St. Monica, Pray for us!

[SRSA]

Please pray for my husband so that God’s Holy Spirit will tear down the blinders that the devil has over his eye and will break away the chains around his heart and blast through the anger and rage that he carries. Lord, I pray for his conversion. Bring us together as a family with our beautiful 8 mo old son to the foot of your cross. I long for the spiritual leader that I believe you have given me to share together spiritually and be united in your love and the gifts that come from it.
The powers of the devil are so strong…laying dormant until the right moment to rise up again. Only a true conversion in the heart of my husband will be able to defeat these evil powers that work against him!
Lord, You who have put me here in this marriage with this man, show me how to be your servant! I feel so helpless at times, even though I know that I am not since I have the powers of the Holy Spirit at my side and in my heart.
St. Monica, pray for me!

 

[Belle10]

I haven’t been around CAF much lately, but I could use some prayers if anyone can spare them. God knows what’s going on, so I’ll leave it at that.

Praying for all of you in this thread right now. :grouphug:

 

[geovet]

I will give my rosary intentions today for you belle10. He can move mountains. I’ve seen him do it. Trust in the lord always.

 

[Mommy_J]

Hi everyone

my husband was an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) member before we got married, but he was converted to become a Catholic, but eventhough he was converted i can’t feel that he accepted the catholicism wholeheartedly. but i still believed that someday, he would definitely accept the teachings of the catholic church…

God Bless us all…

 

[prolifewife]

I haven’t been around CAF much lately, but I could use some prayers if anyone can spare them. God knows what’s going on, so I’ll leave it at that.

Praying for all of you in this thread right now. :grouphug:

Belle you are in my prayers today. :hug3:

Please continue to pray for my DH as well. He’s still at the same place he has been, which is better than moving further away. Please pray for a miracle for us too.

 

[Belle10]

I will give my rosary intentions today for you belle10. He can move mountains. I’ve seen him do it. Trust in the lord always.

Thank you so much! :hug1:

Belle you are in my prayers today. :hug3:

Please continue to pray for my DH as well. He’s still at the same place he has been, which is better than moving further away. Please pray for a miracle for us too.

Thank you! :hug1:

Praying for both of you and all in this thread. :grouphug:

 

[abort73catholic]

If I could also ask for some prayers for my boyfriend, who is not Christian (though believing in God). I won’t get into anymore than that, but just know that some prayers would be wonderful. I really love him…I love him so much that I just wish he could be in the same place spiritually that I am. I don’t know what God has planned for us - whether it will work out between us or not - but just pray that whatever happens is His will. He placed us together for a reason.

Thank you!

 

[x0stephanie]

I am getting married in the anglican church this august. My fiance was baptised but is completely agnostic and I feel like he’s being influenced by his atheist friends.

I am planning on starting RCIA this september (only a month after my wedding), but part of me feels like i’m making a mistake… and I should wait until after I’m confirmed to have our wedding. We are living together though so I felt like this was the better way to do it… to just get married now and not be living in sin any longer.

I also feel sad inside when I see couples that are able to pray together, and talk openly about their faith and I have to accept that we will never be like that. I honestly don’t know if I will be able to handle if it he doesn’t eventually join the church with me

Am I making a mistake marrying a man whos beliefs differ so greatly from mine?? You ladies are all already married but I havn’t taken that step yet. I don’t feel comfortable praying around him or talking about my faith at all, and it makes me wonder how I’ll be able to raise my children if I can’t even talk about around him.

I guess i just needed to get this out… I’ve been feeling a bit down about it lately.

 

[MO4MO4]

Hi Everyone!

I will pray for the intentions listed in this thread. So glad to see some uplifting posts as well as the requests.

I am praying for my husband’s return to Catholicism and generally an attitude adjustment. It seems like so many bad/unfair things have happened to him that he is just down -on himself, our family, life, everything, and is struggling morally as well. He questions God’s existance, our religion, and frequently pushes me in an unfriendly way to defend my faith to him. Please pray that I have the answers he needs to hear!

St. Monica please interceed in my husband’s heart and soul and bring him back!

Hugs to you all!

