What more could I do for her?

[Crown_of_Stars]

Hi. I’ve come on here again before, to ask for your prayers for my friend, a lady named Julie, and your thoughts for her have meant a lot to me. I was just wondering what more I could do for her, or if I’m already doing all I need to, in my own quiet little way, for her. I say a rosary, Divine Chaplet of Mercy, and other personal little prayers for her every night. Julie is very dear to me, and I love her in the sense that I care very deeply about her and feel very emotional toward her, and I want only what is good for her for her own sake. She’s not dying or anything, in case I sound desperate, but I care about her ultimate salvation when the time does come for the end of her earthly life. I don’t want to say too much about her, because I respect her, but as I’ve said before, I love her so much that her being in heaven one day is more important to me than anything. She’s a very nice lady, and I work with her at the library and we go to the same Catholic parish, but I don’t know anything of her personal life or her deeper beliefs (she doesn’t have a husband or children, so she’s just alone, but has family) I’ve asked Jesus that if there is anything in her heart that isn’t right, anything at all that could keep her from eternal life, any clutter that she needs to get out of her heart, that she be given the grace to see and know. As I said, I DON’T know if there’s anything, because as I said she’s a sweet lady and we’re friends, but it’s just one of those things that you don’t know if someone is really in need of our prayers. So you just still pray for them, and I’ve truly felt the need to pray for her, that maybe she doesn’t have anyone in her life who has prayed so fervently for her. Sometimes I’ve asked Jesus, what more can I do for her, if she’s in need? And I’ve thought I’ve heard Him say to me in my mind, “Just keep praying for her.” I hope I really heard Him say this, because then I feel comforted that my prayers for her will help her. She doesn’t even know. I mean, I’ve told her in church as we’ve smiled at eachother and taken hands on our way out together that I always pray for her, but she doesn’t and could never know of how strongly I really do love her and worry for her.

I just wondered what, if any, thoughts anyone had to offer me. I don’t even know what I’m asking, really. I just felt like getting my deepest thoughts out. I suppose what I’m really wondering is if what I’m doing for her IS just all I can do, and to just keep praying for her and trust that Jesus, in His infinite Mercy, will hold her in His Hands and take care of her for me.

Thankyou for your thoughts and prayers for her.

KathrynMaria

 

[Tis_Bearself]

It’s very kind of you to care so much about your friend Julie. I’m sure you realize that Julie’s ultimate salvation is between her and God, but your prayers for her while she’s living can definitely help her. I think it was St. Jean Vianney who said we should be sure to pray for living people, because too often people don’t bother to pray for a person till after death, when actually prayers for them while they are alive could be helping them even before death.

Jesus gave you the correct answer when he said you should just keep praying for her. And you should trust in Jesus to take care of her. In addition to the prayers you already say for her, you could offer a Mass for her. You can just go to a Mass and offer your Mass attendance and Communion in your heart for her, or you can have a Mass said for her and donate the usual Mass stipend - request one online if you don’t want to be going to your parish to ask because you don’t want her to know. There are also lots of shrines and associations that have perpetual enrollments where they will put a person’s name on their list with many other persons to share in the benefits of a perpetual novena of Masses. I have enrolled some living people close to me in such associations. They usually have an option to send the person a notification, or just send you a notification, or send no notification, so Julie won’t know you have done this for her unless you tell her yourself or have them specifically send her a notification.

If Julie should pass away, you could of course pray for her soul, obtain indulgences for her, and have Masses said for her including Gregorian Masses. But she is still alive so you don’t have to worry about that right now.

Just trust in Jesus and keep praying. Julie is certainly lucky to have a friend who is concerned about her soul. God bless.

And I will add you and Julie to my next set of rosary intentions.

 

[Crown_of_Stars]

Thankyou so much for your thoughts and prayers for her.
I was with her at church again tonight, and I felt more peaceful and that she’s being taken care of. I’m still going to pray quietly for her. She knows I love her very much.