prayer for depression

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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
 
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.
 
Lord, inspire JLCecilia and her spouce
who bear the titles “Husband” and “Wife”.
Help them to look to You
to themselves
to one another
to rediscover the fullness and mystery
they once felt in their union.
Let them be honest enough to ask:
"Where have we been together
and where are we going?
Let them be brave enough to question:
“How have we failed?”
Let each be foolhardy enough to say:
“For me, we come first”.
Help them, together
to reexamine their commitment
in the light of Your love,
willingly, openly, compassionately.
We ask this in your name
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
 
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us I trust in You!

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.
 
So flustered after a night of very bad parenting. DH and I both feeling wore out as usual despite having the afternoon off from work, and overwhelmed at the same time of all the goings on this weekend. Made some poor choices which blew up in our faces and went overboard on 3yo DS.

Just a prime example of the consequences of our lack of communication and the near future doesn’t look too promising. Really need to make it to a Retrovaille weekend, but the soonest we could go is 3mo away - lots of prayers needed to get DH to go (just happens to be my BD).

DH has a volatile temper and couldn’t cope without beating DS within an inch of his life (as he himself was raised), and so flaked out on the computer, leaving me to deal with bedtime by myself. So of course I’m now so far behind it’s ridiculous. This a.m. is not going to be pretty having to do all the prep work and child care myself AGAIN before heading out for a whole day with DH’s extended family. Just hate putting on the pretentious smile in front of everyone when inside I’m just falling apart. Won’t be long before our kids will tap into our hypocrisy and all sorts of ugliness arise from that.

In having the sole burden on parenting, I myself have grown very short and lean too heavily on the spanking, which just plain ain’t workin’. So much standing out to me right now from Proverbs regarding anger and a quote I heard on the radio this week about parenting from the ear rather than the rear. Also a slap in the face considering I have been disciplining 3yo on not hitting. I had sworn after my last confession that spanking absolutely had to be taken off the table. That didn’t last too long!

Won’t be able to make it to confession for another week!!!
 
Dear Lord Jesus, I pray for your servant, JLCecilia, and her husband who are going through darkness and strife at this very moment. I ask that You come in to their hearts. Stay with them there. Send Your band of angels to surround them and comfort them and give them the support they so earnestly desire. Give them the courage and peace to be able to give themselves freely to one another in a total act of love and abandonment to Your divine will. Help them retreat to Your Sacred Heart, which is burning with love for all men, and find the love that they need when they cannot find it in each other. When they entreat to each other, may they be full of selfless love and forget themselves to be constant for one another. In Jesus’ name, I 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.

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.
 
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 death.
Amen.
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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.
 
Just feeling angry right now. Friday night DH went off to his computer room to have his fit, vent and just escape his/our troubles, as usual. So I was left to deal w/ our 3yo on my own, and -as usual- being mad a DH meant that DS took the brunt of my fury. After basically giving up, I had a laundry list of things to do to get ready for our family outing the next day. I would normally push myself beyond reason, but I just gave up and went to bed.

DH wouldn’t give me the time of day to hash out when we wanted to leave or allow me to tell him all the things I had to get done and how much time I’d need - it was every man for himself. So, of course, he slept in and I just let him - if he didn’t wake up till 1, I wasn’t going to help him get up. I hate when he doesn’t set his alarm, it speaks to me volumes about his feelings about where our plans lie in his priorities.

So I didn’t get anything done all morning b/c I had the boys. And, not knowing about how the weather was where we were headed, or if DH would wake up so late he’d decide to scratch the whole thing, I didn’t want to waste my time. Finally, he got up and I went and lay back down. He comes in now acting real sweet, but he still wants to leave in an hour. Shoot, I take an hour just to shower and get dressed, let alone all the food prep and packing the car - BY MYSELF! And he still needed to run to the store to get his dad cards from him and the kids.

2 hrs later as we’re literally seconds from leaving, I’m doing HIS chores taking out the trash so the house didn’t stink when we come back. When he hears me going outside, he flat out YELLS at me ‘Let’s Go!’ It ticked me off b/c there was tons of stuff that needed to be packed in the car, yet he was doing nothing but stand there and yell at me like I’m the one holding up the show! That set the tone for the day - right then and there I just wanted to throw my hands up and tell him to go without me.

