Saint Gabriel Possenti of Our Lady of Sorrows

I will attempt day by day to break my will into pieces. I want to do God's Holy Will, not my own!

~Saint Gabriel Possenti ~

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Love Mary! She is loveable, faithful, constant. She will never let herself be out done in love, but will ever remain supreme. If you are in danger, she will hasten to free you. If you are troubled, she will console you. If you are sick, she will bring you relief. If you are in need, she will help you. She does not look to see what kind of person you have been. She simply comes to a heart that wants to love her. She comes quickly and opens her merciful heart to you, embraces you and consoles and serves you. She will even be at hand to accompany you on the trip to eternity.

~ Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother ~

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Prayer Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

O God, You taught Saint Gabriel to dwell upon the sorrows of Your most sweet Mother, and You raised him to the glory of holiness and miracles. Grant that we may also share Our Lady's sorrows, and be saved by her protection and intercession.

Amen.

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Mass Offering for the Apostolate

Hi All~~~

The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears will be having a Mass offered by the Dominican Father's on July 29th, the feast of St. Martha, at St. Patrick Church in Columbus, Ohio at 7:00 A.M. Please send us your first names for those of you that would like to be placed on the altar for this Mass... Huband and Wife's first names only is fine...God knows who you are. If you are interested in being placed on this list please send your request to Hannahs.Tears@gmail.com, as soon as possible. Peace and Blessings...

Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament

We have a great intercessor for this Apostolate, she is the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart, she needs only one miracle to have her beatification process started. Please check out this site to order a prayer card:

Mother Maria Luisa Josefa, OCDS

http://www.carmelitesistersocd.com/Foundress/

Let's start asking her for HELP! Also, the sisters at the convent are now praying for this Apostolate, this ministry of prayer is growing by leaps and bounds, thanks to the Holy Spirit! Praise God for His goodness to us. Please feel free to write the sisters with your prayer request, there is a link on the bottom of their page for prayers. The Carmelits are true to their word when you ask them to pray that is their job in life, that is their vocation!!!



Prayer For the Beatification of
Venerable Mother María Luisa Josefa
of the Most Blessed Sacrament

O Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, King and center of all hearts! Look with merciful love on the petitions we present to You through the intercession of Your servant, Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament. (Pause and request your petition). We humbly beseech You to glorify her who was always such a fervent lover of Your Sacred Heart by granting us these favors if they are for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.

(Written by Mother Margarita María,O.C.D. and approved by Cardinal Timothy Manning August 28, 1981.)

Graces obtained through Mother Luisita's intercession

may be reported to :

Superior General

Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles

920 East Alhambra Road

Alhambra, California 91801

(626) 289-1353

Venerable Mother María Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament, also called Mother Luisita (June 21, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a Mexican Roman Catholic nun who founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.

She was born María Luisa de la Peña y Navarro in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, the third of fourteen children raised in a devout Catholic family. At fifteen years of age she married medical doctor Pascual Rojas. Together they worked to provide medical care for poor people. Dr. Rojas died when Mother Luisita was twenty nine years old.

Mother Luisita founded the order of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart (Hermanas Carmelitas del Sagrado Corazón, also called Carmelitas de Tijuana) on December 24, 1904 in the Mexican state of Jalisco. In the 1920s, during the Mexican Revolution, Mother Luisita took a group of nuns to the U.S. city of Los Angeles to protect them from the Catholic persecution unleashed by the authorities. This group of nuns became the basis for the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. Mother Luisita herself went back to Mexico in 1930 where she continued her work of providing healthcare for the poor.

Mother Luisita died on February 11, 1937. In 1942 her remains were secretly taken to be buried in Guadalajara, Jalisco. In 1966 they were brought back to the place of her birth Atotonilco. In 1998 they were placed in a special chapel in that town.

She is a candidate for sainthood and was made venerable on July 1, 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Each year on February 11 the Catholic Church celebrates her Feast.

The beautiful gift of finding this holy woman is that she fits all of what this Apostolate represents, her feast day is also the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (which is a very great blessing to this ministry)... we pray for those who are seeking the gift of life, and also for Catholic doctors and health care workers. Mother Luisita, not only suffered infertility, but she was married to a doctor who helped to care for others in great need. This was the beautiful gift of fertility (although they had no children, they were gifted with an interior fertility which brings such grace to the soul) in their marriage. She will be such a great prayer warrior as we also pray for the sanctity of Holy Catholic Marriages. Their lives brought about the fruits of her next vocation as founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart. May she bring us all many blessings as we ask her for her prayers for us in this life.  Never forget that God has a beautiful, and fruitful plan for your life. We all just have to wait on Him to show us the way.... May God bless and keep you today and always.

Fire Proof Your Marriage

Fireproof your marriage with Faith, Hope, and Love... Jesus ever present, body, blood, soul and divinity. He is waiting to hear from you, just sit and listen to Him Our Lord is with you in the sacrament of holy matrimony. As you celebrate each day, place your Trust in HIM!

Let's continue to pray for one another for the Sanctity of Holy Marriages.

