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Mary, Queen of Peace, we turn to you, our Mother.
Into your hands we place our prayers.
For our men and women serving in the military, protect them!
For innocent victims of war and violence, spare them!
For those who mourn and are injured, comfort them!
For people of all nations, unite them in the love and peace of your Son,
the Prince of Peace.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Holy Spirit, we are a sinful nation,
and we beg you to send us
your authentic spirit of repentance.
We are also a nation
capable of great charity and justice,
so look not on our sins,
heavenly Spirit of mercy,
but upon our sorrow
and resolve to turn from evil,
to fight evil, and procure victory over evil.
Illuminate the minds and souls of our citizens
and especially our leaders
so we can see the error of our ways,
and give us the sweet grace required
to turn to God with pure hearts.
— Pope John Paul II
From my left side and while sitting at the pew for the 0800am morning mass to begin, Rose, a blood-shot eyed, parishioner handed to me a booklet for the `Devotion To The Infant Jesus Of Prague` – A Silver Jubilee edition (August 27, 1956 – August 27, 1981). It contains seven `Loving prayers from your CARMELITES OF ANGELES CITY` (Philippines):
1. Powerful Prayer to the Infant Jesus of Prague
(by the Ven. Father Cyril of the Mother of God the First and Most Devoted Venerator of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague)
O Infant Jesus, I have recourse to You. Invoking the powerful intercession for Uour holy Mother. I beg You to assist me in my present necessity (Here mention your request). I firmly believe that You can assist me; and I confidently hope to obtain Your holy grace. I love You with my whole heart and my whole soul. I am sincerely sorry for all my sins and humbly beg Your pardon and forgiveness. I entreat You, O Kind and Loving Jesus, to give me the grace and strength to overcome in myself whatever offends You. I resolve never again to offend You; and to suffer all things rather than displease You. Hence forth I will serve you, O Divine Jesus, and for Your sake will love my neighbor as myself.
O Jesus, most powerful Child, I implore You again to assist me on this occasion (Repeat your request.), grant me the grace of possessing You eternally with Mary and Joseph and of forever adoring You with the Holy Angels and Saints. Amen.
I.D.V.M. July 16, 1956; Feast of Our lady of Mount Carmel; Imprimatur, Cesar Maria Guerrero; Bishop of San Fernando
2. Daily Offering Of The Holy Infant Jesus
I offer You dear Jesus each action of today, my prayers, my work, my sufferings. Accept them now I pray. I offer You dear Jesus, the moments as they pass; I join my feeble heart’s desire with Yours in Holy Mass. An while You Heart, dear Jesus, for sinners ever pleads; I offer You, through Mary, a decade of her beads. I offer You dear Jesus, Oh, who could offer more? Yourself, in sweet Communion, the Heart which I adore. And to Your own, dear Jesus, my poor heart closely bind; In love and reparation for sins of all mankind then take my gifts, dear Jesus, take all I have to give; Oh, would that I could give my life. Within Your Heart to live. Amen.
3. 9-Hours Novena In Urgent Need To The Infant Jesus Of Prague
(To be said on the same day, for nine consecutive hours.)
Oh Jesus, who has said, `Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you,` through the intercession of Mary, You most holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted. (Mention your request.)
Oh Jesus, who has said, `all that you ask of the Father in My Name He will grant you,` through the intercession of Mary, Your most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Your Father in Your Name that my prayer be granted. (Mention your request.)
Oh Jesus, who has said, `Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass,` through the intercession of Mary, Your most holy Mother, I fee confident that my prayer will be granted. (Mention your request.)
4. Prayer of Thanksgiving For Grace Received From The Infant Jesus
I prostrate myself before Your holy image, O most gracious Infant Jesus, to offer You most fervent thanks for the blessings You bestowed on me. I shall incessantly praise Your ineffable mercy and confess that You alone are my God, my helper and my protector. Hence-forth my entire confidence shall be placed in You! Everywhere I will proclaim aloud Your mercy and generosity, so that Your great love and the deeds which You performed through this miraculous image may be acknowledged by all. May devotion to Your holy infancy extend more and more in the hearts of all Christians, and may all who experience Your assistance persevere with me in showing unceasing gratitude to Your most holy infancy, to which be praise and glory forever, Amen.
