Pray for Marriages (Elective Actions)

Greetings Prayer Warriors, 

Life is filled with choices and one major choice was who to marry. It reminds me of our current election. You only have their past behavior to judge them by. You weigh the pros and cons and hope your choice of candidate keeps their promises! In marriage, we too are obligated to keep our vows, as our pledge was made before God.

If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others. Philippians 2:1-4

These are hard words to live by unless you rely on “the Rock”, our Lord and our God, and the gifts of grace that He showers over you and your spouse.

Lord Jesus, we look to you, and your earthly parents, as perfect examples of love, sacrifice, and mercy. Help us during all those times (each day) that we falter in our love, shun inconvenient sacrifice, and lack mercy and compassion. We are weak; You are strong. Come to our assistance so that our actions, words, and decisions may be wholly acceptable to you. Send your Spirit and the help of your angels as we battle all the forces that seek to discourage us. Jesus, we trust in You!

Let the words of my mouth be acceptable, the thoughts of my heart before you, LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:15

Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Encourage one another to fight the good fight, beginning with prayer! Pass it on! 

Pray for Families (Chasing Sainthood)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

Sleep deprivation got the best of me yesterday, and I am hoping with my increasing lapses that you are already in the habit of habitual prayer for marriage and family! (Frankly, by now you should be!)

With the duo of All Saints Day and All Souls Day upon us, we are reminded once again to PRAY! First of all, that we boldly choose a goal of sainthood and strive to attain it while on earth, and secondly, that we pray for the souls in purgatory, so that we have a whole league of new saints praying for us when/if we land there! 

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely, Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, the work of each will come to light, for the Day will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire [itself] will test the quality of each one’s work. If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that person will receive a wage. But if someone’s work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

 “The person will be saved, but only as through fire.” Purgatory exists for the saved, that they may be made clean.

All who die in God’s grace, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. 

(CCC 1030, page 268)

So let us join in prayer to pray for sainthood, or at least that we and our families die in God’s grace! Let us also pray prayers of atonement for our relatives that have already passed.

Good and gracious God, you love each of us beyond our comprehension. Forgive us for the many times that we have taken such love for granted, ignored it, mocked it, and rejected it by choosing to sin against you. Help us with our daily choice to become holy and pleasing to you. Hear our prayers for loved ones who have strayed far from you and grant them the grace of conversion of heart. For those who have passed before us, lessen their time of purgation so that they may enter into eternal life. Hear our prayers for their souls, and in your mercy, bring them into your loving arms. Amen.

Eternal Peace, Joy, and Love,

Janet

Be bold! Be a saint! Pass it on!