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Dear CAF Members and Family in Christ, May I kindly ask you to refrain from giving out your email or any of your contact information publicly on this Forum and anywhere on CAF. This may (and let me stress that word may) cause you an infraction on CAF. ← However, I am not 100% sure about this. I’m really sorry for sounding so rude and bossy but I just don’t want to see any of you in trouble.
Venerable, Mother Thecla Merlo
Venerable, Mother Thecla Merlo
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De_Micoli
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Hello everyone,
Please let me introduce you to a Maltese - the Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani.
Maria Teresa (Adeodata) lived for 25 years in perfect observance of a cloistered life at St. Peter’s Monastery at Mdina, Malta, as a Benedictine nun consecrated to God. She was renowned for her spirit of self-sacrifice and self-denial. Many people claimed miraculous cures and other graces from God through Adeodata’s intercession. Hence she was declared venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1898 and beatified on 9th May 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Today, the Benedictines can do very little, besides prayer, from behind the historic walls of their monastery. The time has come for the laity, under the guidance of the Church, to start working for Blessed Adeodata’s canonisation.
The above is just a humble attempt of introducing…
May God Bless You all
Please let me introduce you to a Maltese - the Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani.
Maria Teresa (Adeodata) lived for 25 years in perfect observance of a cloistered life at St. Peter’s Monastery at Mdina, Malta, as a Benedictine nun consecrated to God. She was renowned for her spirit of self-sacrifice and self-denial. Many people claimed miraculous cures and other graces from God through Adeodata’s intercession. Hence she was declared venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1898 and beatified on 9th May 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Today, the Benedictines can do very little, besides prayer, from behind the historic walls of their monastery. The time has come for the laity, under the guidance of the Church, to start working for Blessed Adeodata’s canonisation.
The above is just a humble attempt of introducing…
May God Bless You all
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De_Micoli
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Dear all,
I take this oppurtunity to introduce you to the Blessed Ignatius (Known locally as Nazju) Falzon (July 1, 1813 – July 1, 1865). A Maltese cleric who was beatified in 2001.
Falzon was born to Francis Joseph Falzon, a judge, and Mary Teresa Falzon, the daughter of a judge. He had three brothers; all four became lawyers, and two of the brothers entered the priesthood. Nazju Falzon himself received minor orders at 15, and earned his degree in theology. He taught catechism to local children.
Falzon also worked with the British soldiers and sailors who were stationed on Malta, a British protectorate. He would seek out the men at the places to which they were assigned. Those who were interested were brought to his own home for services. As more grew interested, he was forced to move, finding a new home for his work at a Jesuit church in Valletta. Falzon imported simple texts in various vernacular languages, distributing them to his flock to read; he was also a writer, responsible for The Comfort of the Christian Soul. He became a mentor to those who remained on the island, serving them as pastor and performing marriages, baptisms, and funerals.
Nazju Falzon died on his 52nd birthday, and is buried in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the Church of the Franciscan Minors, Mary of Jesus, Valletta.
Veneration
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001—the beatification miracle involved the complete healing, in 1981, of a man stricken with cancer.
May God be with You and May God Bless You.
De Micoli
I take this oppurtunity to introduce you to the Blessed Ignatius (Known locally as Nazju) Falzon (July 1, 1813 – July 1, 1865). A Maltese cleric who was beatified in 2001.
Falzon was born to Francis Joseph Falzon, a judge, and Mary Teresa Falzon, the daughter of a judge. He had three brothers; all four became lawyers, and two of the brothers entered the priesthood. Nazju Falzon himself received minor orders at 15, and earned his degree in theology. He taught catechism to local children.
Falzon also worked with the British soldiers and sailors who were stationed on Malta, a British protectorate. He would seek out the men at the places to which they were assigned. Those who were interested were brought to his own home for services. As more grew interested, he was forced to move, finding a new home for his work at a Jesuit church in Valletta. Falzon imported simple texts in various vernacular languages, distributing them to his flock to read; he was also a writer, responsible for The Comfort of the Christian Soul. He became a mentor to those who remained on the island, serving them as pastor and performing marriages, baptisms, and funerals.
Nazju Falzon died on his 52nd birthday, and is buried in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the Church of the Franciscan Minors, Mary of Jesus, Valletta.
Veneration
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001—the beatification miracle involved the complete healing, in 1981, of a man stricken with cancer.
