Saints have prayed prayers, Prayers hanging over Time, Still being answered: “God protect Your Church.” “God spare Your People.” “God forgive Sin.” “God make holy.” “God preserve and enlighten.” Prayers that never end, Prayers forever answered. by Joann Nelander
Prayer in Hope and Celebration
All love, All attention, All in harmony and one, Resting on Your strong arm, Held fast by my desire to know You, And Your almighty power To draw the sinner to You In complete freedom. My desire: to console You In the garden of Your sorrow and anguish, Where You saw all my sins, And … Continue reading
Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival
It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. As for me, I am a wife of 51 years, a mother of two beautiful daughters, a Sinai nurse (NYC – 1962), a photographer (of sorts- photo-jo.smugmug.com) a writer (poet in awe of God). Prayer and … Continue reading
Prayer At Adoration
You, My Lord, light up my darkness. I join my voice to the bright “Hosannas” of adoring angels. With the elect of Heaven here at my side, I call upon these holy saints and angels to remember before the throne of God all who labor in Your vineyard. Make me Your monstrance that I may … Continue reading
My All in All
Lord, be the Alpha and Omega of my moments this day. Be the beginning and end of my every thought, inclination and desire, the motus primo primi of my every action. I offer you each breath I draw, every heart beat. I expose to Your Merciful Heart my every sin, failure and fault. I lay … Continue reading
How Wisdom Treats His Mother – the Queenship of Mary
King Solomon is, as the Church teaches, a type of Christ. Let us note the regard and honor with which he treats his mother. If he, who was blessed by God with wisdom, honors the Queen Mother so, how much more should we regard , Mother Mary, given us from the Cross as our Mother … Continue reading
