Surprising text message, requesting prayers for my friend

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Hello everyone,

I received a text from my childhood friend yesterday. He has always said he is Christian, but hasn’t been active in his faith. Yesterday he text me asking me when I was going to church again. I said I was going this Sunday. He said that he was interested in going, but didn’t want to go alone and requested that I pick him up and accompany him to my parish.

Please pray that The Lord will continue to open his heart and mind to the Catholic Church, and that he will choose to follow The Lord with all his heart, mind and strength.

God bless. Thank you.
 
Lord, hear the prayers of your people and bring the hearts of believers together in your praise and in common sorow for their sins. Heal all divsions among Christians that we may rejoice in the perfect unity of your Church and move together as one to eternal life in your kingdom.
 
Lord, see that Derek’s friend be given many graces for wisdom, joy, and courage. Lead him toward the eternal garden, now and forever, with angelic guidance, and Our Lady’s intercession. Bless abundantly both of these souls. Amen.
 
Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your 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.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power
and the Glory for ever and ever.
Amen.

Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen
 
It is very obvious that the Holy Spirit is at work in you friend. Please be assured I will keep the both of you in prayer. It is my prayer that through your friendship with him he will come to have a close personal relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. By the way, I think it speaks volumes that he reached out to. God bless! 👍
 
Immaculate heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Also, I strongly recommend that you get a green scapular for your friend. There are great graces of conversion available from the green scapular and as long it has been blessed by a priest and your friend has placed it in his room, you can say the above daily prayer on his behalf:

saintsworks.net/Pamphlet%20-%20The%20Green%20Scapular.htm
 
Father, please claim this person for Christ Your beloved Son.
Mother Mary please intercede for his conversion and for his faith and faithfulness.
 
REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. 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.
 
***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.

:crossrc:***
 
UPDATE:

Hello all,

First of all, I thank you all so much for your prayers.

Second, I have good news. I took my friend to Church this morning. I invited him to ask any and all questions that come to mind. Afterward I took him out to breakfast. He had many good and sincere questions, which I did my best to answer. He then said (to my shock) that he really enjoyed it and wants to go again next Sunday!!!

Praise The Lord!!! Thanks be to God that he is open and responding to the movings and graces of the Holy Spirit!!!

Please continue to keep us both in your prayers!!

God bless!!
 
Gracious God, as we reflect upon the events surrounding the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts. Increase our faith and deepen our hope in the resurrection, I ask this for all of Your faithful in the name of Your beloved Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
 
Hello everyone!

First of all, thank you to everyone for your prayers. I’m happy to inform that my friend has been doing research of the CC and has been going to mass at least twice a week. He has informed me that he is interested in joining RCIA!! Glory to GOD!!! Please keep him in your prayers, that he would continue to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance into the Holy Catholic Church!!!

Our Father…

Hail Mary…

Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen
 
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