Greetings and blessings, beloved family and Happy Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time!
We thank God for the gift of life and the gift of the new month of February. May His name be praised forever and ever. Amen. We pray for God’s grace and mercy upon us through this Ordinary Time, and may the Lord grant us the grace to serve Him in spirit and in truth🙏
THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY ~ FEBRUARY 1, 2025
FIRST FRIDAYS AND FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTIONS [Please see details and prayer links below]
Today, the 1st Saturday of the month of February is the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Our Blessed Mother Mary. The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family.
On this Feast day, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, St. Brigid of Ireland (Patron Saint of babies, children whose parents are not married; nuns, travelers, Ireland, and scholars) and all the Saints, may they intercede for our children, children all over the world and us all. Amen. St. Brigid of Ireland, Abbess and Virgin ~ Pray for us 🙏🏽
Today, we continue to pray for the victims of the recent plane and helicopter crash on Wednesday evening near Washington, DC and the Medical transport jet crash in Philadelphia on Friday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. May their gentle soul and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏🏽
Watch “Holy Mass and Holy Rosary on EWTN | “Holy Mass from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy” | Pray “Holy Rosary Novena From Lourdes” | February 1, 2025 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/02/01/catholic-daily-mass-daily-tv-mass-3/
Pray “Holy Rosary for Peace with Pope Francis” | “The Chaplet of Divine Mercy in song”| “Holy Rosary ALL 20 Mysteries | Memorare Chaplet | Prayer in Difficult Times (Powerful Prayer) | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/30/holy-rosary-for-peace-with-pope-francis/
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DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY | MONTH OF THE HOLY FAMILY The month of February is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Family. Between the events which marked Christmas and the beginning of Christ’s public life the Church has seen fit to recall the example of the Holy Family for the emulation of the Christian family.
The Feast of the Presentation (February 2) or Candlemas forms a fitting transition from Christmas to Easter. The small Christ-Child is still in His Mother’s arms, but already she is offering Him in sacrifice.
The Saints that we will focus on this month and try to imitate are:
St. Blaise and St. Ansgar (February 3); St. Agatha (February 5); St. Jerome Emiliani and St. Josephine Bakhita (February 8); St. Scholastica (February 10); Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11); Sts. Cyril and Methodius (February 14); Seven Founders of the Orders of Servites (February 17); St. Peter Damian (February 21); Chair of St. Peter (February 22) and St. Polycarp (February 23). The Optional Memorial of Polycarp (February 23), is superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.
From Feast to Fast: Though the shortest month of the year, February is rich in Liturgical activity. It contains a feast (Presentation of our Lord) that bridges two other seasons (Christmas and Easter). The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd harkens back to the Christmas mystery of Light except that now, Christ, the helpless babe, is “the Light of Revelation to the Gentiles who will save His people from their sins.” Candles, symbolizing Christ our Light, will be carried in procession this day, as will be the Paschal candle during the Easter Vigil Liturgy. In addition, the faithful may receive in February two of the four major public sacramentals that the Church confers during the liturgical year: blessed candles and the blessing of throats. “The Light of Revelation” shines more brightly with each successive Sunday of Ordinary Time, until its magnificence–exposing our sinfulness and need for conversion–propels us into the penitential Season of Lent. We prepare to accept the cross of blessed ashes on Ash Wednesday, falls on March 5, 2025, marking the beginning of the Lenten season and plunge ourselves into anticipating the major exercises of Lent–fasting, prayer, almsgiving–laying our thoughts and prayers on the heart of our Mother Mary. She, who offered her Son in the temple and on the Cross, will teach us how to deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and follow after her Son. 🙏🏽
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=12539
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2025: FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY – FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE | Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.
https://www.usccb.org/prayers/popes-monthly-intentions-2025 (See also http://www.popesprayerusa.net/.)
For the repose of the gentle souls of the recent plane crashes and souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
“Blessed are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their abors for their good deeds go with them.” ~ Rev 14:13
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen🙏
PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES AND DISASTERS: We continue to pray for the victims of the current wildfires in the United States (Los Angeles, California and other parts of the country) and victims of natural disasters across the world. We especially pray for those that have lost their lives and their families and loved ones.