Divine Mercy and Holy Rosary...these are our tools along with confession and Holy Eucharist.

God Bless You!

John Paul II, pray for us.

Infertility

Infertility Support Site ~ The Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina
http://www.sc-familylife.org/pages/family%20life/infertility.html

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Catholics look to ease the moral, religious pain of infertility
Monday, October 15, 2007
By Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07288/825527-85.stm

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Some old news, but still important...voiced by Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI in November of 2005.

Contraception & Family Planning

Pope Benedict

Restates Opposition To Abortion,

Artificial Reproduction,

Support for Natural Family Planning
[Nov 28, 2005]

Pope Benedict XVI in a speech at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy on Friday reiterated the Roman Catholic Church's support for natural family planning, Reuters reports (Reuters, 11/25). In his speech, the pope discussed the university's Paul VI's International Scientific Institute Of Research On Human Fertility And Infertility and its research on "responsible reproduction." He said the institute is working "to give a sound scientific basis to the natural control of human fertility and to attempt to overcome infertility by natural means" (Agence France-Presse, 11/25). He also commended Pope Paul VI's 1968 papal letter, Humanae Vitae -- which banned all forms of contraception -- for discussing the "natural regulation of human fertility," and he repeated the Catholic Church's stance on overcoming infertility "in a natural way," Reuters reports. Under Catholic doctrine, birth control and condoms are prohibited but natural family planning practices are allowed. The Roman Catholic Church in June of last year was successful in helping to block a referendum that would have dismantled Italy's law on artificial reproduction, according to Reuters (Reuters, 11/25).

Infertility

The Family Life Office from Diocese of Charleston, S.C., has a beautiful site explaining Church teaching and many sites of support...these are also found this blog site.
http://www.sc-familylife.org/pages/family%20life/infertility.html

Marriage Prayer, Blessings and Resources

Dearest Friends,

As we celebrate our wedding anniversary today, I find myself thinking of all of you! I pray what ever day you were married, that you will celebrate the gift and treasure your marriage is bringing to your lives each and every moment. If the little House Sparrows can enjoy each other, I know that God can give us the grace to enjoy each other no matter what the burden may be in your lives right now. Keep holding on to the GRACE that God is sending you today...

It was by no mistake that the two of you were found and made a holy commitment. What ever your struggles may be, remember the both of you are more precious than gold and silver in God's eyes, and He is watching over you both right this very moment.

My favorite story about a beautiful wedding is in the book of Tobit found in our Holy Catholic Bible, if you have not read this story, I highly recommend that you do. This story shows you when two souls are brought together by God's holy will, nothing gets in the way of His blessings. Let us all celebrate our Marriage vocation today and everyday!!!

Please find below a Wedding Anniversary prayer someone sent me today and a Marriage Prayer. Blessings to you and the one you love....

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Wedding Anniversary

May God bless you and grant you joy.

May He deepen your love for each other.

May He bless you in your family and friends.

And lead you to unending happiness in Heaven.

—Wedding Anniversary Prayer

Author Unknown

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A MARRIAGE BLESSING PRAYER

We thank you, O God, for the Love You have implanted in our hearts. May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feeling, and concerned for each other's needs and wishes. Help us to be understanding and forgiving of human weaknesses and failings. Increase our faith and trust in You and may Your Prudence guide our life and love. Bless our Marriage O God, with Peace and Happiness, and make our love fruitful for Your glory and our Joy both here and in eternity. Amen

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Also, I hear that the Marriage Encounter Weekends are great for enrichment.. check it out in your local Diocese!!!!

Fire Proof Your Marriage

Other Resources:

USCCB - Marriage Scripture and Church Teaching

Marriage Prayers, with Fr. DeGrandis, S.S.J.

Healing Prayer

Forgiveness Prayer, with Fr. Robert DeGrandis S.S.J.

Novenas of Life (USCCB-Pro-Life Activities)

Our Lady's Yes to God the Father

Do you know that when Our Lady said yes, in response to the Angel Gabriel, asking her if she would be willing to bear the Christ Child. This is an example to US, to also respond with our YES to God the Father, no matter what HE is asking of you. Do you know that there are times He might tell us NO? This is a time we must trust in HIM, with our whole, body, mind and soul. True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort, teaches us how to give all of ourselves to Jesus through Mary. This is a good little book to reflect on, it teaches you how to respond with your own Yes, to God the Father.

We are God's children by right of baptism, we are also Mary's children as Jesus gave his people to her as He hung on the cross. Do you not know how much HE LOVES YOU?

Our sufferings can be very heavy at times, most especially in our marriages when our fertility is the cross. I do not take this lightly... this is a great suffering for anyone to loose a child or to suffer infertility. This pain is real!!! However, in the simplicity of our hearts we must turn to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar (Holy Eucharist, where HE reigns, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity), and place our trust in HIM. This takes much perserverance and it may take you, days, months or even years to reach that place of PEACE, that you are seeking. This all comes about through how you and the Lord work together on this. You are so special to the Father, He will never push you to a place where you are not ready to go. So, this is why it may take a while to receive the peace that He has for you...but, I must tell you just like a child waiting for a gift at Christmas, your package is waiting for you!

