Prayer request from Br. JR

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In the BIRTHDAY thread we had for Brother JR ( I cannot find it :confused: )

Brother JR posted that his daughter was getting married either in April or May of this year.
Originally he posted that they were going to transfer the wedding to the area
he lives. Because he was having a hard time getting permission to travel for it.
Later he posted that he was going to travel to the Virginia/DC area for the wedding.

So, hopefully he has been busy with his daughters wedding, trip. And that is why
we have not seen him post recently…
This is his only daughter.

:highprayer:

Pax
 
Megan7 said:
In the BIRTHDAY thread we had for Brother JR ( I cannot find it :confused: )

Brother JR posted that his daughter was getting married either in April or May of this year.
Originally he posted that they were going to transfer the wedding to the area
he lives. Because he was having a hard time getting permission to travel for it.
Later he posted that he was going to travel to the Virginia/DC area for the wedding.

So, hopefully he has been busy with his daughters wedding, trip. And that is why
we have not seen him post recently…
This is his only daughter.

:highprayer:

Pax
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He told me about the wedding. Everything went well. I need to send a message to him and check on him. I’ll post when I get a reply.
 
Maltmom, thanks. Tell him we are worried and have been asking about him.

Really! He should leave us with his schedule so we know his whereabouts at all times!! 😃
 
Lormar said:
Maltmom, thanks. Tell him we are worried and have been asking about him.

Really! He should leave us with his schedule so we know his whereabouts at all times!! 😃
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Tell me about it. Doesn’t he realize his first priority is CAF??? 😉
 
Megan7 said:
In the BIRTHDAY thread we had for Brother JR ( I cannot find it :confused: )

Brother JR posted that his daughter was getting married either in April or May of this year.
Originally he posted that they were going to transfer the wedding to the area
he lives. Because he was having a hard time getting permission to travel for it.
Later he posted that he was going to travel to the Virginia/DC area for the wedding.

So, hopefully he has been busy with his daughters wedding, trip. And that is why
we have not seen him post recently…
This is his only daughter.

:highprayer:

Pax
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He had posted that the wedding would be on Divine Mercy Sunday, which was April 8th. It is more of a concern that he is still under the weather, healthwise – that’s why he asked for our prayers. Let’s continue to storm heaven.
 
Thank you for your prayers. I’m not feeling very well these days. I ask that you remember me in your prayers.

Also, I want to thank those who were interested in my daughter’s wedding. The wedding took place on April 6, the evening before Divine Mercy Sunday. It was a beautiful wedding. I had the honor of planning the liturgy. It was quite beautiful, in Greek and Latin with lots of candles, incense, organ music and sacred polyphony. There were many priests, deacons and brothers on the sanctuary. There were also many religious sisters in the congregation.

I had the joy of walking my daughter down the aisle along with my son. The three of us are the only remaining members of our immediate family. We thought it appropriate that father and brother give away the bride. She said that she wanted to walk down the aisle with the two men who had been, as she put it “My anchor (father) and my lifeboat (brother).”

For a while, it was touch and go whether I would be able to attend the wedding at all. After some creative thinking, it was possible. She married a wonderful young man who is a very good Catholic. They are off to a great start. They pray together daily and attend daily mass as well as confession together (not in the booth at the same time). They are committed to serving and protecting the voiceless. My new son-in-law is very active in pro-life ministry and my daughter is active in ministry to people with disabilities. They have a truly Franciscan home.

I want to thank those who remembered the wedding and who prayed for them and for me. Please know that even though I’m not here as often as I was, you are all in my daily prayers. I pray daily for those who struggle with the faith, for those who are struggling with the changes in the Church, who are looking for their place in the Church and who are looking to understand. I also pray that God will give all of you and your families that great love and passion for his Church that he has given to me. If I died today and went to hell (which I hope not), I would die with gratitude in my heart and mind for the gift of the Church, warts and all.

If I could leave all of you one single message it would be to repeat what has so often been said, “Be children of the Church.” Mother can make prudential mistakes, like all mothers do; but there is only one Mother. Love her. Cherish her. Obey her. Live and die in her bosom.

I will return as soon as I feel better.