May God be with You and May God Bless You.
De Micoli
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SonOfCarmel
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I’d like to ask everyone to pray for the beatification of Mother Angeline Teresa, the Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. You can find out more and request relic badges at carmelitesisters.com
In Holy Mother Church,
son of carmel.
In Holy Mother Church,
son of carmel.
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Viva_Christus
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Hi! Do You Know what is the Address of the Postulator General of St. Geltrude Comensoli? Thank You! God Bless!
-Viva Christus :)
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realcatholic15
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Viva Christus, I thought they stopped distributing relics of her since February of this year.
But you could always try!
But you could always try!
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goforgoal
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SonofCarmel- God bless you for thinking and remembering to Pray for the Sainthood of Venerable Mother M. Angeline Teresa McCrory, O.Carm what a wonderful person she was to think of everyone from children to our elderly brothers and sisters in Christ.
motherangeline.blogspot.ca/p/reflections-of-mother-angeline.html
I Pray that she will one day be counted amongst the Saints as well as the many Holy men and women who have been mentioned on this thread.
De Micoli- God bless you for mentioning and making aware the lesser known Saints or those who are in the process of Sainthood. I’ll have to do some research on the Holy men and women that you mention but in the meantime here is another thread that you (or others) may want to check out and even make them more known there.
The thread is titled, “Tell us about your devotion to a rather unknown saint/blessed” started by CAF user karoleck (I apologize if I mentioned this in past posts already)
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=639270
God bless,
goforgoal
motherangeline.blogspot.ca/p/reflections-of-mother-angeline.html
I Pray that she will one day be counted amongst the Saints as well as the many Holy men and women who have been mentioned on this thread.
De Micoli- God bless you for mentioning and making aware the lesser known Saints or those who are in the process of Sainthood. I’ll have to do some research on the Holy men and women that you mention but in the meantime here is another thread that you (or others) may want to check out and even make them more known there.
The thread is titled, “Tell us about your devotion to a rather unknown saint/blessed” started by CAF user karoleck (I apologize if I mentioned this in past posts already)
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=639270
God bless,
goforgoal
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ephrem_joyce
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can the caf members can help us by giving the contacts of postulators.for requesting 1st clas relics of saints and beato for 4 public veneration from india.bro.ephrem
email.: jesuchiama@gmail.com
email.: jesuchiama@gmail.com
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ephrem_joyce
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plz giv me the contacts
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Stephenkumar
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until you get your bishop’s letter and a small donation, you may not get relics from indian vice postulators.
this is what i came to know when i requested the relics.
thank you.
stephenkumar
India
this is what i came to know when i requested the relics.
thank you.
stephenkumar
India
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ephrem_joyce
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ephrem_joyce
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i kindly request u all to give me the addre$ of the postulators.bro.vinod
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Dizet
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Viva Cristo Rey
Let us thank the Lord for all the blessing we receive.
Yesterday, I received an envelope from a Priest-friend containing some relic cards and may i share my joy with you. I received the following items
Ex Indumentis Pius PP xii
Ex Indumentis Sts. Versiglia and Caravario
Cloth touched to bones of St Margareth Mary Alacoque
Ex Indumentis Philip Rinaldi
Ex Indumentis Augustus Czartoryski
wax- Agnus Dei
petals from the tomb of St. Faustina
Thank you Lord for this blessed Items. Please bless the Postulators, Relators, Custodians who help each other to acquire, be blessed by this Holy items. and lastly Lord, thank you for giving us the saints to be our friends and companion in our journey to you.
God bless us all
Let us thank the Lord for all the blessing we receive.
Yesterday, I received an envelope from a Priest-friend containing some relic cards and may i share my joy with you. I received the following items
Ex Indumentis Pius PP xii
Ex Indumentis Sts. Versiglia and Caravario
Cloth touched to bones of St Margareth Mary Alacoque
Ex Indumentis Philip Rinaldi
Ex Indumentis Augustus Czartoryski
wax- Agnus Dei
petals from the tomb of St. Faustina
Thank you Lord for this blessed Items. Please bless the Postulators, Relators, Custodians who help each other to acquire, be blessed by this Holy items. and lastly Lord, thank you for giving us the saints to be our friends and companion in our journey to you.
God bless us all
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goforgoal
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Dizet- Thank you and God bless you for sharing all the beautiful gifts you have received from your Priest friend.