There is NO magic cure or answer to when God will send us what we are asking for...Just maybe, He has a better plan, well of course He does because He is God. We may not look at what He gives us as the better part, but when we let go and stop looking back, we will find peace on our journey. It will not be easy...why? Because we are human, and we have what is called human weakness. We desire a quick and easy fix, most especially in these times that we live in, everything is quick and easy (they even make PB&J sandwiches already prepackaged, now that is sad).

We must be still and patient as we wait upon the Lord.

I will tell you if you can try to place yourself in quiet, each and everyday for 30 minutes a day, as a Carmelite Priest once told me, you will find the healing in your body and soul, that you are seeking. Jesus is the Divine Physician - if He is the Healer, then why do we not go to Him first? Instead we seek consolation from everything and everyone else, Jesus our true friend, is sometimes the last one that we actually consider going to in time of need. I realize we pray, but do we actually listen to what He has to say to us?

Below is a method of prayer that the Carmelites and many monastic souls have used. I pray that this will be a step to your peace as you begin to heal through the sufferings endured and the cross you carry... for Jesus says in the Gospel according to Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

Lecio Divina is the sure way it is the method of Teresian Prayer...
Lectio Divina Framework of Teresian Prayer
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLFramework of Teresian Prayer. by Fr. Sam Anthony Morello, Discalced Carmelite ... simplicity and inner unity of monastic prayer. The Teresian spirit ... www.elcarmelo.org/LectioDivinaMorello.pdf

Light your candle, sit in a comfortable place...make a cup of tea ... sit with the Lord who is your very best friend and listen... Open your heart, open your hands, close your eyes, pray... "Come Holy Spirit, Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well beloved spouse" ....and now listen...

Let this be your first yes, in response to God the Father... as He waits for you to rest in Him and His only Son Our Lord Jesus Christ...may the Holy Spirit come to bring you the peace you need today and always.

God Bless You!

Letter from the Poor Clare's to YOU

I would like to share with you a letter we received from the Poor Clare's yesterday, what a beautiful gift of support they are sharing in the spirit of Christ. God Bless You!

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Dear Little hearts,

There are times in life when suffering and struggles have no obvious solution, we cannot see our way forward, we have a great realization of our own inner poverty and helplessness....... this is a time to surrender to God and trust that whatever happens it will be somehow for the best....It is a time to surrender all things into Gods hands and into his Will, which is pure love.

We would like to recommend to you at such times along with your Office, praying with Mary... or even just on its own that you pray the Chaplet of Our Holy Mother St Colette. The Editor of the Boston Journal has made a really beautiful meditative recording of the Chaplet, it is a free gift of love and to be regarded as a mission.

If you would like a free CD of this recording, or a voice file for your friends, please write to the address below, either directly on the e-mail address or go to the site. It would make a perfect gift for someone in perplexity and trial or dealing with sickness.

Please as you pray your Office ask Mary to bless and make fruitful this iniative, thankyou Little hearts. You can get your beautiful CD at.

E-mail:

editor@boston-catholic-journal.com

Website:

http://www.boston-catholic-journal.com/

Emotional Health ~ Miscarriage ~ Stillbirth ~ Infertility

This image was obtained with permission

www.michaeljournal.org

Although the first article below is in regards to miscarriage and stillbirth, it is in my opinion that the "5 Stages of Grief" should also be looked at in regards to fertility/infertility problems. Although you may not experience a miscarriage each month, when struggling with fertility it is a continual death, until we find the help we need to correct the problems we are enduring or until we receive acceptance only God alone can give us.

We pray these articles will be a help to you where you are, if you are struggling with grief, We understand your pain. Learning to accept where we are in life is the first step to true peace in Christ.

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What to Expect Emotionally After a Miscarriage or a Stillbirth http://miscarriage.about.com/od/copingwithmiscarriages/qt/emotional.htm

The 5 Stages of Grief

A Normal Life Process

Five Stages Of Grief

1. Denial and Isolation.

2. Anger.

3. Bargaining.

4. Depression.

5. Acceptance.

Grief And Stress

Recovering From Grief

The Fruits of Our Faith ~ become Art and Poetry

May the fruits of faith in our lives build on all of our experiences....
http://www.catholic.org/video/?v=1015
Let your faith be that living thing that keeps you alive!!!!

Update

I wanted to let you know that the posts are now being archived. Please check the right side of this blogger for other postings.

Please let me know how this blogger is working for you?

Fertility Care Help

Many couples are struggling with their fertility these days, and it seems like infertility is on the rise, we want you to know that you are not alone in your struggle. There are many doctors out there in the world trying to help you in a positive and natural way. If you have not been told about Natural Family Planning, please check out the links that are listed on the right hand side of this blog or go to:

http://www.creightonmodel.com/

One More Soul
has a list of practioners throughout the country as well as NFP doctors please go to: http://www.omsoul.com/nfp-only.php

One More Soul in Canada ~ go to: http://canada.omsoul.com/

International Mission ~ http://www.nfpandmore.org/intermission.shtml
If you are located in Eastern Europe please check out this site. NFP is a beautiful way to help build a family with God's love.