I remain, always your brother,

Brother JR
 
I remember when I first came to CAF. It seemed like Our Blessed Mother Mary was finally helping me to see what it was that she ment so long ago…
It was like she was speaking to me through Br. Jay. I don’t know how else to explain it. It is like she had taken me by the hand and lead me here to find him. When I started to read what he and a few others say here I started to realize she had some how already started corrected in me what was wrong and she lead me to him to help finish correcting it. At the same time these corrections have been going on all that was being gotten right was being preserved and allowed to shine forth.
I so hope and pray that makes sense. I found that I had finally found some one I could open up to. I had the confidence that if anything I was saying was antichrist like in any way shape or form I knew he would either be able to discern it himself or he knew who could and I knew he would do what he needed to do to ensure it was exposed for what it truly was. Personally I believe that this is one of the reasons I made myself talk to him and open up about myself and my relationship with God and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
When I would read his writings I knew Our Blessed Mother was showing me what she ment and I so wished I could take him back in time to talk to a few people I knew growing up.
When I heard he was very sick I cried. I knew we needed him. He was the only one who could explain things right. It was like he had the right balance of the two aposing sides that had been aurguing inside of my head for years. I remember being completely torn apart when I had read that he was dieing so I took my little Icon of Jesus and set it on my bed and knelt ther in front of Him so we were looking eye-to-eye and remember crying so hard begging Him to let Him live. He just seemed to stare back at me and nothing. This got me worked up and I just kept praying and pleading untill finally I looked at Him and stll bawling I yelled; “we need him! You can’t take him yet! Please don’t take Him yet!” I yelled my deceased father and told him to tell Jesus how much we needed him! And then in a final plea I asked Him that if He needed another mirical to prove that Blessed John Paul II and Blessed Mother Theresa were in Heaven with Him to please allow there Intersession cure him.
Why did I pray so hard that day for him?
I remembered a dream my brother had about how he had dreamt he was in a battle against the antichrist and I had a dream of the founder of the group that my family belonged to telling me to talk to my brother. I asked my brother if he recalled his dream I remember him talking about him leading a crusade against the antichrist. He told me he had no recollection of it. It made me start wondering why I remembered a dream he had and he didn’t. I realized the other day that it is because I needed to recognize Br. Jay. In one of our first conversations, when he gave me his first silent treatment, I panicked and sent him a quick email begging him to not walk away and he had responded that he was my brother to me like Christ is my brother and that he would not abandon me. So seeing him as my brother made me realize he was my brother in this dream that I remembered my biological brother having and the dream of mine. In this dream of my biologocal brother he had St. Elijah and St. Enoch at his side as he battled against the antichrist. I had always understood that the twin pillars refereed to as brothers in scriptures were St. Elijah and St. Enoch. It was how I remember it from my brothers dream. When Br. Jay had mentioned that St. Francis and St. Dominic were the two pillars that held the church up I was reminded of the two pillars of scripture and how they were referred to as brothers. I have never read the exact scripture but from what I do know of it I understand that it is in the book of revelations or apocalypse. It was after a sermon that one of the Deacons gave at our church a while back that heaven seemed to open up and I heard the golden trumped sound that I realized that Our Blessed Mother’s message to me is we have to be more like her Son. This is the only way the antichrist will be defeated and that he, our dear Br. Jay, the most chrislike soul I had ever met, who will lead us in this battle and teach us how to fight this battle. I understand now why I prayed so earnestly for his health. I knew intuitively that we needed him in this battle to defeat the antichrist in all of us.
Its been between three or four years now…and there is still so much more work ro be done…so I am off to go storm Heaven with you all and tell Jesus we still need him…
:gopray2::gopray2::gopray2:
 
God bless you, dear Brother, and may Our Blessed Mother keep you. You are always in my prayers and I never forget you.
 
Just saw this update now…I didn’t know you were sick at all. I’ll be sure to keep you in my prayers going forward. May God give you strength, health, happiness, and peace.
 
Brother JR,

I am so saddened about your trial, you remain in my prayers
 
:thankyou:for all this wonderful news, keeping you in heart & prayer…
Hail Mary full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou amongst 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

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Our Lady of Ollignies
In Praise of Mary Immaculate

You are all fair, O Mary;
the original stain is not in you.
You are the glory of Jerusalem,
the joy of Israel,
the honor of our people,
and the great advocate of sinners.
O Mary, Virgin most prudent,
Mother most merciful, pray for us;
intercede for us with our Lord Jesus Christ
 
Dear Brother Jay it is so good to hear from you and that you were able to make it to you daughter’s lovely wedding. My prayers are with them.

