Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Apostolate of Hannah’s Tears

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Hannah’s Tears is a vehicle for the practices of the Spiritual Works of Mercy. We were founded in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, on September 15, 2004, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.  We are a contemplative ministry, supporting one another in the present moment on the way of the cross as we meet each-other along the path of life.

Simon of Cyrene is our example as he helped Jesus carry His cross we too are here to help YOU. We are called to bring support to those Our Lord sends on the path of sorrow. We take all those suffering and place their intentions with Jesus at the foot of the altar where HE is ever present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. We are to be imitators of St. Hannah of the old testament as she placed her trust in God alone, St. Simon of Cyrene as we help all those God sends our way along the journey of life and Our Blessed Mother who united her will to God’s perfect plan.

My “yes” to God the Father must be united to His will, He has a perfect plan for my life help me to unite my cross to HIS. Amen

We offer prayer support and comfort to the brokenhearted who suffer the pains of infertility at any stage of life, difficult pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, the loss of a child and the adoption process.  This apostolate intercedes for Catholic doctors, nurses, and their supportive personnel. We also serve as a vehicle of education in the proper channels of Catholic fertility practices as well as offering information resources to those seeking adoption and fertility care. [2 Cor.1:3-5]

 

We’re here to let you know the Church has always been here for you and always will be!

 

The laity’s Mission is to pray for the CHURCH and the FAMILY.

National NFP Awareness Week

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National NFP Awareness Week – JULY 21 – JULY 27, 2013

2013 theme: “Pro-woman, Pro-man, Pro-child”

“Celebrate and reverence God’s vision of human sexuality.”
Discover Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is a national educational campaign.  The Natural Family Planning Program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops develops a poster each year with basic supportive materials.  It is the individual dioceses however, that offer a variety of educational formats in the local church to focus attention on Natural Family Planning methods and Church teachings which support their use in marriage.

The dates of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood.  The dates also mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26), the parents of the Blessed Mother.  For further information, contact nfp@usccb.org.

 

URGENT: Friday Fast for Life, Marriage & Religious Liberty July 12, 2013

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 July 12, 2013:  Pray & Fast for couples struggling to conceive
Thank you for participating in the Bishops’ Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty! Explore the links on the left side of this newsletter to discover more ways to get involved.  

Intention

For married couples whose hearts ache to welcome
a(nother) child into their family: that they may find refuge in Jesus’ Sacred Heart, and that His love would fill their hearts and flow to others through them.

Reflection

  

As our lives unfold, we may find that they look quite different than we expected, and it may seem as though God does not hear our heart’s requests. Times like this can be very painful. But let us recognize that in the midst of the heartache and confusion, there is an invitation.

 

There is an invitation to run into the arms of the Father as His little child and entrust to Him our fears and disappointments, as well as our hopes and desires. There is an invitation to stop, look and listen: to stop for a moment, to look at our desires more deeply, and to listen to what the Lord may be telling us through them. There is an invitation to surrender everything to Him, plunge deeply into His heart, and allow Him into ours.

 

Let us draw close to the One who loves us so tenderly and ask that our hearts may be open to see His presence in our lives and that we may trust in His loving care for us.

Did you know? 

Read the stories of three married couples who have faced the ache of infertility, and learn more about resources for effective and morally sound ways to treat the causes of infertility in “Hope for Married Couples Who Want to Have a Child.”

 
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