ASIA~ NFP ~ Article ~ http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10035&size=A

~ Prayer to St. Joseph ~

To you, O Blessed Joseph, we come in our trials, and having asked the help of your most holy spouse, we confidently ask your patronage also. Through that sacred bond of charity which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the fatherly love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to look graciously upon the beloved inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by his blood, and to aid us in our necessities with your power and strength.

O most provident guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ. Most beloved father, dispel the evil of falsehood and sin. Our most mighty protector, graciously assist us from heaven in our struggle with the powers of darkness. And just as you once saved the Child Jesus from mortal danger, so now defend God's Holy Church from the snares of her enemies and from all adversity. Shield each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your help, we may be able to live a virtuous life, to die a holy death, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.

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Faithful - ProLife - NFP - Medical Center - Fairfax, Virginia

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We would like to thank the Tepeyac Family Center and all those faithful medical doctors like them. If you are seeking a quality health center for your needs here's a place for those of you living in Virginia or the surrounding area, check out Tepeyac Family Center http://www.tepeyacfamilycenter.com/ . These are doctors that are committed to their faith in Christ and the quality of care that you receive.

Let's support our faithful Catholic Doctors and keep them in prayer.

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Message of Mercy

http://www.treasuresofgrace.com/mercy/dm.htm

Beautiful article on Suffering

go to: http://www.treasuresofgrace.com/catholic/suf.htm

Saint Catherine of Sienna Intercessor for Pregnancy

Saint Catherine of Sienna, is one of my patrons and also a Dominican Doctor of the Church...wow, how much more powerful intercession do we need in a Saint. Please check out this beautiful site in honor of St. Catherine: http://www.st-catherine-medal.com/prayers-to-saint-catherine.htm



ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA'S PATRON SAINT
St. Catherine is a the patron saint of Europe, firefighters, against fire, bodily ills, illness, miscarriages, nurses, people ridiculed for their piety, against sexual temptation and sick people. St. Catherine suffered much sickness during her lifetime, and so her patronage of sick people and illness is apparent. Her patronage of firefighters has an interesting history: During her ecstasies, St. Catherine, at times fell into fires, so transported was she from her surroundings; however, her skin and clothes remained untouched by the flames. She is also the patron saint of misscarriages, nurses, nursing services and, people ridiculed for their piety.

Miscarriage

I have just received notice of two recent miscarriages and women in need of prayer for this great sorrow in their lives. It saddens me to hear of these losses, in my heart I know Our Lord is taking care of those in this deep pain. Please know that if you have had a recent loss, that Our Lady is with you. She is comforting you, especially when you are feeling so alone!

There is a deep suffering that I endure at times that nothing can take away, accept resting in Our Lords presence in Holy Eucharist... in times of crisis...yes, I do struggle to desire wanting to be near the Lord, but in my heart, I know that there is no where else to go accept to Him who waits in the tabernacle for us.

If you are enduring this cross of miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death and infertility (this is a silent death), I want to urge you to run to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Jesus is our true medicine! He will bring you peace and hope in time...trust in HIM!!!

Love and Prayers,
Hannah's Tears

Catholic Author Helps You Cope Spiritually with Infertility

Bearing the Unbearable: Coping with Infertility and Other Profound Suffering, Or What To Do When Taking Charge of Your Fertility Fails by Karl A. Schultz (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Bearing-Unbearable-Infertility-Suffering-Fertility/dp/0978813863

Please let us know if you have read this book...please share your feelings.

Infant Bereavement Information

Now I lay Me Down To Sleep - ~Infant Bereavement Photography~

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The Today Show presents: "Our Life With Olivia" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23481435#23481435

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Infant Mass and Memorials:
Back In His Arms Again

On the right side of this page there are prayers for miscarriage and various resources that may be helpful to you in your needs. Throughout this site there have also been added posts that will list support sites such as Elizabeth Ministry, and others... if you are in need of care and are unable to find something, please let us know and we will find it for you.

God Bless You!
Hannahs.Tears@gmail.com

Saint Ephrem of Syria

Prayer of Saint Ephrem – O Lord and Master of my life, Keep from me the spirit of discouragement, carelessness, covetousness, and vain words. Grant me, Your servant, the spirit of purity, humility, patience, and love. May my Lord and King grant that I might see my own sins and not judge my brother and sister, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.


St. Ephrem is a wonderful example of faith. He was very devoted to the Holy Eucharist, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to the Holy Trinity.

As we visit Our Lord in Holy Eucharist may He lift our discouragements and bring us the joy that we are seeking in the midst of our great sorrow...Help us Lord to find that patience and love through the cross that we carry today and always.

