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Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God Frank Duff |
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Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God, Alphonsus Lambe |
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Prayer of the 50th Eucharistic Congress
Lord Jesus, You were sent by the Father to gather together those who are scattered.
You came among us doing good and bringing healing, announcing the Word of salvation and giving Bread which lasts forever.
Be our companion on life's pilgrim way.
May your holy Spirit inflame our hearts, enliven our hope and open our minds, so that together with our sisters and brothers in faith we may recognise you in the Scriptures and in the breaking of bread.
May Your Holy Spirit transform us into one body and lead us to walk humbly on earth, in justice and love, as witnesses of Your Resurrection.
In communion with Mary, whom You gave to us as our Mother at the foot of the cross, through You may all praise, honour and blessing be to the Father in the Holy Spirit and in the Church, now and forever. Amen.
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STRENGTH AND COURAGE
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubts.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to share a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to endure abuses,
It takes courage to stop them.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on a friend.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
BE NOT AFRAID - by Pope John Paul II |
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When on 22 October 1978 I said the words 'Be not afraid' in St Peter's Square, I could not fully know how far they would take me and the entire Church. Their meaning came more from the Holy Spirit, the Consoler promised by the Lord Jesus to His disciples, than from the man who spoke them. Nevertheless, with the passing of the years, I have recalled these words on many occasions. The exhortation 'Be not afraid' should be interpreted as having a broad meaning. In a certain sense it was an exhortation addressed to all people, an exhortation to conquer fear in the present world situation, as much in the East as in the West, as much in the North as in the South. Why should we have no fear? Because man has been redeemed by God.....in the Redemption we find the most profound basis for the words 'Be not afraid': 'for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.' This Son is always present in the history of humanity as Redeemer....the power of Christ's Cross and Resurrection is greater than any evil that man could or should fear....Christ alone can give the ultimate assurance when He says:'Be not afraid!'
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Steer the Ship of My life
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Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to the quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew me in the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go; and give me the strength and courage to choose the right course, even when the sea is rough and the waves are high, knowing that through enduring hardship and danger we shall find comfort and peace. |
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St Basil of Caesarea.
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MISSION PRAYER
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation.
Blessed are you Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the life.
Blessed are you, oh Holy Spirit the source of all inspiration.
May your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and forgiveness be established in every land.
May your healing hand touch the sick, comfort the lonely and give new life to all.
Be our companion on the road
and help us to make your
mission alive in our community
and throughout the world.
We make our prayer through
Christ our Lord
Amen.
THE WAY TO HAPPINESS
Keep your heart free from hate
Your mind free from worry
Live simply
Expect little
Trust God
Fill your life with love
Forget self - think of others
Do as you would be done by
Thank God for all your blessings
Do all you can for prople with no thought of personal gain...
And you will be well on your way to happiness.
A SENIOR CITIZEN REFLECTS
O lord My God please hear my prayer, a little word or two;
I thank You for my faith O Lord, my hope and trust in You.
I thank You for those talents Lord that You've bestowed on me;
Please bring them to fruition Lord, please bring success to me.
I thank You for those gifts O Lord bestowed through all these years,
Those graces and those blessings Lord, please soothe and calm my fears.
I thank You for my health O lord, of mind and body too.
Please keep me fit and well O Lord, your work to strive to do.
And when my time shall come, O Lord, to end this mortal strife,
Please bring me to your Kingdom Lord, and everlasting life.
Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God Frank Duff
God our Father, You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of your Church, the Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary the Mother of Jesus in this mystery.In his immense desire to share this insight with others and in filial dependence on Mary he formed her Legion to be a sign of her maternal love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the Church's evangelising work.
We thank you Father for the graces conferred on him and for the benefits accruing to the Church from his courageous and shining faith.
With confidence we beg you that through his intercession you grant the petition we lay before you. ..
We ask too that if it be in accordance with your will, the holiness of his life may be acknowledged by the Church for the glory of your Name, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
With ecclesiastical approval
Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God, Alphonsus Lambe
O God, who by your infinite mercy inflamed the heart of your servant, Alphonsus Lambe with an ardent love for you and for Mary, our Mother; a love which revealed itself in a life of intense labour, prayer and sacrifice for the salvation of souls, grant, if it be your will, that we may obtain, by his intercession, what we cannot obtain by our own merits. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, AmenWith ecclesiastical approval.
Favours attributed to his intercession should be notified in writing to:
LEGION OF MARY,
DE MONTFORT HOUSE,
MORNING STAR AVENUE,
BRUNSWICK STREET,
DUBLIN 7,
IRELAND.
Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Edel Quinn
Eternal Father, I thank you for the grace you gave to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the joy of your presence, for the radiant charity infused into her heart by your Holy Spirit, and for the strength she drew from the Bread of Life to labour until death for the glory of your name, in loving dependence on Mary, Mother of the Church.Confident, O Merciful Father, that her life was pleasing to you, I beg you to grant me, through her intercession, the special favour I now implore. .., and to make known by miracles the glory she enjoys in Heaven, so that she may be glorified also by your Church on earth, through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Favours attributed to her intercession should be notified in writing to:
LEGION OF MARY,
DE MONTFORT HOUSE,
MORNING STAR AVENUE,
BRUNSWICK STREET,
DUBLIN 7,
IRELAND.
with Ecclesiastical approval