“Most Merciful God, Be “our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress” (Psalm 46:1). You created us and sustain us by Your almighty power. Your mercy knows no bounds. At this time of great suffering, we entrust all victims of the wildfires to You. Comfort them, fill them with Your grace, and provide for their needs. We entrust all who have died to Your merciful Heart. Cleanse them of their sins and welcome them into Your heavenly Kingdom. Give wisdom and prudence to those managing this disaster. Give courage and resolve to those on the front lines. Keep them safe and successful in their efforts. Command the winds and the flames to obey You, Lord, as You once calmed the stormy seas. Pour the water of Your grace upon these destructive fires. Stay them with Your powerful hand. Angels of God, come to the aid of those most in need of God’s mercy. Protect them, guide them, and reveal to them God’s holy will. St. Florian, patron of firefighters, pray for those bravely battling the flames. St. Michael the Archangel, defend them in their peril. Saints in Heaven, we beseech your prayer. Intercede for those most in need. From this tragedy and chaos, bring hope and peace. Turn sorrow into compassion. Turn confusion into faith. Turn despair into divine hope. We place all our trust in You, Most Merciful God, knowing that You will bring forth new life and healing from the ashes of this trial. May Your name be glorified now and forever. Amen” 🙏🏽
A PRAYER FOR PEACE: Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace. In You alone is found freedom. Please free our world from conflict. Bring unity to troubled nations. Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart. Dispel all darkness and evil. Protect the dignity of every human life. Replace hatred with Your love. Give wisdom to world leaders. Free them from selfish ambition. Eliminate all violence and war. Glorious Virgin Mary, Saint Michael the Archangel, Every Angel and Saint: Please pray for peace. Pray for unity amongst nations. Pray for unity amongst all people. Pray for the most vulnerable. Pray for those suffering. Pray for the fearful. Pray for those most in need. Pray for us all. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear our prayers. Jesus, I trust in You! Amen 🙏
Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/
FIRST FRIDAYS AND FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTIONS:
The FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION is a Catholic practice that involves attending Mass, receiving Holy Communion and praying and adoring before the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of each month for nine months in a row. The devotion originated in the 17th century after Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary and spoke of His Sacred Heart. Jesus promised that those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays of nine consecutive months will receive the grace of final perseverance. The devotion is a way to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to atone for sins. The devotion is also known as the Communions of Reparation to the Sacred Heart or the Nine First Fridays Devotion. The Roman Catholic Church fully approved the devotion.
Some elements of the First Fridays Devotion include:
- Sacramental Confession: A preparation for the devotion
- Holy Communion: Received on the first Friday of each month for nine months in a row
- Holy Hour: Spent in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- Prayer for the Holy Father: A prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father
The devotion is said to offer many spiritual blessings, including:
- Increased Grace: The soul is strengthened and intimacy with Christ is deepened through the frequent reception of the Eucharist
- Inner Peace: Trusting in Jesus’ promises can bring comfort in times of trial
- Forgiveness and Healing: Reparation for sins can bring peace to the heart and renewal in Christ
- Final Perseverance: Those who complete the devotion with love and faith are assured of Christ’s presence at the moment of death
The FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION originated from the 1917 apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal. During these apparitions, Our Lady asked for acts of reparation to be made on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, with the intention of atoning for the sins committed against her Immaculate Heart. While the Sacred Heart of Jesus promises abundant blessings, including peace, consolation, and assistance at the hour of death, to those who faithfully observe nine consecutive First Fridays. Similarly, Our Lady extends her maternal protection and the promise of salvation to those who commit to five consecutive First Saturdays in honor of her Immaculate Heart.
Our Lady promises her assistance and graces especially at the hour of death, as well as peace and consolation in families and eventual salvation for those who faithfully practice the First Five Saturdays devotion. It involves attending Mass, receiving communion, praying the Rosary, and meditating on its mysteries on 5 consecutive first Saturdays with the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The promises of Mary for the First Five Saturdays devotion:
* On each First Saturday, after receiving communion, reciting the Rosary, and meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary, Our Lady promised to assist at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for salvation all those who make this devotion in reparation to Her Immaculate Heart.
* Our Lady promised to grant peace to families who fulfill this devotion.
* Those who fulfill the devotion will be consoled by Our Lady and will see Her eventually in heaven.
* Our Lady promised to assist in the salvation of those who practice this devotion by the graces of Her Immaculate Heart.
These First Saturday Prayers to the Immaculate Heart of Mary are recommended for those participating in the Five First Saturdays devotion.