God bless you.
With Love and Prayers,
Hannah's Tears

Info Sites from Catholic i Pod

For those of you seeking great Catholic Support information... here's the list! Wow! It's a Gold Mine of Support!!!!

http://catholicipod.stblogs.com/2008/01/22/update-more-of-dr-hilgers-audio-your-fertility-care-consult/

http://catholicipod.stblogs.com/naprotechnology-natural-family-planning/

Month of Roses

June is the month of ROSES. What do you think about starting a "Mary Garden"? This has always been a good way to help our sorrows in this life. There's always something special about watching a garden grow! What a beautiful gift of healing this will bring, the hard work and the planning... it's a treasure you will never regret. Check out this site to start your Mary Garden http://www.fisheaters.com/marygardens.html .

Please let us know how you are doing with your "Mary Garden" and what you've added... this would be so fun, if you send some pictures, we'll be sure to share them on the blog for all to see. Have fun planning out your "Mary Garden"!!!!!!

God, has a special way of giving back to us, when we share our gifts with others. You are a treasure in God's eyes, let's see how we can share our treasures, by planning something beautiful for others to see.

May God Bless You today and always,
The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears

Hi everyone,
We'd like to share with you, that a new friend of ours has a beautiful blog about her own journey experience of infertility, she is a wonderful lady full of inspiring hope and joy! She is making the best of her cross, with prayer and trust.

Check out her site here http://allyouwhohope.blogspot.com/

Make the best of your day today. It's First Friday... in honor of Our Dear Lords Sacred Heart... enjoy the day the Lord has made! Peace, Hope, and Love to all.

Letting you know that you are prayed for everyday!

How is everyone going? Let us know how you are and if there is anything that you need. We are hoping to compile a prayer list of names to place upon the altar at Holy Mass when we have our first Mass for Hannah's Tears, offered on July 29th.

Please know that this is not just a Mass being said for the ministry itself, but all of you emailing and all those out there struggling with fertilty and losses. We just want you to know that you are being prayed for and you have someone that cares about how you are feeling right now. If you would like your name added to the list email us at hannahs.tears@gmail.com .

God Bless

St. Boniface, pray for us.
http://www.universalis.com/readings.htm

Check out the readings for St. Boniface, June 5.

Masses Scheduled for the intentions of Hannah's Tears

Dear Friends,

Below is a list of Masses, that will be scheduled for the intentions of The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears and all those who have requested prayers. These Masses will be offered at St. Patrick Church, Columbus, Ohio, by the Dominican Fathers. If you are not able to attend the Masses at St. Patrick Church, please go to your local parish on these days and know that you will be in communion with the prayers being lifted on the altar of Our Lord.

If you would like to send any personal intentions to our parish for this ministry, please address them to:

The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears

c/o St. Patrick Church

280 N. Grant Ave

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Each Mass is a donation of $10 as an offering; or you may request a Mass at your local parish and ask them to pray for the intentions of The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears, and for all Catholic couples struggling with fertility, loss, and the adoption process.

Mass Schedule for

The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears

July 29, 2008 at 7:00 a.m.
September 8, 2008 at 7:00 a.m.

February 2, 2009 at 11:45 a.m.
March 25, 2009 at 11:45 a.m.
July 26, 2009 at 12 noon
September 8, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.

God Bless You,

Hannah's Tears

Adoption Support Site

Anyone interested in adoption please checkout our Hannah's Tears Adoption Blog Site for support... http://hannahstearsadoptionweblinks.blogspot.com/ . We found a GREAT site for Adoptive Families, an information source for families before, during, and after adoption.

God Bless,

The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast Day May 31st

Ghirlandaio, Domenico

The VisitationWood

67 1/2 x 65 in. (172 x 165 cm)

Musée du Louvre, Paris

http://www.wf-f.org/Visitation.html

"Blessed are you among women,

and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And why is this granted me,

that the mother of my Lord

should come to me?"

"Thought for the Day: SS. Zachary and Elizabeth are living examples of the observant Jews of their day, steeped in Scriptures and awaiting the redemption of Israel. Their admirable fidelity and devotion made them key figures in the coming of Jesus. Mary's kindness in going to help Elizabeth shows her own sensitivity to the welfare of others. It is something we should strive to imitate daily." From "The One Year Book of Saints", by Rev. Clifford Stevens

Let us continue to pray for and help one another as we lift our cross to Jesus and Mary each day...the more we look away from ourselves and see that we are not alone in our suffering the more we will find peace in our own hearts. Happy Feast Day!!!

May Our Lord bless and keep you today and always,
The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

In 1899 Pope Leo XIII approved this Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for public use. This litany is actually a synthesis of several other litanies dating back to the 17th century. Father Croiset composed a litany in 1691 from which 17 invocations were used by Venerable Anne Madeleine Remuzat when she composed her litany in 1718 at Marseille. She joined an additional 10 invocations to those of Father Croiset, for a total of 27 invocations. Six more invocations written by Sister Madeleine Joly of Dijon in 1686 were added by the Sacred Congregation for Rites when it was approved for public use in 1899. This makes a total of 33 invocations, one for each year of life of our Lord Jesus Christ. A partial indulgence is attached to this litany. http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Litanies/sacred_heart.htm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, prays for us when we reach out to her. She is our true Mother and each of YOU are the treasure of her heart as you are her adopted children by baptism.

