Prayers badly needed!

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May all of your needs be provided for by God Almighty. Amen.
 
Langiappe1 said:
Continuing prayer… How are you doing?
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Thank you so much! The meeting went well. My priest and the church secretary were absolutely overjoyed! I’m set to be confirmed at our Easter vigil mass. 🙂
On a personal level, things have still been shaky, but God is still with me. In fact, just after posting this request, I picked up my Magnificat, opened it at random and started reading, and within minutes reached this passage:

“I am begging you, since it is so delightful, never let any trouble or temptation the devil might give you make you look back; never let your soul give in to sadness or discouragement, for the devil would like nothing better. He likes to give us lots of judments against what we are commanded in obedience. He doesn’t do this thinking we will fall at the first stroke, but only to lead us to unreasonable sadness and spiritual discouragement. For once he has brought us to sadness and discouragement, we become frustrated with ourselves and abandon our spiritual practices, thinking God must not be pleased or satisfied with what we have been doing, since we are experiencing so much darkness and coldheartedness.”

I mean, if that doesn’t speak directly to what I was saying in the OP!
Also, my priest is a great homilist and on so many Sundays, it seems like God has put words in his mouth to speak to me. It’s a strange thing. He is new to the parish I attend, and in fact he was installed there at the exact time I came back to the Church. I truly feel that, among doubtless many other reasons, God sent him here to help bring me back. There have been several Sunday mornings when I was struggling with particular issues and seriously considered just giving up altogether and staying home but still found the grace to drag myself into the pew, and then Fr. would give a homily that addressed EXACTLY the problem that had been dampering my faith. In fact, this happened again just this morning. 🙂
My particular favorite instance though was one morning when my parents happened to be at the same Mass I was attending (they usually attend an earlier service.) I hadn’t yet told them I had returned to the Church. Fr. didn’t know that I had been an atheist until quite recently, nor did he know that I was the son of these people. Anyway, in his homily he started talking about how many parents in the church were losing their children to the philosophy of atheism and to keep faith that God would guide them back home. I know this tugged at my parents’ heart strings, so imagine their surprise and elation when they stepped out of their pew after Mass to see me! It was one of the most joyous moments of my life (and judging by the looks on their faces, theirs, too!)
Sorry, I’m rambling. Just wanted to share how good God has been to me, even in my doubt and ingratitude. Thank you all again for your prayers, and, if ya have the time, keep 'em coming! I will be praying for all of you!
 
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 our death.
Amen. ***
 
Ah, prodigal son… Praise Be To God! That passage was given to you by the Holy Spirit, and it fills my own heart with Joy. I shall pray for you throughout the Easter season and beyond…

Vivat Jesus…
 
Hooray,

So glad to hear the good news. Thank you so much for the update.

God Bless,
Anathama Sit

In thanksgiving for another prayer intention answered:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
 
This from my friend in the FB group that has been praying for you… “:For your friend: Through you challenges, you have turned to ‘prayer’ with your intentions for restoration of your faith. That is a wonderful step in acknowledging your faith. Some may call this a time of testing for your upcoming confirmation. Some may say it is a spiritual cleansing, like when we detox our bodies (we can go through a healing crisis as all of those old toxins surface). It we keep the cleanse going, the toxins let go and move through. And then we feel lighter and renewed. It is a process of letting go and surrendering of what we once held to ourselves. You will get there. You are in this time of great preparation for what’s to come. Trust in the process and surrender your troubles to God and know He is with you every step of the way.”
 
Blood of Jesus cover prodigalson2011
Protect him from the snares and wickedness of the Devil.

In the name of Jesus
I bind any spirit that is not of the Holy Spirit
and I send you to the foot of the cross of Jesus
to be judged by Our Lord.

Amen
 
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