Please see below links for both First Fridays and First Saturdays Devotions:
First Fridays Devotion: https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/03/first-friday-devotion-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/
First Fridays and First Saturdays Devotions: https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/03/first-fridays-first-saturdays-devotions/
SAINT (S) OF THE DAY: MEMORIAL OF SAINT BRIGID OF IRELAND, ABBESS AND VIRGIN – FEAST DAY ~ FEBRUARY 1ST: Today, we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Brigid of Ireland, Abbess and Virgin. She’s Patron Saint of: Babies; Ireland blacksmiths; boatmen; cattle; chicken farmers; children whose parents are not married; dairymaids; dairy workers; fugitives; infants; Ireland; Leinster; mariners; midwives; milk maids; newborn babies; nuns; poets; poultry farmers; poultry raisers; printing presses; sailors; scholars; travelers; watermen. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and Saint Brigid of Ireland and all the Saints, may they intercede for our children and us all. Amen. St. Brigid of Ireland, Abbess and Virgin ~ Pray for us 🙏🏽
SAINT BRIGID OF IRELAND, ABBESS AND VIRGIN: St. Brigid of Ireland (450-525 A.D.), also known as St. Brigid of Kildare (also spelled Bridget, Brigit, Bride, Bridey, Irish Bríd) and “the Mary of the Gael” was a monastic foundress who together with St. Patrick and St. Columcille is one of the country’s three patron saints. St. Brigid of Ireland is the first nun of Ireland, and Secondary Patron of Ireland. She is celebrated as a Feast in Ireland and as an Optional Memorial in New Zealand. St. Brigid directly influenced several other future saints of Ireland, and her many religious communities helped to secure the country’s conversion from paganism to the Catholic faith. St. Brigid was born in Fochart, near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland about 450, born out of wedlock to a pagan Irish chieftain named Dubthach and a Christian slave mother named Broicsech. The cheiftain sold the child’s pregnant mother to a new master, but contracted for Brigid to be returned to him eventually. Being the daughter of a slave woman, she also was a slave, and worked as a dairy maid. According to de Blacam, the child was probably baptized as an infant and raised as a Catholic by her mother. Thus, she was well-formed in the faith before leaving Broicsech’s slave-quarters, at around age 10, to live with Dubthach and his wife. Within the new circumstances of the cheiftain’s household, Brigid’s faith found expression in feats of charity. From the abundance of her father’s food and possessions, she gave generously to the poor. Dubthach became enraged, threatening to sell Brigid, who was not recognized as a full family member, but worked as a household servant to the King of Leinster. But the Christian king understood Brigid’s acts of charity and convinced Dubthach to grant his daughter her freedom. Released from servitude, St. Brigid was expected to marry. But she had other plans, which involved serving God in consecrated life. She even disfigured her own face, marring her beauty in order to dissuade suitors. Understanding he could not change her mind, Dubthach granted Brigid permission to pursue her plan and material means by which to do so. Thus did a pagan nobleman, through this gift to his illegitimate daughter, play an unintentional but immense part in God’s plan for Ireland.
While consecrated religious life was part of the Irish Church before St. Brigid’s time, it had not yet developed the systematic character seen in other parts of the Christian world by the fifth century. Among women, vows of celibacy were often lived out in an impromptu manner, in the circumstances of everyday life or with the aid of particular benefactors. St. Brigid, with an initial group of seven companions, is credited with organizing communal consecrated religious life for women in Ireland. Bishop Mel of Ardagh, St. Patrick’s nephew, and later “St. Mel” accepted St. Brigid’s profession as a nun and she became Ireland’s first nun. According to tradition, the disfigurement she had inflicted on her face disappeared that day, and her beauty returned. St. Mel went on to serve as a mentor to the group during their time at Ardagh. Around the time of his death in 488, St. Brigid’s community got an offer to resettle. Their destination is known today as Kildare (“Church of the Oak”), after the main monastery she founded there. She formed Ireland’s first convent at “Cil-Dara” (Kildare) and became its abbess. She went on to found many other religious communities, as well as a School of Art famous for its metal working and illuminated manuscripts. St. Brigid was known for her extraordinary spirituality, even converting her father to the faith after he witnessed her fashioning the sign of the cross from strands of rushes.