Let us continue to remain ever close to our Heavenly Mother as she leads us to her only son. I know in the beauty of Spring we continue to question God's holy will for our lives. That is a human condition... but let us remember that we must look to the Lord and always be thankful for the beautiful gift of life, He has given us to live in our very selves. Each of you are a treasure in His eyes...please remember this as you wake up each day, kneel down at the foot of your bed and give Our Lord thanks and praise, even if you find it difficult. Maybe you have suffered a loss...this is probably very difficult for you right now, but what you can do is gaze at Our Lord on the Crucifix and ask Him to help you through your time of great need.

When I have found it very difficult to pray, I take my Miraculous Medal and hold it and just pray simply "O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee and for those who do not have recourse to thee especially the enemies of the Church." I also try to go before the Lord in His true presence at Holy Mass...this is very healing. Remember, God has a perfect plan for all of our lives, if we follow Him and take care of ourselves, with our bodies being the Temple of the Holy Spirit and also a living Tabernacle each time you receive Him in Holy Eucharist...You are that treasure. Remember to love yourselves as He also loves you.

Enjoy the Spring season and take those cool walks before the heat of summer begins.

Blessings to All of YOU!

St. Rita of Cascia, patron saint of infertility and hopeless cases

Prayers and Novena

We wanted to pass on that yesterday was the feast of St. Rita, she is the patron saint of infertility and hopeless cases... "Ignatius Press" has a movie about Saint Rita's life, that you may be interested in. EWTN has had the movie on this week, we hope some of you were able to watch her life. May your weekend be filled with the Lord's Hope and Joy!

God Bless You,

H.T. Ministry

Saint Rita of Cascia, 1381-1457

Saint Rita of Cascia was born in 1381, in a small Italian village, to elderly parents who had long prayed for a child. At fifteen, Rita wanted to enter the convent but her parents decided that she should marry. They chose a man who turned out to be a mean, violent and unfaithful husband. After eighteen years, her prayers, gentleness and goodness finally won his heart, and he apologized for the way he had treated her and he returned to God.

Shortly after his conversion, he was murdered. Although shocked and heart-broken, she forgave the murderers, and tried to make her two sons forgive them, too. Instead they were determined to avenge their father's death. Rita prayed that they would die rather than commit murder. Both boys became seriously ill, and Rita nursed them lovingly. She was successful in persuading them to forgive, and to ask God's forgiveness for themselves, before they died.

Now that she was alone, Rita tried to enter the convent in Cascia, however, a woman who had been married was not allowed to join. Rita did not give up, and eventually, an exception was made for her. In the convent, Rita was obedient, charitable and devoted to the crucified Jesus. She asked him to let her share some of his pain, and a thorn from his crown of thorns pierced her forehead and made a sore that never healed. It was so bad and foul-smelling that St. Rita had to stay away from the others. She happily suffered to show her love for Jesus.

Saint Rita died on May 22, 1457, at seventy-six years of age. She is the patron saint of infertility, and of hopeless, or desperate, cases.

Other PATRON SAINTS OF CHILDLESS COUPLES AND THOSE THAT ARE STERILE

ElisaBeth & Maria Luisita are from the 20th century of faithful.

we would like to promote their causes for canonization,  please 

help us with your devotions.

Servant of God elisabeth Leseur
                      &
 ven. Maria luisITA josefa

ST. ANNE LINE: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. COLETTE

ST. GUMMARUS: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. HENRY II: PATRON SAINT OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. JULIAN THE HOSPITALLER: PATRON ST. OF CHILDLESS COUPLES

ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA

MORE SAINTS

Saint Gerard, pray for us

Hey, here's a film that you may enjoy!
"St. Gerard Majella A Saint for Our Times" $14.95
http://www.hli.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=592&osCsid=32db6bf93156f53708e43225765e38f7
Let me know how you like it, looks like a good one... and it's cheaper than going out to the movies. :-D

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Need a prayer for St. Gerard? Check out this site.... Saint Gerard Prayers

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, so that the thirst of Jesus might be satisfied and his world become something beautiful for God, a kingdom of love, where you, O Mary Mother of Jesus, can be a mother to me and to all, now and forever, Amen.

This text was written by

Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv.

in honor of the beatification of

Mother Teresa, October 19, 2003.
With ecclesiastical approval,

Archdiocese of New York

Catholic Pilgrimage to Rome

Patrick Madrid is going to Rome this Fall, would you like to join him?

Check out this beautiful tour, maybe this might be just the trip to lift

you and your husband to a place of renewal within your marriage...

I pray that God will make a way for you all to go, even if it seems

impossible now, trust the Lord, He may be calling you to ROME...

Enjoy!

check out http://www.surprisedbytruth.com/

or call 1-800-727-1999 (x290)

Litany to the Old Testament Saints

Hey everyone... We would like to share this beautiful litany with you, if you have never prayed this before, we think you will love it!!! http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/litanies/p03485.htm

This has truly become a favorite to pray especially for the intentions of this Apostolate's ministry. Please join us if you will in praying to our Old Testament Saints!

