Life in despair

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I’m hopeless. My life has always been so. Sicknesses, life failures, financial crisis and whatnot. Sometimes, I wonder if God Himself is also tired of me - my only one Hope. I’m broke. My employers terminated my job citing company’s financial disaster. To sincerely ask God for His divine intervention, I finished novena prayers (infant Jesus of Prague and the other - to Saint Jude who is considered Saint Patron lost causes and hope) but it looks like I will have to be on it again.

Due soon is rental fees and other miscellany of things. Went to apply for loan but it’s next to impossible. But then, that was exactly why I asked God for urgent help.

Tonight, I want to do novena prayers again for nine hours (yes, even if it means staying up half the night). Fellow Catholic friends, please advise this desperate soul if there are any other particular novena prayers for a situation like mine. I’m on the verge of complete breakdown.
 
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I don’t really know any Novenas but will pray for you. Hopefully everything will be better!
 
Praying for you. Also, do you have a Catholic Charities office near you? They may help you find support.
 
Thank you but I don’t know how to use the rosary. I’ve always prayed to the three figures of the Holy Trinity, and am therefore hardly ever used a rosary.

Could you suggest me any other novenas pls? Is it okay if I just continue with the Infant Jesus of Prague? (With the 13 blessed souls - for employment).
 
Even if you don’t know how to pray the rosary, it’s never to late to learn. It’s not difficult at all. You don’t even have to use rosary beads. You can use your 10 fingers to keep track of the prayers or use an online guide. Nevertheless, if you don’t choose to pray the rosary, it is perfectly ok to continue with the Infant Jesus of Prague.

Other options are Novena to St. Cajetan - Patron of Job seekers


Or this one to St. Joseph

 
Oh, I do use fingers to keep track (counts) !!

Thank you for the suggestion and advice.
 
Prayers.

Remember, prayers and novenas are not magic, they never promise us jobs or money. We pray “not my will but yours be done”.
 
Indeed. As difficult as such situations are, the Lord reserves the right to test our perseverance. His will may be a change of locations, a change of occupations, a change of…well, that has yet to be revealed.

How about contacting Parish, Archdiocese, municipal, county, state or federal agencies for assistance? Employment security? SSI? if you have a phone, start lighting up the phone lines.

Despair is leading you into a pit. You will receive the grace to fight - but not until you ask for it - bearing in mind that you must be willing to accept whatever the Lord sends your way.

Certainly no hero here, but I have faced immanent death from any or all of three cancers - all three cancers simultaneously in 2014-2015. I let go of everything and gave everything to the Lord. When I trusted Him, He handed my very life back to me.

Has it been a rose garden? By no means! Seven years of constant cancer treatment, then dealing with transplant rejection issues. Yet, by my forcing myself to be small and acknowledging God’s greatness, I have received what I needed.

It does not require strength - it requires weakness, and we all possess that.
 
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Has it been a rose garden? By no means! Seven years of constant cancer treatment, then dealing with transplant rejection issues. Yet, by my forcing myself to be small and acknowledging God’s greatness, I have received what I needed.

It does not require strength - it requires weakness, and we all possess that.
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Transplant is one of if not the biggest medical battle, I admire you!!

“It does not require strength - it requires weakness and we all possess that” I honestly would buy that T-shirt!!
 
You don’t need to say special prayers. I think “Help me Jesus” said over and over works well. You could read some Psalms maybe.
I said the Rosary for you at Holy Hour.
I hope it helps.
God bless
 
One novena I particularly like is the Novena of Surrender to Jesus. Pray for your intention(s) and put it in Jesus’ hands.

I will also pray for you.
 
Thank you so much, God bless!!

Reading all the comments/opinions/intentions here has given me so much courage, which otherwise ,I thought would be impossible to even imagine. Thank you once again friends. God be with you always.Amen!!
 
I do know special prayers aren’t meant to be a magic to give us jobs and stuffs. But at least , they give me hope. The worst feeling is being hopelessly suffering without knowing WHAT DO I DO? Even so, I fall into the pit of hopelessness time and again. What I am thankful for most is, at least my parents aren’t broke as I am. It gives me peace and I thank the Lord.

Kudos to you for being a fighter. That’s a true spirit of a warrior who never gives up. God surely blessed you for being such.I wish I had half the strength as yours. Born premature, I’ve had several health issues. To this day, I’m “fighting” but perhaps not with as much resilience as you did when you fought cancer. My health issues prevented me from going to medical school, and that’s that. I considered myself a biggest flop and misery of the century. I failed to see any other fields that would draw me and my interest. What I did after that is a tale of confusion, struggles and etc.

God bless you always.
 
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Have faith. Offer your suffering to God. Only pain without faith leads to despair.
 
There is much negative in your life to focus on, and I cannot blame you at all for calling these thing to mind from time to time.

However, we all must also fight our fallen tendency to see the lack, the missing, the defective. What we miss is all of the positives. You are alive, you still have God in your life and even though you are in a transition, and the future is completely uncertain, what you do have is God with you right now.

He knows what you are made of. He knows your needs. Were He to answer your petitions as you have asked, you would emerge no stronger. It is only through testing that we are purified and strengthened. Many would suggest that you read the book of Job - but that is a rahter long slog and requires more attention span than I can manage most of the time.

Rather, consider the Book of Tobit, aka the “mini-Job.” It is a model of simple faith and perseverance through almost every human calamity known. In the end,the Lord revealed, via an Archangel, that all along it was His plan to test their faith.

Did they know that at the time? No! But, they kept their faith and kept on keeping on. They were rewarded for that endurance. If depression haunts you, have you spoken with doctor? No insurance? A public health clinic will be glad to help.

You are asking for help here, and in the spiritual sense, you are receiving it. Financial and medical help will require some action on your part.

This life is short. Our end approaches. Bear that in mind and always remember the promises made by God. He will not relent on anything He has promised - especially if we constantly seek Him with faith

Pax et bonum.
 
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