Thank you for mentioning all those who distribute these Devotional items and thank you for mentioning all those who keep and distribute these Devotional items as well.
Yes, we also and must thank Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Mother, All the Angels, and All the Saints.
My sincere apologies if everything is so confused I’m going through my list, emails, documents, and pictures and everything is a bit mixed up so again I sincerely apologize for any confusion.
May. 3rd, 2013, Friday- I received a package from St. Maron Annaya Monastery with all my heart I am grateful that they sent me 3 biography pamphlets on** St. Charbel Makhlouf**, 5 Relic Medals, a numerous amount of Relic Prayer cards of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a numerous amount of Prayer cards, and 10 cottons of blessed Holy Oil of St. Charbel Makhlouf (I’m not really sure but they have a burgundy cloth attached to St. Charbel Makhlouf’s prayer card). I also received a numerous amount of Prayer cards of Blessed Br. Estephan Nehmé
Please do take note that only one Relic Medal and one cotton is in the photograph I did receive more but I gave the extra ones away to family, friends, and those who needed them.
Thank you God for blessing us with all of your Holy Saints and Holy men and women in Heaven.
Thank you for mentioning all those who distribute these Devotional items and thank you for mentioning all those who keep and distribute these Devotional items as well.
Yes, we also and must thank Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Mother, All the Angels, and All the Saints.
My sincere apologies if everything is so confused I’m going through my list, emails, documents, and pictures and everything is a bit mixed up so again I sincerely apologize for any confusion.
May. 3rd, 2013, Friday- I received a package from St. Maron Annaya Monastery with all my heart I am grateful that they sent me 3 biography pamphlets on** St. Charbel Makhlouf**, 5 Relic Medals, a numerous amount of Relic Prayer cards of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a numerous amount of Prayer cards, and 10 cottons of blessed Holy Oil of St. Charbel Makhlouf (I’m not really sure but they have a burgundy cloth attached to St. Charbel Makhlouf’s prayer card). I also received a numerous amount of Prayer cards of Blessed Br. Estephan Nehmé
Please do take note that only one Relic Medal and one cotton is in the photograph I did receive more but I gave the extra ones away to family, friends, and those who needed them.
Thank you God for blessing us with all of your Holy Saints and Holy men and women in Heaven.
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goforgoal
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June. 17th, 2013, Monday.- I received a package with the blessed contents of **Servant of God, Carlo Acutis. ** a young man who truly loved Our Most Holy Mother Mary and Our Lord Jesus Christ.
I received one Relic Prayer card of Servant of God, Carlo Acutis, various Prayer cards written in Italian are the words of St. Francis’ Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
I also was truly blessed to receive a hard-cover book with beautiful pictures and a smaller book that also was filled with beautiful and in depth imagery.
Since, I do not understand the given language I gave most of the blessed items to an Italian family.
I received one Relic Prayer card of Servant of God, Carlo Acutis, various Prayer cards written in Italian are the words of St. Francis’ Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
I also was truly blessed to receive a hard-cover book with beautiful pictures and a smaller book that also was filled with beautiful and in depth imagery.
Since, I do not understand the given language I gave most of the blessed items to an Italian family.
- If I happened to miss you the last time or most recently I am very sorry please let me know via Private Message thank you kindly,
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lnce
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Hi! Can anyone share the contact for the postulator or address where I can humbly request for a relic of St. Gertrude Comensoli?
Hoping for your response and help.
(kindly send the contacts through PM)
Thank you.
Seminarian LNCE
Hoping for your response and help.
(kindly send the contacts through PM)
Thank you.
Seminarian LNCE
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mjvg
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Hi. I am new to this site. I came to know it by searching for possible avenues to ask for a relic ex indumentis of St. Pio. In the process, I learned to appreciate and value the real essence of having relics from people I’ve only seen in the internet. Now I am praying to have one as well. But until I become “ready” I’ll have to satisfy myself with your posts. 
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Ahead of His Time
In several respects, you could say Blessed Stanislaus was a man ahead of his time.
Two-hundred-and-sixty-eight years before the Marians would become official promoters of the authentic Divine Mercy message, Blessed Stanislaus was living the message of Divine Mercy: of having complete trust in Christ, of receiving His mercy, and being merciful to others, particularly those in greatest need.