God Bless You and have a wonderful weekend, filled with many blessings.

Hannah's Tears

What's the Right Reason to Adopt?

I just found an article my new friend, Heidi Hess Saxton, wrote on her blog in 2007... it's "What's the Right Reason to Adopt?"

If you are praying and discerning this journey, this could be a must read for you, check it out.

http://www.catholicmom.com/saxton07.htm

God Bless You!

If You Suffer from Infertility - this article is for YOU

These are truly some words to ponder and meditate on.. You can find the whole story at http:www.catholic.com/thisrock/2006/0604fea3.asp

"An Unexpected Blessing -Children, though, are not the only gift of marriage. Infertility, too, is a great and mysterious blessing. Just as much as fertility, infertility is a gift husband and wife give one another. It is an affirmation that "I still love you. I love all of you. And I refuse to allow anything to come between us." Infertility is also a gift couples can give to God and to the world. Like Christ’s crucifixion, infertility is a sign of contradiction in a culture in which human life has lost its value."
Obtained in part from the article "Babies Deserve Better What You Need to Know If You're Struggling With Infertility" by Jameson and Jennifer Taylor

Prayer Support - Fertility, Infertility, Infant loss...Adoption...

Let us join others that are supporting fertility and the sufferings that come with the married state of our Catholic lives. Our Lord never leaves us alone, we have so many that are praying with and for us around the world. As our Dear Lord forms His army of prayer warriors, we are in the process of becoming associated with Elizabeth Ministry International and we would like to encourage all of you to join our efforts as we pray for and encourage each other on our journey of fertility and the married state of life. Here is a prayer that Elizabeth Ministry prays daily some have made the commitment to pray this prayer at noon each day. So if some of you already pray the Angelus http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/prayers/Angelus.htm , this might be a prayer that you consider for those in this great need.

Elizabeth Ministry Prayer

Creator God, I pledge to truly celebrate the gift of each child conceived and born, and fully mourn each miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, infant or child death. I will be a strong witness to my belief in the dignity and worth of all life, by treasuring the gift of fertility, by supporting those suffering infertility, by encouraging those in the adoption process, and by assisting families experiencing an infant or child crisis or special need. I will be a strong and consistent voice for life in my home, my church, my community, and the world.

Amen

Prayer Obtained from the following site: http://www.elizabethministry.com/prayer_req/index.php

Send your intentions to the Children of Mary!

Children of Mary - An Emerging Semi-contemplative Community of Sisters to tell the world.

WE LOVE OUR EUCHARISTIC LORD AND THAT OUR EUCHARISTIC LORD THIRSTS TO BE LOVED BY ALL!

Check out "Children of Mary" http://www.childrenofmary.net/home.html

Please feel free to write the sisters and ask them to lift you in prayer before the altar of Our Lord! As they pray for you, please pray for them also.

Children of Mary
8353 Pleasant Chapel Road
Newark, Ohio 43056 USA
Phone: 740-323-1977
E-mail: childrenofmary@juno.com

Let us lift our prayers up to Our Lady of Fatima this day... she will hear the cries of your heart and place them with her son Jesus. http://www.pilgrimvirginstatue.com/

O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of the most holy Rosary, you were pleased to appear to the children of Fatima and reveal a glorious message. We implore you, inspire in our hearts a fervent love for the recitation of the Rosary. By meditating on the mysteries of the redemption that are recalled thereinmay we obtain the graces and virtues that we ask, through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer.

Amen

Attention to all who will be at Saint Patrick Church, Columbus, Ohio

Hannah's Tears would like to announce that we have added a prayer box for your convenience underneath the "Infant of Prague Statue" in the front of the church.
Please notice prayer cards and prayer intention cards available for your needs.

The devotion to the Holy Child Jesus has long been a tradition of the Catholic Church for hundreds of years. This devotion is a veneration of our Lord's sacred Infancy. Many saints had a very strong devotion to the Divine Child, notably St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Teresa of Avila. These are also some of the Saints that have been very fruitful to this ministry... Let us stay close to the Infant Jesus

Remember, O Divine Child Jesus
REMEMBER, O Divine Child Jesus, the promises Thou didst make to Venerable Father Cyril, Thy pious servant, in favor of those honoring Thy miraculous Image and the mysteries it reminds us of Thy Childhood. Full of confidence in Thy goodness, O Jesus, we come to submit our misery to Thee.
Grant us, by the infinite merits of Thy Incarnation and of Thy Holy Childhood, to triumph so well over our enemies and to remain so faithful to Thee, that we may deserve to be Thy servants and to be numbered among Thy friends on earth and among Thy blissful in Heaven. Do not reject our humble prayers, O sweet and almighty Jesus, but receive them favorably and be pleased to answer them.