 

[MonicaRose]

Hi all!

xoStephanie, I think you should seek counsel from a priest regarding your doubts about your upcoming marriage, I bet he would be able to ask you the right questions to really get you thinking about what choice you will make. And of course, pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit as well.

MO4, I am in somewhat the same boat right now with my hubby, although he has no religious background, lately he is really challenging me and I am nervous sometimes defending myself since I don’t even feel like I have all the answers!! I really need to get going on studying all the books I have but haven’t been able to read yet!!

Saint Monica, please pray for our husband’s conversion, for our children’s faith and for our own strength and perseverence.

 

[Rammy]

Hey there girls…and the odd guy too that shows up here…

It has been awhile since i was here, and i am obviously someone who has dealt with so much, that it overwhelmed me and i came here for prayers, and suport.

I was married once, found out my husband was gay on my wedding night, and my hate filled husband concieved a child this way with me…eventually the beatings were so bad that my son and I fled the province. Then we found out he was terminal, and all interest in him from his father died. 6 years ago my son passed away.

My second marriage was to my first boyfriend, of whom i kept in touch with most of my life. We had two girls out of wedlock, and eventually got married 8 years ago. The drinking was really bad, but as long as i refused to let it be done at home, he was comming around.

Then two years ago, he went all over the map…drinking and driving, away 5-6 days a week, when he did come home he was yelling and calling us names, and i had to bring the cops into it a few times. He refuses to stay on his meds and not drink except to get back into the house, and after a few weeks, it falls apart.

So now, he finally left threatening me with not paying our rent unless i got a job. I am currently trying to go onto disability as i am not able to work right now, and am currently on assistance, with a request for a smaller apartment for me and my girls.

He does not know i have decided to move on without him, and the apartment was aproved for us for August 1, 2010. The kids are fine, but my husband is so urked that the controle is slipping away, that he is downright nasty.

Please pray that this seperation be as peaceful on the girls as possible, and that what ever hardships they are dealing with, that they find peace…as their father was not much of a rolemodel for them. Please pray that by walking away from this my children see that when a person does not want help, it is time to walk away. Mostly, to never fall into this situation on their own

let my decision be their strength in positively planning for their own futures with suportive husbands in their lives…even though they are still 11 and 12.

Lana/Rammy

 

[cocoabean454]

Prayers for all on the thread especially those with hard decisions to make.Please can you add my boyfriend to your prayers also,I won’t go into details as God knows our struggles.Thankyou.

 

[LongingForLight]

It has been awhile since i was here, and i am obviously someone who has dealt with so much, that it overwhelmed me and i came here for prayers, and suport.

Lana, you are in my prayers. How very difficult. However, I am very proud of you for taking care of your children and yourself (even though I don’t know you really and didn’t help you get there, except perhaps with an occasional prayer). I have family who have suffered without turning to God for strength and moving on, and had horrible things happen to their children because of it, and although they did find peace eventually, things got so much worse than they ever should have been allowed.

How are you holding up? I know waiting for a big change can be very difficult. God is with you as you keep vigil, waiting for your next stage in life to start.

My request seems so unimportant beside yours, but I have faith that our Christian brothers and sisters can spare prayers for it as well I’ve been attempting to pray a Rosary Novena for my husband every year since we married. This year, I can’t seem to do it. I’ve started several times, but haven’t been able to maintain the will or keep it a priority, and have missed a day each time and had to start over. I started again yesterday. Please pray that I will have the graces to finish it, and to grow in my own love for Our Lord through this daily meditation on His life, and to grow in love for His Mother as I offer these prayers for her intercession. I feel so weak. This is such a small thing to offer for my beloved’s salvation, and yet I struggle so much with it.

Thank you to all here for any prayers you can offer.

 

[Rammy]

No dear, it is not a small request, and to each heart, everything is important. Like my Dad says, no question or request of the heart ever goes unanswered. Even in the quiet of the no’s we do not like, but must respect because God knows what is best for us. So, may his timming, be your timming!

I LOOOOVE Father Scallon and Dana. His voice draws you so deeply into the meditation part that the heart seems to forget a bit of when we are in repeat mode. So he holds me there, in the face of Christ.

