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Difficult Prenatal Diagnosis Support

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If you are struggling with a difficult pregnancy diagnosis? Have been told that there is no hope?

Consider checking out Benotafraid.net is an online outreach to parents who have received a poor or difficult prenatal diagnosis .

“Benotafraid.net is an online outreach to parents who have received a poor or difficult prenatal diagnosis. The family stories, articles, and links within this site are presented as a resource for those who may have been asked to choose between terminating a pregnancy or continuing on despite the diagnosis. The benotafraid.net families faced the same decision and chose not to terminate. By sharing our experiences, we hope to offer encouragement to those who may be afraid to continue on.“

Our Lord has supplied us with many faithful souls within the Church to bring support to those in need. If you or someone you know could use a helping hand, please consider contacting “Be Not Afraid Ministry” . Pope John Paul II, always told us, “be not afraid!” This is something we need to take to heart.

Never fear!

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Pre-Natal Diagnosis by Fr. Frank Pavone

August Prayer and Intercession

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The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for AUGUST 2008

General:
That the human family may learn to respect God’s plan for the world and become ever more aware that Creation is God’s great gift.

Mission:
That the answer of the entire people of God to the common calling to holiness and mission may be promoted and fostered by means of careful discernment of charisms and constant commitment to spiritual and cultural formation.

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Also in your charity could you please pray for a Catholic man named Dr. Jeffrey who is having neurological sufferings? I know this is away from our topic matter but I received a call the other day from a friend asking for prayers for this young doctor. Thank you in advance for all that you offer.

First Friday of August 2008

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On this First Friday in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we also celebrate the feast of St. Alphonsus de Ligouri. If you would like to meditate on the stations of the cross today, here is A Scriptural Way of the Cross with Meditations by Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Prayer of Saint Alphonsus Liguori to the Blessed Virgin

Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin! O my Mother! Thou who art the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the world, the advocate, hope, and refuge of sinners! I, the most wretched among them, now come to thee. I worship thee, great Queen, and give thee thanks for the many favors thou hast bestowed on my in the past; most of all do I thank thee for having saved me from hell, which I had so often deserved. I love thee, Lady most worthy of all love, and, by the love which I bear thee, I promise ever in the future to serve thee, and to do what in me lies to win others to thy love. In thee I put all my trust, all my hope of salvation. Receive me as thy servant, and cover me with the mantle of thy protection, thou who art the Mother of mercy! And since thou hast so much power with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at least obtain for me the grace ever to overcome them. From thee I ask a true love of Jesus Christ, and the grace of a happy death. O my Mother! By thy love for God I beseech thee to be at all times my helper, but above all at the last moment of my life. Leave me not until thou seest me safe in heaven, there for endless ages to bless thee and sing thy praises. Such is my hope. Amen.

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As we pray and continue to hope for children, could I please ask you to pray for those that are considering abortion? I just received an email requesting prayer for a lady named Maria who is contemplating abortion.
For those of us that hope for life and those of us whom have lost our little ones we beg you oh Dear Lord to take those in your hands that are considering abortion and we ask you to fill them with peace and hope. Knowing that You Lord will take care of their needs. Amen.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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Happy Feast Day St. Ignatius!!!
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
– Prayer against Depression –

O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or worry us, for, living close to You, we shall see Your hand,Your purpose, Your will through all things.

By Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Prayers Needed

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Dear Prayer Warriors,

I don’t usually ask the readers for help, but in your charity could you please pray for a friends nephew and some others that were in an accident. Please find below the email received.

Dear Friends,
I would like to update you all and continue to ask for prayers for my nephew Andrew, the former marine who was in a motorcycle accident Sunday in California. He is in very critical condition with numerous broken bones and lung damage. Several vertebrae were fractured and it is too early to know if there is permanent spinal cord injury. He underwent an 8 hr plus surgery yesterday to fix the vertebrae and he will have to go back for several surgeries this week to fix both broken legs (multiple breaks in each leg) and a severely broken/shattered wrist. We are praying that his body will be able to survive all this trauma. He is not the only person injured in this accident and I would like to ask for prayers for the others as well. A father that was riding in the group had his leg severed in the accident and lost his son in the accident as well. The motorcycle riders were struck by a vehicle that crossed the center line.