Amen.

http://www.catholictradition.org/Children/infant-prague.htm

The Litany of the Holy Childhood of Jesus

The Litany of the Infant Jesus

The Litany of the Miraculous Infant of Prague

Prayers and Support for the Roman Catholic Medical Field

Saint Gianna: Wife, Mother, Doctor, Prolife Witness
St. Gianna Novena
St. Gianna Litany
Catholic Medical Association
Catholic Medical Association History
Catholic Physicians Guild
Medical Association of Catholic Students
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC NURSES
Prayer of the Catholic Physician

Please keep our Catholic Medical field in prayer, that they will have the wisdom from Our Dear Lord and Savior, to help us in our physical needs. We need to keep them in prayer as much as we need to keep priests and families in prayer. Maybe we could offerr 3 Glory Be's for their profession every day in honor of the Blessed Trinity.

God Bless You All!
Hannah's Tears

Prayer to Saint Luke
Most charming and saintly Physician, you were animated by the heavenly Spirit of love. In faithfully detailing the humanity of Jesus, you also showed his divinity and his genuine compassion for all human beings. Inspire our physicians with your professionalism and with the divine compassion for their patients. Enable them to cure the ills of both body and spirit that afflict so many in our day. Amen.

Our Lady of Laus, pray for us.

Our Lady of Laus appearing to Bl. Benoite Rencurel

Our Lady of Laus, Refuge of sinners, look down with kindness and compassion upon the physical and moral miseries of our age! Have mercy on thy children and deign to convert us all entirely to the love of thy Divine Son!

http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/laus.htm

Catholic Adoption Speaker

Information for a Catholic Pro-life Adoption Supporter/Speaker listed on the Hannah's Tears Adoption Support blog site... check this out if you are interested in finding a speaker for your next conference. Goto -- Hannah's Tears Adoption Support

In Our Sufferings, the Lord has promised to Refresh Us

St. Patrick Church

280 N. Grant Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43215

"Come to the foot of the altar. Graces will be shed on all, great and little, especially upon those who seek for them."

"Blessed be God, the Father of mercies, the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our afflictions"
(2 Cor. 1:3-4)

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you"
(Mt. 11:28)

Seek and Ye Shall Find, Knock and the Door Will be Opened

What is Our Lord calling you to? Have you heard that still quiet voice within your own heart, as you pray before the Lord? What is He asking of you?

No one can tell you, but if you ask the Lord He will tell you.

Do you feel a call to adoption or foster care? Maybe you feel that you are not good enough or you can't see yourself raising someone elses child.

Always remember that children are a gift from the Lord and that if Our Lord is asking you to such a great task, like adopting a child who needs a mommy and daddy. A child that a is alone and in need. Remember this that God the Father will give you the grace that you and your spouce need, if you go to Him, who waits for YOU.

BE NOT AFRAID... PRAY HOPE AND DON'T WORRY. If there are mountains in the way of your adoption process, go to the Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, He will move the mountains in your life. Trust HIM!

You are all in our daily prayers, there is an army of prayer warriors praying for you! That picture in my mind gives me hope. I pray it gives you that same hope and trust that you need. God bless you...

Blessings in the Heart of Christ Jesus
Enthroned in the Most Blessed Sacrament,
Hannah's Tears

New Blog Space for Infertility Support

Please check out our new blog space for infertility support, if you have anything you might like to add to help others, let us know.... http://hannahstearsinfertilitysupport.blogspot.com/

Holy Spirit Novena

If you would like to participate in the novena to the Holy Spirit, start your novena today!!!

http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/pentecost/seven.htm
The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the Church. Addressed to the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, it is a powerful plea for the light and strength and love so sorely needed by every Christian.

Quamquam Pluries: Devotion to St. Joseph

QUAMQUAM PLURIES ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/leo_xiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15081889_quamquam-pluries_en.html

Check out the encyclical Pope Leo XIII wrote about on St. Joseph... here's just a little piece of the pie!

"During periods of stress and trial - chiefly when every lawlessness of act seems permitted to the powers of darkness - it has been the custom in the Church to plead with special fervour and perseverance to God, her author and protector, by recourse to the intercession of the saints - and chiefly of the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God - whose patronage has ever been the most efficacious. "

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker

How special he is to all of us as Catholic Christians, he truly takes us by the hand and leads us to where God is calling us in our lives today. . . if we but learn to trust like St. Joseph we will be set free from all worry. Let us all ask St. Joseph for his special intercession in our lives today.

May God bless you today and may you have a beautiful feast of St. Joseph the Worker!

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A MORNING OFFERING THROUGH ST. JOSEPH

Receive me, dear and chosen Father, and the offering of every movement of my body and soul, which I desire to present through thee to my blessed Lord. Purify all! Make all a perfect holocaust! May every pulsation of my heart be a Spiritual Communion, every look and thought an act of love, every action a sweet sacrifice, every word an arrow of Divine love, every step an advance toward Jesus, every visit to Our Lord as pleasing to God as the errands of Angels, every thought of thee, dear Saint, an act to remind thee that I am thy child. I recommend to thee the occasions in which I usually fail, particularly . . . [Mention these]. Accept each little devotion of the day, though replete with imperfection, and offer it to Jesus, Whose mercy will overlook all, since He regards not so much the gift as the love of the giver. Amen.

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