St. Brigid’s life as a nun was rooted in prayer, but it also involved substantial manual labor: cloth-making, dairy farming, and raising sheep. In Ireland, as in many other regions of the Christian world, this communal combination of work and prayer attracted vast numbers of people during the sixth century. Kildare, however, was unique as the only known Irish “double monastery”: it included a separately-housed men’s community, led by the bishop Saint Conleth. From this main monastery, St. Brigid’s movement branched out to encompass a large portion of Ireland. It is not clear just how large, but it is evident that St. Brigid traveled widely throughout the island, founding new houses and building up a uniquely Irish form of monasticism. When she was not traveling, many pilgrims, including prominent clergy, and some future saints made their way to Kildare, seeking the advice of the abbess. Under St. Brigid’s leadership, Kildare played a major role in the successful Christianization of Ireland. The abbess’ influence was felt in the subsequent era of the Irish Church, a time when the country became known for its many monasteries and their intellectual achievements. St. Brigid of Kildare died around 525 and was buried in Downpatrick in the same grave as Sts. Patrick and Columba (Columcille). She is said to have received the last sacraments from a priest, Saint Ninnidh, whose vocation she had encouraged. Veneration of Brigid grew in the centuries after her death, and spread outside of Ireland through the work of the country’s monastic missionaries. As an abbess, Brigid participated in several Irish councils, and her influence on the policies of the Church in Ireland was considerable. Many stories of her younger days deal with her generosity toward the needy and the poor. She’s Patron Saint of: Babies; Ireland; blacksmiths; boatmen; cattle; chicken farmers; children whose parents are not married; dairymaids; dairy workers; fugitives; infants; Leinster; mariners; midwives; milk maids; newborn babies; nuns; poets; poultry farmers; poultry raisers; printing presses; sailors; scholars; travelers; watermen. Feast Day is February 1st.
PRAYER: Lord, our God, grant that Your faithful spouse, St. Brigid, may kindle the flame of Divine love in us for the everlasting glory of Your Church ~ Amen 🙏🏽
St. Brigid of Ireland, Abbess and Virgin ~ Pray for us 🙏🏽
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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today’s Mass, Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Today’s Bible Readings | Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time | February 1, 2025
Reading 1, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Responsorial Psalm, Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75
Gospel, Mark 4:35-41
Gospel Reading ~ Mark 4:35-41
“Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”
“On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to His disciples: “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as He was. And other boats were with Him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was great calm. Then He asked them, “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?” They were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”
In today’s Gospel reading, there is a stark contrast between the demeanour of Jesus and that of His disciples when a storm breaks out on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus was in the stern of the boat, His head on a cushion, asleep. The disciples were panicking and in their panic they woke Jesus and rebuked Him, ‘Master, do you not care? We are going down’. Jesus’ sleep suggested His quiet trust in God, even in the midst of the storm. His disciples’ panic suggested their lack of trust in God, their lack of faith. Jesus addresses them, ‘Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?’ Jesus wanted them to have something of His own trust in God in the midst of the storm. We have all known storms of one kind or another in our own lives. The reason that Jesus was asleep in the boat as the storm broke wasn’t that he didn’t care for His disciples but that He had complete trust that God would preserve the boat in the storm because God was stronger than the storm. He rebuked His disciples for their lack of trust, ‘How is it that you have no faith?’ The Lord is never asleep to our plight; He is always with us in the storm and will never allow the storm to swamp us or the church. He does ask, however, that we keep faith in Him while the storm is doing its worst and not just in the calm after it. Today’s Gospel reading invites us to trust that God is at hand, and at work, even in the midst of the most threatening of storms. We are asked to enter into Jesus’ own trusting relationship with God, even when the ground seems to be opening up under us, whether as individuals or as a community of faith. Jesus was in the boat with the disciples; He is with us too as individuals and as a church. His communion with us, His nearness to us, helps us to imbibe something of His conviction that God will bring us to the other side, the far shore, in spite of storms along the way. In times of crisis, when the elements threaten to engulf us and swamp us, we need something of that calm trust of Jesus in God from whose loving presence the storms of life cannot separate us.
