After waiting mysteriously longer than usual for my favorite `Christian` website to load, here is the most recent `Evening Prayer` for Monday, March 1, 2010:
Angels bless and angels keep .
Angels guard me while I sleep.
Bless my heart and bless my home .
Bless my spirit as I roam .
Guide and guard me through the night
and wake me with the morning’s light.
Amen.— Anonymous
At around 15:30pm, the blessed `Mary` has called moi for a potential job opportunity. At that time, the skies were clear and blue. The sunshine was very warm during my mid-afternoon nap. The faith in the following prayer has brought some `snow` of hope into my lowest part of life.
Novena to the Holy Spirit
You who solve all problems
in that I may obtain my goals.
You give me a divine gift
to forgive and forget
all evils against me
in all instances in my life.
I want in this short prayer
to thank you for all things
and to confirm once again
that I never want to be separate
from you in the Eternal Glory.
Amen.
[Say this prayer 3 days and
the favor will be granted
even if it seems difficult.
The prayer MUST be published
after the favor is granted.]
Here is a prayer shared by Senora Josie during that morning’s mass:
Whispers from Heaven by Al Littleton and Brenda Smith
When I left this world without you I know it made you blue.
Your tears fell so freely, I watched: I know this is true.
While you were weeping, Days after I passed away –
While all was silent within me, I saw you kneel to pray.
From this wonderful place called heaven Where all my pain is gone,
I send a gentle breeze to whisper, “My loved ones, please go on”
The peace that I have found here Goes far beyond compare
No rain, no clouds, no suffering – Just LOVE from everywhere
You need not be troubled Just stay close to GOD in prayer
Someday, we’ll be reunited My love, HIS love surrounds you always,
EVERYWHERE!
As per Maw last night, I’ve started a `Novena To Our Lady of Lourdes`. I really prayed to our `Father` but have yet received a response to justice for TEN SLONG YEARS. I also filled out my `Paid In Full` check and still would love miracles of `numerous spiritual and corporeal graces`.
My hope and prayers have only to do with unfinished business transaction(s) between ONE person and moi and nothing more as per today’s recent news – the TERROR presented by TPTB, who do NOT realize whatever has not SETTLED as per documentations bears NOTHING whatsoever to policy-making, procedural changes or worldwide control.
So here is a `Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes` from the month of February 2010 – `Our Lady in Art 2010 Calendar – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception`:
O ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings; look with mercy on me.
By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileged sanctuary, whence you dispense your favors; and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal.
I come, therefore, with complete confidence to implore your maternal intercession. Obtain, O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. Through gratitude for your favors, I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day share your glory.
Amen.
[Flynn’s comments: The following text is from the Diocese of San Jose website [http://www.dsj.org/being-catholic/worship/a-prayer-after-the-earthquake-in-haiti]. It is almost EXACTLY as it appears in our bulletin insert (Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 16-17, 2010).]
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti, ten miles from the capital, Port-Au-Prince. Heavy damage, severe injuries, and serious loss of life are expected.
Two Americans still missing in the rubble are Catholic aid workers from the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut.
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. About 80% of Haitians live in poverty.
A Prayer After the Earthquake in Haiti
Lord, at times such as this,
when we realize that the ground beneath our feet
is not as solid as we had imagined,
we plead for your mercy.As the things we have built crumble about us,
we know too well how small we truly are
on this ever-changing, ever-moving,
fragile planet we call home.
Yet you have promised never to forget us.Do not forget us now.
Today, so many people are afraid.
They wait in fear of the next tremor.
They hear the cries of the injured amid the rubble.
They roam the streets in shock at what they see.
And they fill the dusty air with wails of grief
and the names of missing dead.Comfort them, Lord, in this disaster.
Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still,
and shelter them under your wings when homes no longer exist.Embrace in your arms those who died so suddenly this day.
Console the hearts of those who mourn,
and ease the pain of bodies on the brink of death.Pierce, too, our hearts with compassion,
we who watch from afar,
as the poorest on this side of the earth
find only misery upon misery.
Move us to act swiftly this day,
to give generously every day,
to work for justice always,
and to pray unceasingly for those without hope.And once the shaking has ceased,
the images of destruction have stopped filling the news,
and our thoughts return to life’s daily rumblings,
let us not forget that we are all your children
and they, our brothers and sisters.
We are all the work of your hands.For though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be tossed to the ground,
your love shall never leave us,
and your promise of peace will never be shaken.Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
now and forever. Amen.Copyright © 2010, Diana Macalintal. Permission is given to reprint for non-commercial use.
Photo: “Weeping Christ” by Broken Lens via Flickr.com. The sculpture, titled “And Jesus Wept,” is on the grounds of the Saint Joseph’s Old Cathedral and the diocesan chancery offices for Oklahoma City, OK, which is right across the street from the Murrah Building Memorial.
