O Mary, living for Christ,
From the beginning, Immaculata,
As the Father willed,
Bring forth Christ for all mankind.
Make me the fruit of your holy labor.
Mary, the means and not the end,
Carry me within your bosom blest.
O Mary, living in me,
May I receive your thoughts and inspirations.
Let your heart beat with my own.
May your soul inflame my own.
May the soul of Christ,
One with yours
By His Holy Spirit espoused,
Be seed, substance and fruition in me.
Christ, one with your soul,
Extend His victory in me
As your protectorate,
In order that the Conqueror now conquer me.
May the angels wonder at my change,
As your light and inspirations
Become my constant delight.
O, you who are all grace by the Word of God,
Supply the grace for good to me,
As your hands received their holy orders
From Him who held all sway over your being.
Be in me, the gracious gift of God,
As is all grace.
All is grace and gratitude
To His glory and your merit.
I am abandoned.
You are adorned.
I am conformed.
Christ is adored.Joann Nelander
Archive for Just Praying Out Loud
Mary, the Means by the Will of Godl
Posted in Holy Spirit, Mary, My Journal with tags grace, Holy Spirit, inspire, Just Praying Out Loud, Mary, Means, Meditation, My Journal, Will on May 28, 2010 by JoannaConsecrate Your Heart in Troubled Times
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Mother of God, Prayer with tags Catholic, Christian, consecration, Immaculate Heart, Just Praying Out Loud, Marry, Mother of God, Prayer, refuge, world on April 13, 2010 by JoannaAn invitation to make this prayer of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary your own:
Act Of Consecration To The Immaculate Heart Of Mary
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of men, in accordance with Thy ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to Thy Immaculate Heart myself, my brethren, my country and the whole human race.
Reign over us, Most Holy Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ reign and triumph in us even as It has reigned and triumphed in Thee.
Reign over us, Most Blessed Virgin, that we may be Thine in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.
O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the impurity which Thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima.
Assist us in imitating You in all things, especially purity.
Help us to call down upon our country and upon the whole world the peace of God in justice and charity.
Therefore, Most Gracious Virgin and Mother, I hereby promise to imitate Thy virtues by the practice of a true Christian life without regard to human respect.
I resolve to receive Holy Communion regularly and to offer to Thee five decades of the Rosary each day, together with my sacrifices, in the spirit of reparation and penance. Amen.
Scriptural Rosary Podcast – Glorious Mysteries
Posted in audio, Catholic, Christian, devotion, Prayer, Religion with tags audio, Catholic, Christian, devotion, Glorious, Just Praying Out Loud, mysteries, Peace Place, podcast, Prayer, Religion, Rosary on April 12, 2010 by JoannaScriptural Rosary Podcast – Luminous Mysteries
Posted in Prayer, Religion with tags audio, Just Praying Out Loud, Luminous, Marian, mysteries, Peace Place, podcast, Prayer, Religion, Rosary, Scripture on April 11, 2010 by Joanna
Divine Mercy Chaplet Song- Generations Unite in Prayer PART 2
Posted in Catholic, Christ, Christian, Spiritual, St. Faustina, Video with tags Catholic, chaplet, Christ, Christian, Communion of Saints, Divine Mercy, Divine Mercy Sunday, forgiveness, Hour of Mercy, Jesus, Just Praying Out Loud, mercy, Spiritual, St. Faustina, Video on April 11, 2010 by JoannaScriptural Rosary Podcast
Posted in audio, Catholic, Lent, Our Lady, Prayer with tags audio, Catholic, Glorious, Joyful, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, Luminous, Our Lady, podcast, Prayer, Rosary, rosary mysteries, Scripture, sorrowful, Timeless Treasures on April 6, 2010 by Joanna
by Joann Nelander
Come Pray the Rosary Now
Posted in Catholic, Christ, Christian, Gospel with tags Catholic, Christ, Christian, Gospel, Just Praying Out Loud on March 27, 2010 by JoannaMorning Salutations!
Posted in Just Thinking Out Loud, Lent with tags Eternity, Just Praying Out Loud, Just Thinking Out Loud, Lent, morning, Prayer, presence, salutation, time on March 26, 2010 by JoannaGood morning World! I’m still waking-up; feet haven’t hit the floor yet. I woke up to find my iPod beside me. These days my iPod helps with so many different things even prayer. I’ve said my morning prayers including the Divine Office and had a chat with our all present Lord. Now, I’m talking to you, though I haven’t even sat up yet.
I’m finding that technology is actually adding understanding to my faith; stay with me here. I’m thinking, I can’t see God from this pillow-station (except by faith i.e. with my heart) but then I can’t see you, cyberlings, either. Yet, I know you are there. I know you in cyber-world are able to read this morning “Hello!” as soon as I click “publish.” Now, the tech world is great but we all must stand in awe of eternity. Without waves, wires or gizmos, God in His eternal being beholds me, waking and turning to Him. God trumps technology! I get it.