Nearly 200 years before the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the faith, Blessed Stanislaus professed: “I believe everything that the holy Roman Church believes, but first of all I profess that the Most Holy Mother of God, Mary, was conceived without any stain of original sin.”
So attentive to the needs of his time, Blessed Stanislaus is now a model of holiness for our time. Indeed, on the day of Blessed Stanislaus beatification, Pope Benedict XVI called him “a father of the poor” and “an apostle of intercessory prayer for the dead.”
As we thank God and give honor to Blessed Stanislaus, it helps to look back on the man’s spirituality and to consider the mark he made on the Marians and their mission today.
Reoccurring Themes
The Marians point to Divine Providence to explain the interesting fact that in the charism of Blessed Stanislaus so many themes reoccur later in the message of Divine Mercy, as revealed to St. Faustina in the 1930s, which the Marians have promoted since 1941.
The Marians believe that, in His wisdom, God is guiding the history of the Marians so that with their Founder’s beatification we see everything come together — the Marians’ devotion to Mary Immaculate and now the Marians’ work in spreading Divine Mercy and helping to serve those in greatest need.
In words that were later to be echoed in Christ’s revelations to St. Faustina, Blessed Stanislaus wrote, “The most merciful Savior of the world cares for the salvation of all people, and not only does He have in consideration the happiness of the just, but also, or even mainly, of the sinners.” As Jesus told St. Faustina, “The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy” (Diary of St. Faustina, 723).
Souls in Purgatory
Both St. Faustina and Blessed Stanislaus had a deep care for poor souls in purgatory. Both understood the importance of the Immaculate Conception. Both continually pointed to the importance of having trust in God.
It’s safe to say that among thousands of saints, these two emphasized prayer for the poor souls more than any of the others.
Both St. Faustina and Bl. Stanislaus saw visions of suffering souls in purgatory. Both left as one of their legacies their love and concern for these souls. Blessed Stanislaus, who founded the Marians in 1673, made it a main cause for all Marians to help the souls in purgatory shorten their time of separation from God.
Both St. Faustina and Blessed Stanislaus not only invite us to pray for these souls, they invite us to expand our awareness of the spiritual world. They both understood that the line between our world and the “afterlife” is very thin. The departed are not “gone,” but rather they simply are not visible in the same way as before. They suffer continually with an intense burning of love and longing to be with God.
Immaculate Conception and Divine Providence
And so why was the Immaculate Conception so central to Blessed Stanislaus? He realized that by being preserved from original sin, Mary was made worthy to become the Mother of the Son of God. Thus, she became living proof to the mystery of Divine Mercy — that sin had been conquered by Jesus Christ, whose merciful love is more powerful than evil.
Blessed Stanislaus and St. Faustina also shared a strong devotion to Divine Providence — that is, of God’s particular care for his creatures, and of how His wisdom orders all things sweetly and beautifully to their proper end. We show devotion to Divine Providence through our trust in God’s care for us. Of course, trust in Jesus is the very heart of the message of Divine Mercy.
Finally, Blessed Stanislaus, like St. Faustina, has proven himself a powerful intercessor.
“I’ve received countless letters from people around the world acknowledging graces received through his intercession,” said Br. Andrew Maczynski, MIC, vice postulator for the Marian Causes of Canonization in the Marians’ Stockbridge, Mass.-based Province. The graces received include spiritual and physical healing, recovery from financial crisis, and the resolving of family disputes.
“This is a holy man,” said Br. Andrew, “someone we can turn to and learn from.”
As we continue to get to know the Church’s new blessed, as we strive to follow the spiritual path he laid, a path that inevitably leads to The Divine Mercy, we can remember above all else that Blessed Stanislaus was a man of mercy who continually sought to lesson the misery of others.
“Prayer through the Intercession of Blessed Stanislaus Papczynski”:
Our Lord and God, in consideration of Your Servant, Blessed Stanislaus, who, in spite of many obstacles, trusting in the help of Your Providence, faithfully followed in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, and of His Mother Mary, Conceived Immaculate, grant us this grace that we may be marked by an unwavering trust in Your omnipotence, goodness, and faithfulness, especially when You lead us upon a thorny road towards the glorious promises of Your love. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
In several respects, you could say Blessed Stanislaus was a man ahead of his time.