Then, without communicating to me at all about directions, taking charge himself, he loses his cool at me in front of the kids in the car when we get lost. He didn’t get the complete directions before we left and we were in an area where nobody’s cell phones were working. Thankfully, a family member just happened to call when we were no more than 10 miles past our turn. As he’s telling me directions, I’m repeating them out loud to DH to back me up b/c I knew I’d forget in an instant. He gripes that he’s not listening. At this point, he’s speeding ridiculously on a very curvy road b/c he’s angry and needs a smoke. We were unsure about our first turn and he yells at me again.

It actually ended up being the right turn and we made it just fine with everything we needed. He’s tried to act sweet since then, but has never verbally acknowledged his wrongdoing or attempted to apologize. He woke me up @ 5am Sunday with a massive headache, so I got him something to take and rubbed his head. I knew church for him was out. Can’t really be mad at him for that, but just felt like it spoke volumes that on Fr’s Day of all days he wasn’t with us at mass.

Just angry thinking about how his example is going to color how my sons talk to me and treat me. I can see perfectly that his dad to this day, after 40-some yrs of marriage still talks to his wife and the boys follow suit - not a positive example. SO MAD RIGHT NOW!!!
 
I beg God that somehow He will help to break the cycle with your boys so that they don’t in the future treat their wives the same. And that God will somehow teach your husband to behave more respectfully, charitably, and responsibly. I really am sorry you have had so much stress and unhappiness, abuse of different kinds, when all you ever do is your best.
 
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.
 
Father, I just pray for peace in this family’s life. May they grow to understand each other day by day and treat each other with love and respect. We ask that you glorify your name in this family and all that they do. Give them a new love for each other and their children. Bless them I pray, in Jesus name. Amen:hug1:
 
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.
 
Praying that you get a little more support from your husband…

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
 
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.
 
Want to go home and cry this afternoon. DH went back to bed after the kids and I left this morning, so he won’t be home from work till after we’re in bed. It takes a lot for me to be gracious enough to wake him in the morning, but feeling defeated - what’s the difference if he gets up - he doesn’t help with the kids anyway and just goes back to sleep when we leave.

A conversation w/ my dad yesterday has me down too. My mom left for CA to watch my niece yesterday, so dad probably had some peace and space to think. He also spent the morning/afternoon with a very wealthy man his own age - eating at the country club where this man is a member and touring his new mansion he just built. Got the ‘poor me’ feeling from my dad - and he NEVER talks this way. Basically came away from the conversation with the message that he has no reason to move back home (lives 3 hrs away now). Feeling like I will never see the relationship I’d hoped would develop between my folks and my kids. Poor dad will probably never have the option to retire the way he’d like b/c of the lifestyle my mom demands and paying for so many of my siblings’ financial mistakes.

Feeling more alone just thinking about not having my folks close and having zero friends and family where I live. Also having zero help with the kids and just feeling burnt out and like DH is totally disconnected from us. Although I resent his internet addiction, at least he has his friends there. But even to them he can’t confess the deepest concerns of his heart or mind, not even to his parents or brothers - I think we both feel really alone, and we’re certainly not communicating w/ each other, so we’re bearing our own heartaches alone.

Not looking forward to my ultrasound next week. After two boys, really wanting a girl, but not getting my hopes up - a sonogram earlier indicates another boy. I had the name Marie Claire picked out and found a novelty item that says the name Marie means ‘hoped-for’ child. Thought that was appropriate. DH’s whole familiy is just aching for a baby girl. But DH never said until yesterday, for the first time in front of his whole family that he hates the name I picked out.

Geez, could my heart break anymore?
 
Lord, please move JLCecilia to ask her husband and children to pray the rosary together as a family every night. The power of prayer is so immense and prayer done together as a family will heal wounds that find no way of healing other ways. Lord, please let JLCecilia see that prayer is the most important thing she can do about her family situation along with meeting with a third party (a good, holy priest) to help her and her husband work things out. Help her, Lord. JLCecilia needs you and so does her family. Amen.
 
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