Also, I am taking up a spiritual bouquet for Andrew as it will boost his moral when he comes out of his surgeries this week as well as support his parents and siblings to see the body of Christ praying for one another even when we do not personally know each other.

Thank you for you prayers!

In Christ,
Ann

You may send your spiritual bouquet’s to hannahs.tears@gmail.com and I will forward them to Ann. Please address the subject line as “Spiritual Bouquet“, thank you again for your kindness. You will be richly rewarded for you charity!


God Bless You,
Hannah’s Tears

“Love Can’t Heal Without the Pain”

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Mark Mallet has a song called “Without the Pain“… Within this song he says, “Love can’t heal without the pain”. None of us like to feel the pain, but in order to heal we all must go to the pain. In order for us to move on and live we must feel the pain… you are not alone, God the Father has sent us his only son, who is truly present in the tabernacle sitting before the foot of the altar this is where we will find the healing to our pain. Our Lady is with you, Jesus is with you, our prayers are with you.

Mass offering and the feast of Saint Martha

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July 29, 2008, 7:00 AM at St. Patrick Church, Columbus, Ohio, there will be a Mass offered for the intentions of the Apostolate of Hannah’s Tears, each of your intentions will also be remembered on this day. If you are unable to attend the Mass in Columbus, please consider going to a Church in your local area to be in communion with the intentions of this ministry and for those whom we serve.

This is also a day to remember Saint Martha, who devoted her life to loving service to Our Lord. I believe her life of faithfulness and service is something each of us can ponder as we learn to accept God’s holy will in each of our lives.

St. Martha
Virgin (First Century)
Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany. We know only what we read about her in the Gospels of Luke and John. Whatever is said about her early life comes to us from apocryphal writings which usually are no more than the work of somebody’s imagination. We know that she busied herself preparing a meal for Jesus and his disciples, then went to Jesus to complain that Mary did nothing while she had to do all the housework. It was at that time Jesus reminder her that Mary had chosen “the best part”.
We see her again when, at the tomb of her brother Lazarus, she pronounces those profound words of faith which have come into our funeral liturgy: “I know He will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her: “I am the resurrection and the life: whoever believes in me, though he should die, will come to life;…Do you believe this?” “Yes Lord”, she replied, “I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God; he who is to come into the world.”
NOVENA TO SAINT MARTHA
O glorious Saint Martha,
I have recourse to your protection and aid,
And as proof of my affection and faith
I promise faithfully to complete this novena.
Comfort me in my difficulties
And intercede for my family
With your intimate friend, our Savior,
That we may always hold God in our hearts
And be provided for in our necessities.
I beg your supplications
Especially in behalf of the favor
I ask of you in this novena.
[State your intention(s) here…]
I ask you, Saint Martha,
By your intercession to help me
In overcoming all my difficulties
And to teach me to become great
In the Kingdom of Heaven
By becoming as humble as you
In this world.
Amen.
This novena may be said each Tuesday in devotion to St. Martha. May Our Lord bless and keep you today and always, as we all work in humble service to the Father. I want each of you to know that this ministry is not about one particualar parish or one group of people, this ministry has been built for all of you that need to know that we are here for you within the Church to hear the cry of your heart. Remember in this ministry we become like Simon of Cyrene, which means he who hears. You are not alone in your cross Jesus and Our Lady are with you and we are here to encourage you. If any of you are new to this site, please feel free to email us anytime to let us know of your prayer requests that we might place them on the altar and lift them to the Lord.
God Bless,
Hannah’s Tears