5. Chaplet Of The Infant Jesus
(The chaplet to the Infant Jesus of Prague has 15 beads. It consist of prayer 3 Our Father (of the Holy Family) and 12 Hail Mary (of the 12 years of the Infancy of our Divine Savior.)
Divine Infant Jesus, I adore Thy Cross and I accept all the cross Thou wilt be pleased to send me. Adorable Trinity, I offer Thee for the glory of Thy Holy Name of God, all the adoration of the Sacred Heart of the Holy Infant Jesus.
[Each `Our Father` and `hail Mary` is preceded by the aspiration `And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us`. At the end of the chaplet, say: `Holy Infant Jesus, bless and protect us.`]
6. Novena Prayer For Everday (Priest & People)
Lord Jesus, I have come to show You my wholehearted love and gratitude. I am very sorry for all my sins and humbly ask Your pardon and forgiveness. I sincerely beg You, O kind and loving Jesus, to give me the grace and strength to correct in myself whatever offends You. I will try my best not to offend You knowingly, and to do willingly whatever will please You. From now on, I will try to love and serve You better, and also my brothers and sisters as myself.
O Infant Jesus, with the intercession of Your Holy Mother, I have recourse to You. I beg You to assist me in my present need. (Pause and mention your request.)
7. Act Of Consecration To The Divine Infant Jesus (Priest & People)
Divine Infant Jesus, I adore You as my God. You are the Divine Word, the living Image of the Father, eternally begotten in His Bosom.
Lord Jesus, I adore You as the Incarnate Word. For the glory of God and for Your Infinite love for us poor sinners, You became man and were born of the Virgin Mary.
Divine Infant, I give myself entirely to You through Mary, Your and our loving Mother. in her, with her, and through her, I give You myself with all my senses, promising to use them according to Your Holy Will. I accept whatever God may have in store for me: sickness or health, sorrows or joys, death or life. I give You my total self: my intellect, my will and my emotions. I dedicate my whole self to Your service and to the love of my fellowmen through Mary’s guidance and protection. I renounce whatever may stand against the way of the sanctification of me and may endanger my own salvation. Amen.
Imprimatur: (Sgd.) Most Rev. Oscar V. Cruz, D.D.; Archbishop of San Fernando; San Fernando, Pampanga; March 7, 1979.
From my left side and while sitting at the pew for the 0800am morning mass to begin, Rose, a blood-shot eyed, parishioner handed to me a booklet, which contained this following prayer from `Priests of the Sacred Heart – Sacred Heart Monestary` in Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130 (#6159):
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
From my left side and while sitting at the pew for the 0800am morning mass to begin, Rose, a blood-shot eyed, parishioner handed to me a booklet, which contained this following prayer from `The Catholic Communication Campaign – There’s Power In The Message. You Have The Power To Choose` Copyright © 1991:
Lord, you have enriched me with the strength of your word.
You have opened my mind and heart to see the wonders you have created.
You have blessed me with the gift of communication to share your divine message.
Holy Spirit, help me to understand the power of these gifts, and teach me to use them wisely.
Bless all who use their talents to communicate the Gospel.
Guide those who work in the field of communications to use their power for the good of your people.
This I ask through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
I picked up a small prayer from one of the tables near the exit door while my bio-units talk to a couple of parishioners and in the dark. It looks like this prayer could help moi, a helpless case.
Novena to St. Jude
(Helper of Hopeless Cases)
To Saint Jude,
Holy saint Jude,
Apostle and Martyr,
great in virtue and rich in miracles,
near kinsman of Jesus Christ,
faithful intercessor of all
who invoke your special patronage in time of need.
To you I have recourse from the depths of my heart
and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power
to come to my assistance.
Help me in my present and urgent petition,
in return I promise to make your name known
and cause you to be invoked.
Saint Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid.
Amen.
(Say three `Our Father`, three `Hail Mary` and three `Glory Be`.)