So”Good morning, World!” And an ever greater “Mornin’ Lord” to our Lord and Savior!
God bless us, Everyone!
Tuesday – Sorrowful Mysteries
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Gospel, Lent with tags Catholic, Christian, Gospel, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, Marian, Rosary, sorrowful on March 16, 2010 by JoannaMonday -Joyful Mysteries
Posted in Gospel, Prayer with tags Catholic, Christian, Gospel, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, meditation, Peace Place, Prayer, Religion, Video on March 15, 2010 by JoannaFriday – The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Catholic, Christian, Friday, Jesus, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, Music Video, mysteries, Peace Place, Rosary, sorrowful on March 12, 2010 by JoannaMorning Offering
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Culture, devotion, Faith, In a nutshell, Spiritual, Video with tags Catholic, Christian, Culture, daily offering, devotion, Faith, In a nutshell, Just Praying Out Loud, Prayer, Spiritual, Video on March 12, 2010 by JoannaMorning Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Faith, Lent, Prayer with tags Apostleship of Prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Fr. James Kubicki S. J., Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, offering, Prayer on March 12, 2010 by JoannaThursday – Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
Posted in Lent, Prayer, Video with tags Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, Luminous, Marian, mystery, Prayer, Rosary, Video on March 11, 2010 by JoannaSt. Gertrude’s Prayer of Petition
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Faith, Prayer with tags Catholic, Christian, Faith, favors, Just Praying Out Loud, Prayer, promises, revelations, St. Gertrude the Great on March 10, 2010 by JoannaSt. Gertrude’s Prayer of Petition (Based on promises given to her by Our Lord.)
O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, I praise, extol, and bless Thee, in union with that heavenly praise which the Divine persons of the Holy Trinity mutually render to each other, and which thence flows down upon Thy sacred humanity, upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, and upon all the angels and saints. And I give Thee thanks for all the graces Thou didst lavish upon Thy beloved spouse St. Gertrude. I thank Thee especially for that ineffable love where with Thou didst pre-elect from all eternity, didst enrich her so highly, didst draw her so sweetly to thyself by the strongest bonds of love, didst unite her so blissfully to thyself, dwell with such delight in her heart, and crown her life with so blessed an end. I recall to Thee now, O most compassionate Jesus, the promise Thou didst make to thy beloved spouse, that Thou would most assuredly grant the prayers of all who come to Thee through her merits and intercession, in all matters concerning their salvation. I beseech Thee by the most tender love, grant me the grace ________________ which I confidently expect. Amen
Opening Hymn of Compline at Mr.Saviour Monastery
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Church, Culture, Divine Office, Lent, Spiritual with tags Catholic, Christian, Church, compline, Culture, Divine Office, From My Solitude, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, office, Prayer, Spiritual, Video on March 5, 2010 by JoannaSolemn Reminder of Death in Haiti
Posted in Culture, Photography with tags Culture, death, destruction, earthquake, emotional, Haiti, Just Praying Out Loud, memorial, Photography, Steve Harrigan, victims on March 3, 2010 by JoannaThe caption reads:
Black ribbons tied to a metal cross flutter in the wind on a hilltop above the mass grave site where many thousands of earthquake victims are buried, February 21, 2010 in Titanyen, Haiti. Bodies have arrived every day since last month’s 7.0 earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.2 million homeless. Called Haiti’s ‘Valley of Death.’
A Mother to All -Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Culture, Defending Life, Faith, Gospel, Government, Lent with tags Catholic, Christian, Communion of Saints, Culture, Defending Life, Faith, Gospel, Government, Just Praying Out Loud, Lent, love, mother, service, teresa of calctta on March 2, 2010 by JoannaThis is healthcare for the soul. Mother Teresa did it without government, person to person and from the heart.
Days of Elijah – Paul Wilbur
Posted in Christian, Church, Holy Spirit, Spiritual, Video with tags Christian, Church, Communion of Saints, Elijah, From My Solitude, Holy Spirit, Just Praying Out Loud, Paul Wilbur, song, Spiritual, Spiritual video, Video on March 2, 2010 by JoannaGreat way to begin a day and a renewed life.
Haitians Struggle – Haitians Pray
Posted in Catholic, Christian, Church, Culture, Faith, People with tags Catholic, Christian, Church, Culture, earthquake, Faith, Haiti, Just Praying Out Loud, Peace Place, People, Prayer, struggle, survival on March 1, 2010 by JoannaServices held outside a church damaged in the earthquake in Haiti. Life goes on with prayer and courage..












