FranciscanMom: Please Pray

Friday, June 01, 2007

Please Pray

I just got a call from the mom of Middle Sister's "BFF." BFF's grandmother "Nonna" had a stroke a couple of years ago, and apparently she has had another one today. I was asked to pick up BFF after school and keep her at my home until one of her parents can come get her.
It's an easy enough thing to do to help a friend.
Another easy thing to do is pray. And you don't even have to know this family to pray for them: for Nonna, for BFF's mom who is accompanying Nonna in the ambulance right now, for BFF and the rest of the family, and for the medical team who will be helping Nonna in the coming days.
Please join your prayers to mine. May God's will be done.

UPDATE: I just received word that Nonna passed away about 3:00 this afternoon. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace, and may her family who grieves her be comforted.

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What is the SFO?

The Secular Franciscan Order, formerly known as the Third Order of St. Francis, is an official Order within the Catholic Church, and was established by St. Francis of Assisi early in the thirteenth century. Members do not live in community, but live their everyday lives in the world. However, members gather together in fraternity on a regular basis. By profession, they promise to follow a Rule of Life approved and confirmed by Pope Paul VI in June of 1978.

In these fraternities the brothers and sisters, led by the Spirit, strive for perfect charity in their own secular state.

“The rule and life of the Secular Franciscan is this: to observe the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by following Saint Francis of Assisi, who made Christ the inspiration and the center of his life with God and people.” (from the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order)

Prayer for a Prolife Nation

Father in Heaven, bless the leaders of our nation with wisdom, humility, and upright moral character. May our leaders know that justice can only be achieved when we uphold the principal priority of the Right to Life. Give to our public servants the grace to make decisions that are appropriate to their office. Allow them to be humble before all people, by serving the needs of the citizens, not just with words, but most importantly with actions. Lord, as nations experience division due to political fighting, give to citizens the grace to be peacemakers, to take responsibility for their own lives, and to try and work together for the good of all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. --Father Leo Patalinghug at Grace Before Meals

Friday, June 01, 2007

Please Pray

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