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Elderly folks here received ‘Thank You’ card from the priest. Included is a:
St. Ignatius Prayer of Generosity
Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not count the cost;
to fight and not heed the wounds;
to toil and not seek for rest;
to labor and not ask for reward;
except to know that I am doing your will.
Amen.
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Maw was cleaning out one of her drawer (center) from her mirrored furniture, a first as a newly wed long ago, and pulled out a handkerchief, which her late eldest sister, Nita, gave to her many years ago. Nita told Maw to keep it in her handbag; for it is supposed to protect her. It is currently laying on a white, plastic table for viewing later on in the living room.
It’s mostly in Filipino (or specifically Tagalog). Only Paw seemed to be able to interpret the words.
The right hand column is mostly empowered affirmation to believe in God:
EL SHADDAI
* Awit ng Pagtitiwala sa Diyos *
* SALMO – 91 *
The left column encourages the reader to ‘Please, Pray the Rosary’:
HAIL MARY
HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE; THE LORD IS WITH THEE; BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB, JESUS. HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US SINNERS, NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH.
AMEN
I remember listening to a lovely song entitled `El Shaddai` as sung by Amy Grant and always wanted to know the lyrics to this song and hear it in its entirety. So, tonight was the time to find out, which I did by a quick search.
Here is a downloaded copy of the YouTube.com by `DanielMAwale`:
While watching the video, I just cried, which usually means something this beautiful has TRUTH and touched my heart with her soothing voice, the piano playing softly in the background and the strong visual aides. Below are the lyrics per video:
[REFRAIN]
EL SHADDAI, EL SHADDAI
EL-ELYON NA ADONAIAGE TO AGE YOUR STILL THE SAME
BY THE POWER OF THE NAMEEL SHADDAI, EL SHADDAI
ERKAMKA NA ADONAI* WE WILL PRAISE AND LIFT YOU HIGH
EL SHADDAITHROUGH YOUR LOVE AND THROUGH THE RAM
YOU SAVE THE SON OF ABRAHAMTHROUGH THE POWER OF YOUR HAND
YOU TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LANDTO THE OUTCAST ON HER KNEES
YOU ARE THE GOD WHO REALLY SEESAND BY YOUR MIGHT
YOU SET YOUR CHILDREN FREE[REFRAIN]
THROUGH THE YEARS YOU MADE IT CLEAR
THAT THE TIME OF CHRIST WAS NEARTHOUGH THE PEOPLE COULDN’T SEE
WHAT MESSIAH OUGHT TO BETHOUGH YOUR WORD CONTAINED THE PLAN
THEY JUST WOULDN’T UNDERSTANDYOUR MOST AWESOME WORK WAS DONE
THROUGH THE FRAILTY OF YOUR SON[RERAIN TWICE] for both refrains, please replace * with the following verses:
I WILL PRAISE YOU TILL I DIE
EL SHADDAI
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Long ago while shopping @ farmers’ market (Milpitas, CA) with Maw, we were approached by a white guy with gray hair. He seemed to look at Maw and asked her: ‘What language do you speak’?
Of course, I remembered a quote by ‘Al Bundy’ from the American sitcom, televised show entitled: ‘Married With Children‘. I loved that show and responded with a wide grin:
Why? We speak AMERICAN!
He looked down at his handful of coins and smiled while deciding which ones to hand to us. He handed us this circular-shaped object, probably said something and walked away as we took the our coin with thanks.
Words outside perimeter read as follows:
I am the way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by me. (John 14:6)
Words inside perimeter read as follows:
How shall we excape if we neglect so great a salvation. (Heb 2:3)
Words in the center read as:
Jesus Christ
For God So Love The World That He Gave His Only Begotten Son. That Whosoever Believeth In Him Should Not Perish, But Have Everlasting Life. (John 3:16)
I don’t remember the exact of receiving this coin but it was a sunny and hot day. I do recall another person sitting underneath the tree when we exited with our grocery full of vegetables and that person also appeared to be a old Veteran.
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On Monday, the crazed, old woman (Seniora Josie) gave us some nice stuff. I chose a Novena Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua:
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures made you worthy when on earth to possess miraculous powers.
Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). Ths answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.
O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours.
Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
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