In flight

Into Egypt

Hungry,

Hurried,

Yet at peace.

You pass my way.

Because you are holy

We are worlds apart,

Yet you touch me

By your plight.

You must eat.

You must drink.

Rest a moment

Under my tent.

Holy visitors,

Let me wash your feet.

Your smiles

Enter my heart

As a symphony.

Stay the night.

Bring the star

From heaven

To light my adobe.

Dwell forever

Here in Spirit

Though you must hurry

On your way.

Journey on,

O Protector,

O Mother,

O Child.

With me,

In your hearts.

Now, I wait

For you forever.

I tucked a little rattle

Under His blanket.

Perhaps,

He’ll hear me

In the sounds,

A remembrance,

Like a prayer,

In the rattling of beads.

By Joann Nelander

Pray everyday from now til the election:

Mary Immaculate, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the eternal Wisdom lies hidden to be adored and served by angels and men, Queen of Heaven and Earth beneath whose sway are subject all things that are lower than God, Patroness of the United States of America, sorrowful and mindful of our own sinfulness and sins of our nation, we come to thee our refuge and hope.

Knowing that our country cannot be saved by our own works, and mindful of how much our nation has departed from the ways of thy Son, we humbly ask that thou wouldst turn thine eyes upon our country to bring about its conversion. We consecrate to thee the integrity of the upcoming election and its outcome so that what is spiritually and morally best for the citizens of our country may be accomplished and that all of those who are elected would govern according to the spiritual and moral principles which will bring our nation into conformity with the teachings of thy Son.

Give grace to the citizens of this land, so that they will choose leaders according to the Sacred Heart of thy Son, that His glory may be made manifest, lest we be given the leaders we deserve, trusting in the providential care of God the Father and thy maternal care, we have perfect confidence that thou wilt take care of us and will not leave us forsaken. O Mary Immaculate, pray for us. Amen.