Rough day -- I'd appreciate your prayers

[petra22]

Dear Lord, during these trials,
I offer up to you my confusion
Please give me clarity
I offer up to you my despair
Please give me hope
I offer up to you my weakness
Please give me strength
I offer up to you my pettiness
Please give me generosity of spirit
I offer up to you all my negative thoughts
Please give me the strength to know your presence.
I offer up to you all my sadness
Please give me the assurance of your love.
Amen.

I love this one, Tommy. I’m adding it to my prayers for you. Sometimes the load gets a little heavy…

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.

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.

Eternal rest grant unto them, Oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

 

[eatpraylove11]

Praying for you and Sophie.

Remember,
O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins my Mother;
to thee do I come,
before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of thy Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in thy clemency hear and answer me.
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.

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.

 

[pollylodges]

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

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 are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

 

[AbideWithMe]

The vet says she probably has about 6 months to a year or two of quality life ahead of her before the tumor grows back. He also said there was an outside chance that she might die of old age instead of from this, if the malignancy grows more slowly. I hope and pray the latter will occur. We’ll do our best to treasure the time we have left with her.

To AbideWithMe:
Have we met? I am impressed that you knew the name of my other dog (Petey) that we got from Lab Rescue to be a companion for Sophie back in November, especially since I hadn’t mentioned his name on this thread. Petey is now 6 months old.

Either you are one of my neighbors who live on my cul-de-sac or you saw my post from last November about a question for dog lovers.

Tommy, I saw your thread about losing your other Lab last year and then getting Petey.

I’m glad to hear the more hopeful prognosis for Sophie. It sounds like Petey will most likely grow out of his higher energy puppy stage before Sophie needs to slow down, so hopefully they have many months to play together.

You all are still in my prayers.

 

[244Rocket]

Praying hard for you.

 

[smead2942]

Holy God, holy Mighty One, holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

 

[Tommy999]

Tommy, I saw your thread about losing your other Lab last year and then getting Petey.

I’m glad to hear the more hopeful prognosis for Sophie. It sounds like Petey will most likely grow out of his higher energy puppy stage before Sophie needs to slow down, so hopefully they have many months to play together.

You all are still in my prayers.

I thought that might be the case. Thanks again, AbideWithMe. And thanks for remembering Petey . Ironically, he seems to know to take it easy with Sophie in her condition, when he used to romp around and wrestle with her. I think that’s awesome.

 

[pianistclare]

Hey Tommy!!!

how is everything today? You’re in our prayers!

 

[Tommy999]

Thanks again, everyone.

Note: We live next door to our vet and the vet’s wife told my wife that her husband (the vet) thinks Sophie has a good chance to make it to the end of her natural life because he was able to cut out most of it. However, he didn’t want to give us false hope so he didn’t tell me that. So it’s even better news in that regard.

Thanks also for your prayers for my wife’s uncle. Although everyone is still sad, we can feel the prayers. The funeral should take on a tone of celebration because he loved the Lord and lived out his faith in a genuine way.

 

[pianistclare]

Thanks again, everyone.

Note: We live next door to our vet and the vet’s wife told my wife that her husband (the vet) thinks Sophie has a good chance to make it to the end of her natural life because he was able to cut out most of it. However, he didn’t want to give us false hope so he didn’t tell me that. So it’s even better news in that regard.

Thanks also for your prayers for my wife’s uncle. Although everyone is still sad, we can feel the prayers. The funeral should take on a tone of celebration because he loved the Lord and lived out his faith in a genuine way.

**“Eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.” **
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[Tommy999]

Hey Tommy!!!

how is everything today? You’re in our prayers!

Hi Clare,
Yes, I can feel the prayers and so can my loved ones. All the family is in better spirits today.

The weird part for me is that I am almost always the strong one that those around me lean on for encouragement and a “good word”. It feels odd when I was the one in need of prayer, like yesterday.

However, I’m glad to know that friends like you and other prayer warriors at CAF are there when it is my turn to be in need of prayer, even though I am not Catholic. You folks are awesome!

 

[Pier]

†

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 death.

Amen. †

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle,
be our defense against the wickedness and snares
of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the
power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other
evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen. †

 

[thequeen]

You and your family will be in my prayers and that includes your doggie.

 

[Pier]

†

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 death.

Amen. †

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle,
be our defense against the wickedness and snares
of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the
power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other
evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen. †

 

[chero23]

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.