is twice-divorced.
I am a practicing Catholic convert who believes in the truth of the Church. This relative belittles my belief in the Church by having called me (both to my face and also in front of others, including my non-Catholic parents in some cases) a "fanatic", a "freak", an "evangelist" (in a pejorative tone), and "self-righteous" or "holier-than-thou" because I will not compromise my belief in all of the doctrines and dogmas of the Church. He believes that I think I am better than him because I want to abide by these Church teachings, while he does not. While I have, in the past, engaged him in conversation regarding points of contention as mentioned above, I generally try to avoid initiating conversations on topics of disagreement, simply because I know that he has already formed his own opinions, and I believe that only God can change his heart and mind. Also, I do not want to judge him as being "bad" or "worse" than me, because I am well aware of my own faults and sin.
When we do begin talking about the topic of the Church, several things often happen. First of all, he tries to defend his own actions by saying that the Church isn't perfect and then reciting a litany of bad things for which the Church was supposedly responsible (primarily the Crusades and "the Inquisition" [sic]). When I attempt to defend the Church by saying that these events are not only commonly misundertood ( i.e., their scope, who was actually responsible for what actions), he uses the old "straw man" method of attack by implying that I think that no one in the hierarchy of the Church was to blame for these atrocities (some real, some imagined). I know very well that, while we have been blessed with many good Popes for quite awhile, there have been some truly evil people in Peter's Chair in the past. I know that a few priests and nuns have committed vile acts upon children and upon other young men and women. I do not deny that there are sinners inside the visible body of the Church, some of whom are certainly worse than some people who are outside of visible body of the Church. I would never attempt to say that any of the Popes, bishops, and priests, or that anyone else (besides Our Lord and His Blessed Mother) had never committed a sin. Why he insists on setting up this straw man, just to knock it over, I cannot understand.
It really and truly hurts me that he does and says these things, because he is a person to whom I look up a great deal. While he does hold to a few beliefs that are heretical and without logical continuity (i.e., "I call myself Catholic, I claim to believe in the Catholic Church, yet I do not believe what She teaches regarding x, y, or z..."), he is otherwise a very intelligent person with a great deal of integrity. He does not believe in lying, cheating, or stealing and will not tolerate those who do. He seems sincere in his religious beliefs, however flawed and illogical they may be. Also, while he does belittle me about religion at times, he otherwise treats me very well and knows that I want to be a good Catholic.
I feel so torn because of this. Part of me knows that I should be happy that I am being persecuted (relatively mildly, of course), as Our Lord said that those who are persecuted for His sake are blessed; however, it still makes me angry. I am angry for several reasons, and I do not know if they are "good" reasons or not. One of them is that all the while this relative is accusing me of being "self-righteous", he is the one that thinks I'm foolish and that he knows best, apparently even better than the Pope. It seems as though he has set himself up as his own Pope, deciding what others should believe about the Church. Also, Church doctrine notwithstanding, those who do follow the regulations of the Church regarding weekly and Holy Day Mass attendance (of which I myself am guilty of not doing at times) to him are "fanatics", or are given some other less-than-desirable appellation. He says that he "put in his time" going to Sunday Mass as a child, and no amount of quotes from Magisterial documents will make him believe that there is a possibility of mortal sin being associated with not attending Mass. Basically, it seems that any layperson who is more observant than him in their religious obligations or more rigid about their orthodoxy than him is a "fanatic".
I'm sorry for going on and on about this; it's just that I'm very emotionally hurt by the whole thing, and also there's a great deal of "cognitive dissonance" in my own mind about this situation. This man has the capability of being very logical, practical, and analytical about some things, while at the same time espousing totally illogical positions regarding doctrinal matters. He also seems to be a very "good" person in most things, while deriding me about my own conscience and belief. My greatest fear is that he will negatively influence people around me not to become Catholic, and that he might undermine (either accidentally or purposefully) the upbringing of my own children as orthodox Catholics.
