Long story short - I’ve had three back surgeries in the past two years, culminating in spinal fusion last September. The fusion restored my ability to walk but, due to nerve and joint damage, I’m still in constant, severe pain. The pain management specialist is trying some injections under anaesthesia Wednesday. I would truly appreciate prayers for a reduction in pain to a manageable level so I can care for my family. God has gifted me with a devoted husband but he can’t do it all forever & I so desperately want to be an active mom and true wife again. Thank you; I know with certainty that the prayers of the faithful are powerful and effective. I am truly grateful for this forum & its members who bring our needs before the Lord.
I will pray for you and with you.
SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT’S
EASTER PRAYER
It is only right,
with all the powers of our heart and mind,
to praise You Father and Your Only-Begotten Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Dear Father, by Your wondrous condescension of loving-kindness toward us,
Your servants, You gave up Your Son.
Dear Jesus You paid the debt of Adam for us
to the Eternal Father by Your Blood poured forth in loving-kindness.
You cleared away the darkness of sin
by Your magnificent and radiant Resurrection.
You broke the bonds of death
and rose from the grave as a Conqueror.
You reconciled heaven and earth.
Our life had no hope of eternal happiness before You redeemed us.
Your Resurrection has washed away our sins,
restored our innocence and brought us joy.
How inestimable is the tenderness of Your Love!
and I hope all goes well.
PRAYER TO
SAINT GERARD MAJELLA
(For Help And Healing)
St. Gerard, you lived your life among people
who asked for your prayers and blessings
in the many concerns of their lives.
In your kindness you presented their needs to Jesus
and obtained an answer to their prayers.
Help all those who call upon your intercession
to experience the healing presence of Christ within them.
Our confidence is strengthened by your words of encouragement,
“Trust with lively faith that you will receive everything from God.”
Be a friend to us, St. Gerard,
and help us to walk in the light of Christ.
Following your example,
may our lives proclaim the love and mercy of Jesus in all our actions.
Amen.