I remember when I first came to CAF. It seemed like Our Blessed Mother Mary was finally helping me to see what it was that she ment so long ago… In the days that followed I would go to her asking her what she meant and she always seemed to reassure me with a look that was filled with a calm peaceful serenity that made me not worry about it and just trust her and that in due time if she needed me to know she would tell me. It was not until I came to CAF that it seemed like she was finally helping me to see what it was that she ment. It was like she was speaking to me through you. I don’t know how else to explain it. It is like she took me by the hand and when I started to read what you and a few others were saying I started to realize she had some how already started to corrected in me what was wrong and she lead me to you to help finish correcting it. At the same time these corrections have been going on all that was right was being preserved and allowed to shine forth. In some ways instead of telling me she in a way molded me and then seemed to lead me to CAF to show me and help me understand through you. Either directly or indirectly.
I found that I had finally found some one I could open up to. I had the confidence that if anything I was saying was antichrist like in any way shape or form I knew you would either be able to discern it yourself or you knew who could and I knew you would do what you needed to do to ensure it was exposed for what it truly was. Personally I believe that this is one of the reasons I made myself talk to you and open up about myself and my relationship with God and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
When I would read your writings I knew Our Blessed Mother was showing me what she ment and I so wished I could take you back in time to talk to a few people I knew growing up.
When I read you were very sick I cried. I knew we needed you. We needed to hear what you had to say. You were the only one whom I had met who could explain things right. It was like you had the right balance of the two aposing sides that had been aurguing inside of my head for years. I remember being completely torn apart when I had read that you were so sick and had no means of getting treatment and it seemed like you were dieing so I took my little Icon of Jesus and set it on my bed and knelt there in front of Him so we were looking eye-to-eye and remember crying so hard begging Him to let you lve. He just seemed to stare back at me and nothing. This got me worked up and I just kept praying and pleading untill finally I looked at Him and stll bawling I yelled; “we need him! You can’t take him yet! Please don’t take him yet!” I yelled at my deceased father and told him to tell Jesus how much we needed you! Then in a final plea I asked Him that if He needed another miracel to prove that Blessed John Paul II and Blessed Mother Theresa were in Heaven with Him to please allow there Intersession cure you.
The reason I prayed so for your health was because you had told me you were my brother like Christ is my brother and that you would never give up on me after I had panicked when you did not respond to an email I had sent you and thought you had given up on me. It was later that I remembered a dream I had when I was younger about the founder of the group my family was involved with telling me to talk to my brother. I also remembered a dream my biological brother had about how he was in a battle against the antichrist. I asked my biological brother if he remembered this dream and he said he had no recollection of it. it made me start wondering why I remembered a dream he had and he didn’t. I realized the other day that it is because I needed to recognize you. You are my brother in this dream of his and the dream of mine. In this dream of his he had St. Elijah and St. Enoch at his side as he battled against the antichrist. I had always understood that the twin pillars refereed to as brothers in scriptures were St. Elijah and St. Enoch. It was how I remember it from my brothers dream. When you mentioned a while back that St. Francis and St. Dominic were the two pillars that held the church up I was reminded of the two pillars of scripture and how they were referred to as brothers. I have never read the exact scripture but from what I do know of it I understand that it is in the book of revelations or apocalypse. It was after a sermon that one of the Deacons gave at our church a while back that heaven seemed to open up and I heard a golden trumped sound that I realized that Our Blessed Mother’s message to me is we have to be more like her Son. This is the only way the antichrist will be defeated and that you are my brother who will lead us in this battle and teach us how to fight this battle. I understand now why I prayed so earnestly for your health. You were the most chrislike soul I had ever met. I understand now why I prayed so earnestly for your health. I knew intuitively that we needed you in this battle to defeat the antichrist in all of us.
Its been between three or four years now…and there is still so much more work to be done…so I am off to go storm Heaven with every one here and I know I will thank Jesus for the time you have been able to be with us still but I am also going to tell Him we still need him…thank you also for sticking around and not giving up on us…I know it has not always been easy but we need you Br. Jay, worts and all, to help us navigate through this mess we find ourselves in any to help us untangle all the knots we have worked ourselves up into…
Ok enough talking…thank you for everything you do and have done and continue to do…get well soon and I am off to storm Heaven with every one else for your health to return…
:gopray2::gopray2::gopray2:
 
Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Rosary offered for you today. I hope that the Lord will give you many more years to do good on this earth.
 
Brother JR, you are truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter and son-in-law, and they too are blessed by your holiness. We, too, are all blessed by the wisdom of your contributions. Know that you are in our prayers. Take it easy and we hope to hear from you again. 🙂
 
I have only now popped in after an absence, and was sad to see that you were ill, but pleased that you are well enough to at least peek back in. We benefit from your wisdom. Thank you and bless you.

Most High, all-powerful, good Lord,
Yours are the praises, the glory,
and the honour and all blessing.
To You alone, Most High, do they belong
and no human is worthy to mention Your name.

Praised be you, my Lord,
with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
who is the day,
and through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful
and radiant with great splendour;
and bears a likeness of You, Most High one.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through Sister Moon and the stars,
in heaven You formed them
clear and precious and beautiful.
Praised be You, my Lord,
through Brother Wind,
and through the air, cloudy and serene,
and every kind of weather
through which you give sustance to your creatures.
Praised be You, my Lord,
through Sister water,
who is very useful and humble
and precious and chaste.
Praised be You, my Lord,
through Brother fire,
through whom You light the night,
and he is beautiful and playful
and robust and strong.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through our Sister Mother Earth,
who sustains and governs us,
and who produces various fruit
with coloured flowers and herbs.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through those who give pardon for Your love,
and bear infirmity and tribulation.
Blessed those who endure in peace,
for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through our Sister Bodily Death,
from whom no one living can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin.
Blessed are those whom death
will find in Your most holy will,
for the second death shall do them no harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks
and serve Him with great humility.
 

Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us

Hail Mary full of grace
  • *The Lord is with thee
  • *Blessed art thou amongst 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
Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, Miguel Hidalgo, Federal District, Mexico
 
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 Today Our Daily Bread
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
But Deliver Us From Evil
Amen

Hail Mary Full Of Grace
The Lord Is With Thee
Blessed Art Thou Amongst Women
And Blessed Is The Fruit Of Thy Womb Jesus
Holy Mary Mother Of God
Pray For Us Sinners Now And In The Hour Of Our Death
Amen
 
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