What can I do, except pray? Perhaps I have been haughty or prideful, but I have never wanted to be! I only want to do God's will, including learning about and bringing others to the Faith.
Please pray for me and my family, and please give me some advice on what I can do to improve this situation.
Yours in Christ,
David
PLEASE pray for the strengthening of all things to do with faith for my boyfriend,,,, jürgen. may the Lord help him to see the power of His Word, His mercy, His grace , and His wisdom.. Faith is the complete lens i use for every part of my life,, and it is hard to see the faith of a loved one so weak,,because they are missing this lifes' greatest treasure,, Jesus..
i also beg you to please pray for the sell of my house, so that i can pay back the people the money i owe,,if i do not sell it soon, it will go into foreclosure.. i hate having money worries,, because they try to root us so much into what life is not about... may the Lord bless every soul who prays for these intentions and may all the saints in heaven pray for those who help me,, because truly,, we are all in it together,, we are the body of Christ, with graditude,, andrea
My fellow worshippers of Chirst and his perfect glory,
Please help to pray for me that I do well in school this semester and that I am able to live daily my Catholic faith and share it with all those near me. In this I pray Amed. Lord thank you for all the great things that you do for me. Please bless me and forgive me. Amen
I love you Lord.
Stan
Posted by: Stan at December 1, 2005 3:03 PMplease pray for my dad who has macular degeneration in his eye, that Jesus the great physican will heal him and give him his vision back.
Posted by: ann at December 2, 2005 9:15 PMNeed money for rent (possible eviction), cable (possible disconnect), other bills, food and daily needs (lost my job). Having hernia operation in Dec. should not work (as per doctor’s advice) till operation is done and healed. Have no family or friends for support. Need my unemployment benefits to start very soon with no problems. I need financial help immediately. Thank you for praying for me….Steve.
Posted by: Steve at December 3, 2005 1:15 PMhello my name is yesenia diaz i use to be a christian too but i am a lost sheep i started to loose my faith because i have a lot of bad things that are happening to me and i feel that god does not want to hear me anymore or he i do not know i am having problems with money and court and inmmigration i am running a risk of beeing arrested and beeing deported the thing that hurts me most is that i have 3 small children and i am a single mom and if that happens what will become of them please pray for me maybe god will hear you because he stopped listening to me i am going crazy right now i have a court date tomorrow and i am afraid that i will end up arrested please i need your prayers tell god to please help me and not to forget me and to help me find my way home.
Posted by: yesenia diaz at December 7, 2005 10:08 AMPlease pray for the repose of the soul of Rita Marie Mogren 1956-1977. Thank you.
Posted by: Joseph at December 11, 2005 3:40 AMPlease pray for my mother Pauline B. for recovery and healing of difficulty breathing and for good health.
Posted by: larry at December 15, 2005 11:32 PMPlease pray that my husband finds himself and returns to his family. It's been a long 9 months. That his son continues to improve and that all of his sons are able to forgive him.
Posted by: Tracy at December 16, 2005 6:59 PMPlease pray for Eddie S. He has a rare brain tumor and less than 3 months to live. Please pray for his miraculous recovery. I know that with steadfast love and a firm faith, through God, anything is possible. Thank you and God bless!
Posted by: Mary at December 20, 2005 1:21 AMDearest Mother Mary and Sweetest heart of Jesus,
My Boyfriend had an exam today,and this exam is really very-very Important for him to clear,Plz Help, Plz Have Mercy !! Even ,though he said,that it was just average,I really want you to help him,clear this,the result comes out to be really good,Plz !! I really beg of thee,to Plz,Have Mercy,Plzzzzzzzzzzzzz !! This is very urgent and Important !! I really luv my Boyfriend to the core of my heart and just cant do without him,Hes my Luv,My Life !! I just cant live without him !! Plz make him mine forever and ever and me being his,forever and ever,physically,emotinally,mentally,financially !! He misses me so strongly,so deeply,that He calls me











