Please pray for my father

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My father needs your prayers, as do I and all of my family members.

Several years ago, my father left my mother after 45 years of marriage, announcing he was homosexual, and went to live with his boyfriend. We all tried in vain to talk him out of it, trying to make the case that the best thing is for him and my mother to care for each other in their old age, and to spend time with their children and grandchildren.

Since then he has been verbally abusive toward my mother, who has been calling me almost every day sick with worry about what she will have to endure next. His verbal and written abuse has extended to me and my own family as I tried to get him to stop. I have been forced to cease contact with him, though I do forgive him. His abuse has occurred many times over the years, and his pattern is to try to cause division within the family through mean-spirited intrigue, gossip, and lying.

I pray he will return to his rightful place as a son of God and show charity within our family. I have had to accept the painful reality that I never had nor ever will have the father I feel I need, one who sets an example of kindness and generosity, of showing reverence and respect for all people, and especially my children.

Please, pray for a miracle with our family. I am dedicating part of my daily rosary to that purpose.

Yours in Christ,

James
 
Praying for your father, mother and the rest of your family.
 
O dear Jesus,
I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family.
May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.
I beg You, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us, absent and present, living
and dead.

O Mary,
loving Mother of Jesus,
and our Mother,
pray to Jesus for our family,
for all the families of the world,
to guard the cradle of the newborn,
the schools of the young and their vocations.

Blessed Saint Joseph,
holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers
in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that special grace
which He granted to you,
to watch over our home
at the pillow of the sick and the dying,
so that with Mary and with you,
heaven may find our family unbroken
in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Amen.
 
I will pray for your family and ask for the intercession of St. Dymphna (who while invoked against mental infirmities, also has patronage over family harmony).
 
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen

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.

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 by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do 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

Glory to God,
Source of all being,
Eternal Word and Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning,
Is now and shall be forever.
Amen
 
Praying for your intentions….

Lord Jesus, You have said,
“Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.”
With confidence in Your loving heart
which offers rest to weary souls,
we come to You in this time of special need.
In Your unfailing love,
read the prayer that is written on our hearts,
and grant the grace that we ask of You,
in accordance with Your holy will.
In Your name we pray.
Amen.
 
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen
 
Dear Lord please help James’ mother and the family to find the best way to handle this bitter man. You asked us to pray for those who turn themselves into our enemies, and the family is praying for this man, but they need Your help. James’ other and her family have already endured a great deal…please give them healing and strength.
Please flood Your healing grace into the mind and behavior of James’ Dad.
Lord have mercy on this family.
 
Father in Heaven, grant convert James’ father back to You and his loving family, make him realise what it is to be a father to his family, grant that he may return to his family and treat them with the love and respect which is their due. In Christ’s name. Amen.
 
Prayer for your family
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day out daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
Amen
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