Posted in Prayers on January 12, 2010 by macalintal
At that 17:00pm evening mass, we celebrated `Our Lady of Guadalupe`. Señora Josie and her elder sister did the readings and messed up. The band was five old Mexican dudes in costumes and they played the guitars. They messed up two songs. Here are the songs we sang that night:
Las Mananitas
Que linda esta la manana
em que vengo a saluarte
Venimos todos con gusto
Y placer a felicitarteEl dia en gue to naciste
Nacieron todas las flores
En la pila de Baustismo
Cantaron los ruisenoresCORO
Ya viene amaneciendo
Ya la luz del dia nos dio
Levatate de manana
Mira que ya amanecioQuisiera ser un San Juan
Quisiera ser un San Pedro
Pa darte los buenos dias
Con la musica del cieloDe las estrellas del cielo
Tengo gue bajarte dos
Una para saludarte
Y otra para decirte adiosCon jazmines y flores
te venimos & cantar
Hoy por ser dia de tu fiesta
Tegueremos felicitar
SENOR TEN PIEDAD (ACTO PENITENCIAL)
Senor ten piedad, ten piedad de nosotros
Senor ten piedad, ten piedad de nosotrosCristo ten piedad, ten piedad de nosotros
Cristoten piedad, ten piedad de nosotrosSenor ten piedad, ten piedad de nosotros
Senor ten piedad, ten piedad de nosotros
ALELYA (LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA)
Solo:
Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya
Todos:
Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya
Solo:
La diestra del Senor ha hecho prodigios,
La diestra del Senor nos ha salvado.Todos:
Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya
TE VENGO A DECIR (LITURGIA DE LA EUCARISTIA – OFRENDAS)
Te vengo a decir, te vengo a decir, o mi salvador
Que yo te amoa a ti, que yo te amo a ti, con el corazon
Te vengo a decir, te quiero senor, con el corazonYo quiero llorar, yo quiero llorar, do gozo y de paz
Yo quiero cantar, yo quiero cantar de felicidad
Te vengo a decir, te vengo a decir, toda la verdad
Te amo senor, te quiero senor, con el carazonTe vengo a pedir, te vengo a pedir, o mader de dios
Que ruegas por me, que reges por mi, a nuestro senor
Te vengo a pedir, te vengo a pedir, por tu intercesion
Amar como tu, llevar a Jesus, en mi carazonYo quiero crecer, yo quiero crecer, en fe y oracion
Yo quiero vivir, yo quiero vivird, la vida de dios
Te vengo a decir, te vengo a decir, toda la verdad
Te amo senor, te quiero senor, con el carazonAMEN
Santo, Santo, Santo (PLEGARIA EUGCARISTICA)
Santo, Santo, Santo, Santo es el Senior
Lleno son los cielos y tierra de su Gloria
Bendito El que viene en el Nombre Del Senior
Hosanna en las alutrasSanto, Santo, Santo, …
PESCADOR DE HOMBRES (CANTOS DE COMMUNION)
Tu has venido a la orilla
No has buscado, ni a sabios, ni a ricos
Tan solo quieres, que yo te sigaCORO
Senior me has mirado a los ojos
Sonriendo has dicho me nombre
En la arena he dejado me barc
Junto a te buscare otro marTu sabes bien la que tengo
En mi haica no hay oro ni espanda
Tan solo redes y mi trabajoCORO
Tu nececitas mis manos
Mi cansancio que ostros descanse
Amor que quiera seguir amandoCORO
Tu pescador de otros lagos
Ancia enterna de almas que esperan
Amigo bueno que asi me llamaCORO
DE COLORES
DE COLORES,
DE COLORES SE VISTEN LOS CAMPOS EN LA PRIMAVERA.
DE COLORES,
DE COLORES SON LOS PAJARILLOS QUE VIENEN DE AFUERA.
DE COLORES,
DE COLORES ES EL ARCO IRIS QUE VEMOS LUCIR,
CORO
Y POR ESO LOS GRANDES AMORES,
DE MUCHOS COLORES, ME GUSTAN A MI,
Y POR ESO LOS GRANDES AMORES,
DE MUCHOS COLORES, ME GUSTAN A MI,
CANTA EL GALLO, CANTA EL GALLO CON EL QUIRI, QUIRI, QUIRI, QUIRI, QUIRI.
LA GALLINA, LA GALLINA CON CARA, CARA, CARA, CARA, CARA.
LOS POLLUELOS, LOS POLLUELOS CON EL PIO, PIO, PIO, PIO, PI.
CORO
After eating lunch at around 14:30pm, washing and drying the dishes, Maw wanted me to play the piano. And because I didn’t want to go upstairs and waste my time in front of the computer, I decided to play a piece from `Volumn 75, No 1. TODAY’S MISSAL – MUSIC ISSUE 2008`:
`Come to the Water`
(# 629: ACC #120 / CPC #400) by John Foly. S.J.
Text: Based on Isaiah 55:1-2; Matthew 11:28-30.
1. O let all who thirst,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without price.
Why should you pay the price,
except for the Lord?2. And let all who seek,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without strife.
Why should you spend your life,
except for the Lord?3. And let all who toil,
let them come to the water.
And let all who are weary,
let them come to the Lord:
all who labor, without rest.
How can your soul find rest,
except for the Lord?4. And let all the poor,
let them come to the water,
Bring the ones who are laden,
bring them all to the Lord:
bring the children without might.
Easy the load and light:
come to the Lord.
The `bass` stuff (for the left hand) wasn’t written on this copy and I had to make up the melody based on the `treble` stuff (for the right hand). And the music happens to be in F# (or F-sharp)!
Note: This blog entry has been inspired by 20091207-A Rock.
Here are two scanned images showing three pages of prayers from my birthday card, which was given by my parents:
[slideshow]
Dear Lyn,
A Birthday Prayer For You Daughter:
” ‘The Lord bless you…
May He bless you with everything that is good and wonderful, with daily strength, and everlasting yous.
and keep you…
May He keep you safe and protect you in your goings and comings, and may you be kept for every special thing He desires to bring into your life.
the Lord make His face shine upon you…
May He always smile upon you, and may His presence be your daily reward.
and be gracious to you…
May you be blessed with the beauty of His grace, and may His favor be over you and upon you.
the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.’ “
May His peace fill your life and guard your heart, and may His love keep you in all your ways.
With love to you and for you on your birthday and always.
Love, Dad & Mom (December 1, 2009)
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!
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
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