(BTW, Dana is fathers Sister actually. A famous singer in Ireland.)

youtube.com/watch?v=DTL4iWGILyc

try listening, and possibly saying it with them…it is catchy…i clean listening to this, and when the kids were younger, and restless in the car, i’d play this and the little babes would calm down, and even go to sleep.

 

[LAGwen]

Good Morning! I have been reading through this thread, trying to understand if you are a “group” or if this is just an ongoing thread. In either case, I need prayers for my husband who is being unfaithful to me, and for my son who I always hoped might be a priest, but he won’t even step foot in church except once in awhile as a Christmas present to me I am struggling most, though, with the marriage issue right now! St. Monica, please pray for us!
Peace to all of you,
Gwen

 

[Belle10]

LAGwen, this is an ongoing thread that sometimes gets very active and other times is pretty quiet. Anyone is welcome to post and we all pray for each other and are here for each other to varying degrees. Welcome to CAF!

DH and I just finished our NFP class. I’m so glad he’s supportive of it. The other night he told me that he doesn’t agree with everything (I’m pretty sure he was referring to the Church’s objection to sterilization and ABC) but since the tracking of my fertile signs makes total sense to him he’s fine with it. I’m continuously praying for his conversion; in the meantime I have to try to be happy with the things he’s doing (including NFP and attending Mass with the kids and me). I know compared to some it probably seems I have it “easy” but it’s often very, very difficult, especially when he is adament about not having anymore children.

Praying for everyone right now. :grouphug:

PRAYER TO ST. MONICA

Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for

(the intentions of all on this thread)

and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

 

[The_Bucket]

I know compared to some it probably seems I have it “easy” but it’s often very, very difficult, especially when he is adament about not having anymore children.

Speaking as a man, the pressure of having to provide for a family can be tough. Flat out, we’re scared that we’re not going to be able to take care of business as it were, especially in a bad economy. With three kids in seven years, including a little infant, I’m not surprised he said what he said.

Just be patient and see how things progress as your littlest one grows up.

I know I’m dead set against any more kids, for now, since we have a two year old and a one year old already. But a few more 30-day long Phase IIs and I may just say the heck with so much caution…

 

[Belle10]

Speaking as a man, the pressure of having to provide for a family can be tough. Flat out, we’re scared that we’re not going to be able to take care of business as it were, especially in a bad economy. With three kids in seven years, including a little infant, I’m not surprised he said what he said.

Just be patient and see how things progress as your littlest one grows up.

You’re definitely right about that. I’m home with the kids and he’s searching for a teaching job and finances are extremely stressful and have been for a long time.

Unfortuntately, that’s not the only reason. He isn’t Catholic and before we had our littlest one, he always only wanted two kids. He’s thrilled with our newest child of course, but I fear he’ll never be open to more children in the future. I’m just trying to trust Jesus and not think about it too much now…but I can’t help but think about it, it’s such a big deal, you know? I’m trying to memorize all the wonderful little things our 3 month old is doing because I’m so afraid I’ll never get to experience this special time of having a new baby again.

I’m not ready for another baby right away…it’s the possibility of *never *having another one that hurts.

I know I’m dead set against any more kids, for now, since we have a two year old and a one year old already. But a few more 30-day long Phase IIs and I may just say the heck with so much caution…

We’re learning STM right now, just finished our class last week actually. It’s a little tough learning it postpartum so we’re being super cautious too.

 

[KathySFSD]

Can you stand another newbie? I have seen this thread before but never checked it out. I have been discouraged lately with my non-Catholic husband of 25 years and my 21 year old son who has drifted away, not so much out of disbelief but of laziness. Now my barely 15 year old is rebelling. She ran off last night and was back by morning after a fight about returning to her Catholic high school and completing the confirmation program. It feels like spiritual attack - she has returned to me every religious item in her room piecemeal - last night tossing her crucifix outside the door. We have tried counseling but have had little success. Please pray for us!

 

[geovet]

Your family is in our prayers. Also pray to St Raphel to bring all home to Christ.