Two-hundred-and-sixty-eight years before the Marians would become official promoters of the authentic Divine Mercy message, Blessed Stanislaus was living the message of Divine Mercy: of having complete trust in Christ, of receiving His mercy, and being merciful to others, particularly those in greatest need.
Nearly 200 years before the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the faith, Blessed Stanislaus professed: “I believe everything that the holy Roman Church believes, but first of all I profess that the Most Holy Mother of God, Mary, was conceived without any stain of original sin.”
So attentive to the needs of his time, Blessed Stanislaus is now a model of holiness for our time. Indeed, on the day of Blessed Stanislaus beatification, Pope Benedict XVI called him “a father of the poor” and “an apostle of intercessory prayer for the dead.”
As we thank God and give honor to Blessed Stanislaus, it helps to look back on the man’s spirituality and to consider the mark he made on the Marians and their mission today.
Reoccurring Themes
The Marians point to Divine Providence to explain the interesting fact that in the charism of Blessed Stanislaus so many themes reoccur later in the message of Divine Mercy, as revealed to St. Faustina in the 1930s, which the Marians have promoted since 1941.
The Marians believe that, in His wisdom, God is guiding the history of the Marians so that with their Founder’s beatification we see everything come together — the Marians’ devotion to Mary Immaculate and now the Marians’ work in spreading Divine Mercy and helping to serve those in greatest need.
In words that were later to be echoed in Christ’s revelations to St. Faustina, Blessed Stanislaus wrote, “The most merciful Savior of the world cares for the salvation of all people, and not only does He have in consideration the happiness of the just, but also, or even mainly, of the sinners.” As Jesus told St. Faustina, “The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy” (Diary of St. Faustina, 723).
Souls in Purgatory
Both St. Faustina and Blessed Stanislaus had a deep care for poor souls in purgatory. Both understood the importance of the Immaculate Conception. Both continually pointed to the importance of having trust in God.
It’s safe to say that among thousands of saints, these two emphasized prayer for the poor souls more than any of the others.
Both St. Faustina and Bl. Stanislaus saw visions of suffering souls in purgatory. Both left as one of their legacies their love and concern for these souls. Blessed Stanislaus, who founded the Marians in 1673, made it a main cause for all Marians to help the souls in purgatory shorten their time of separation from God.
Both St. Faustina and Blessed Stanislaus not only invite us to pray for these souls, they invite us to expand our awareness of the spiritual world. They both understood that the line between our world and the “afterlife” is very thin. The departed are not “gone,” but rather they simply are not visible in the same way as before. They suffer continually with an intense burning of love and longing to be with God.
Immaculate Conception and Divine Providence
And so why was the Immaculate Conception so central to Blessed Stanislaus? He realized that by being preserved from original sin, Mary was made worthy to become the Mother of the Son of God. Thus, she became living proof to the mystery of Divine Mercy — that sin had been conquered by Jesus Christ, whose merciful love is more powerful than evil.
Blessed Stanislaus and St. Faustina also shared a strong devotion to Divine Providence — that is, of God’s particular care for his creatures, and of how His wisdom orders all things sweetly and beautifully to their proper end. We show devotion to Divine Providence through our trust in God’s care for us. Of course, trust in Jesus is the very heart of the message of Divine Mercy.
Finally, Blessed Stanislaus, like St. Faustina, has proven himself a powerful intercessor.
“I’ve received countless letters from people around the world acknowledging graces received through his intercession,” said Br. Andrew Maczynski, MIC, vice postulator for the Marian Causes of Canonization in the Marians’ Stockbridge, Mass.-based Province. The graces received include spiritual and physical healing, recovery from financial crisis, and the resolving of family disputes.
“This is a holy man,” said Br. Andrew, “someone we can turn to and learn from.”
As we continue to get to know the Church’s new blessed, as we strive to follow the spiritual path he laid, a path that inevitably leads to The Divine Mercy, we can remember above all else that Blessed Stanislaus was a man of mercy who continually sought to lesson the misery of others.
“Prayer through the Intercession of Blessed Stanislaus Papczynski”:
Our Lord and God, in consideration of Your Servant, Blessed Stanislaus, who, in spite of many obstacles, trusting in the help of Your Providence, faithfully followed in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, and of His Mother Mary, Conceived Immaculate, grant us this grace that we may be marked by an unwavering trust in Your omnipotence, goodness, and faithfulness, especially when You lead us upon a thorny road towards the glorious promises of Your love. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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