In our first reading today from the Epistle to the Hebrews, the author of this Epistle spoke to the Jewish community and believers about their well-known forefather, Abraham, the father of all the Israelites and many other nations, the one whom God had called from the land of Ur in Mesopotamia to follow Him and to go to the land that He would grant to him and his descendants. God called this rich but old man, Abram, from the land of his forefathers, together with his wife, then named Sarai, who by then had also been very old and beyond childbearing age, after having failed to conceive and bear a child even after many years with her husband. God called this family to follow Him and made them to be the ones with whom He established His Covenant. And everything happened as the Lord has promised it, all because Abram, who changed his name to be Abraham after the Covenant, and Sarah, his wife, believed in the Lord and His Covenant. We heard the parts of the story of Abraham, who followed the Lord faithfully and committed himself to Him even if he himself was unable to witness everything that God had told him and promised him. He was told that he would become the father of many nations, through the son that the Lord had promised him, the son that his wife Sarah would bear to him, namely Isaac, who was mentioned in that reading passage today. When God called on Abraham to offer his beloved son Isaac as a sacrifice at Mount Moriah, Abraham committed himself to the Lord without hesitation, trusting in God wholeheartedly and surrendered his own beloved son Isaac to be offered to God. God was just testing Abraham to see if he was truly faithful to the Covenant that God has established with him, and for this great and genuine faith, God blessed Abraham all the more. In fact, this event of the offering of Isaac, the beloved son of Abraham was a prefigurement of what the Lord Himself would do for us mankind, as He sent us all His own only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, the Son of God to be incarnate and to be born as a Man like us, taking up our own human nature and existence, becoming the means through Whom God would save all of us, His beloved people, by the selfless and most perfect and worthy sacrifice which He offered on the Cross, breaking His own Most Precious Body and pouring out His own Most Precious Blood to bring forth the salvation which He has assured us all from the very beginning. And by this singular action, God has brought unto us what He has promised, and established with us a New and Eternal Covenant.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, we are all reminded of the need for us to put our complete trust and faith in the Lord, and we should have genuine and true faith in Him, a faith that is not easily shaken by the many temptations, troubles, trials and challenges that we may have to face in our lives today. We must always keep in mind that the Lord is always faithful to the Covenant which He has made with each and every one of us, and He is always by our side, guiding and strengthening us in our journey throughout life, in everything that we say and do, in our every moments in life. We must not be easily frightened or threatened by the obstacles that we experience because if we remain true to the Lord, we will share in His triumph and victory. Let us all therefore be reminded of the great faith of Abraham and our other forefathers, the Saints, the Holy men and women, particularly the Saints we celebrate today, Saint Brigid of Ireland, Abbess and Virgin, and all the Saints who had dedicated themselves to God, and who have lived their lives worthily as God’s holy and beloved people, as inspirations and great role models to others, even when they were facing great trials, challenges, and sufferings, in which many of them suffered martyrdom and destruction, but all those things they endured faithfully and willingly for the Lord. Let us also be reminded as mentioned earlier, of the great love that God has shown us all, in establishing and affirming His Covenant with us through His only Begotten Son, Who has willingly taken up and embraced all of our sins, and Who suffered and died for us so that we all may live and share in the everlasting life that He has assured us all of. May the Lord, our most loving God and Father continue to be with us in all things, and may He continue to empower each and every one of us so that we may continue to grow ever stronger in faith, and that we may always uphold a strong faith truly anchored in Him. Let us all be good inspirations and role models ourselves in how we live our lives so that we may help lead many others to the Lord as well. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us the grace to remain faithful and entrust ourselves to Him and may He be with us always, may He strengthen and empower us with His love, His Wisdom, His grace and blessings, and bless our every good works and endeavours, now and always, forevermore. Amen🙏
PRAYER FOR PEACE ~ POPE FRANCIS:
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/
PRAYER INTENTIONS: Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Saints, on this feast day, we humbly pray and thank God for blessing us all with the gift of His precious son, may we be saved by the name of our Savior Jesus Christ! During this Ordinary Time, may the Lord grant us the grace to serve Him in spirit and in truth. For the safety and well-being of all our children and children all over the world. We pray for God’s guidance and protection upon them. We continue to pray for peace all around the world, particularly in the Middle East, Ukraine-Russia and other parts of the world. We pray for an end to the wars and conflicts, and for peace, love and unity in our marriages, our families and throughout our divided and conflicted World today, as we face these incredibly challenging times. We pray for God’s deliverance from impossible causes or situations. We pray for the sick and dying, especially sick children, those who are sick with heart diseases, strokes, mental illness, and those suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases. We pray for torture victims, the poor, the needy and the most vulnerable in our communities and around the world. We pray for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the souls of the faithful departed and for all widows and widowers. And we continue to pray for the Clergy, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious and all those who preach the Gospel. We pray for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious life, for the Church, for persecuted Christians, for all the innocent who suffer violence due to political or religious unrest, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world… Amen🙏
Let us pray
My sleeping Lord, help me to always place all my trust in You, no matter what the circumstances are in my life at every moment. Strengthen my faith, especially during those times when I face challenges and temptations. May I never doubt that You are there with me, leading me and keeping me close to Your merciful Heart. Jesus, I trust in You ~ Amen🙏
Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Mother Mary, Saint Brigid of Ireland ~ Pray for us🙏
Thanking God for the gift of this new year and praying for justice, peace, love and unity in our families and our world and for God’s Divine Mercy and Grace upon us all as we begin this Ordinary Time. Wishing all of us a most blessed, safe, healthy, prosperous and grace-filled New Year. Have a blessed, safe and relaxing weekend and fruitful month of February ~ Amen🙏
Blessings and Love always, Philomena 💖