I am truly sorry for everything you and your family are going through. I know that your experiences can make you feel like your dignity has been stripped from you, that you are powerless and helpless. But I want for you to always remember that when Christ became man, He made Himself humble - not powerful and esteemed, but suffering all the pain and humiliation that we experience in our poverty and infirmity. Everyone who suffers in this way is very close to Christ and their suffering is given a great power and dignity, the power of salvation through the Passion of Christ. I truly hope and pray that your problems and difficulties will never inspire you to forget just how much God loves you, how much He gave for you to raise you up despite all the things you’re going through. I pray that the Resurrection will always provide a certain hope, a strong consolation for an end to all hardship, that this truth may bring you real joy and peace. I also pray for the forgiveness of all your sins and all those in your family, and that all of you may be protected from all harm, all ills and all other problems, and that all your mental and physical problems may be fully healed by Christ the Physician. I ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, your and your wife’s guardian angels, and St. Philomena, patron saint against all bodily ills. God bless.
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
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.
