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Prayers for intercession
"You emulated God's mercy, and He granted you the power of healing, o Panteleimon, victorious martyr of Christ. Heal our spiritual diseases through your intercession, and as we constantly cry out to the Lord, 'Save us!' take away the temptations which the enemy always places before our steps."
"Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that by the prayers of thy holy Martyr blessed Pantaleon, we may be delivered from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul."
Hannah's Tears ~ special intention for the day:
- Please pray for our medical students that are now in college that they would be open to the practice of NaPro Technology.
- All intentions that you may have to add....
Thought it might be a good idea to bring you the saints for the day. I know that I could always use a boost to get me through the struggles of life each day.
So, if you have the time take a look at the link below and lets thank God for these beautiful saints!
Saints Natalia, Aurelius, Liliosa, Felix, and George, Martyrs
The Protoevangelium gives the following account: In Nazareth there lived a rich and pious couple, Joachim and Hannah. They were childless. When on a feast day Joachim presented himself to offer sacrifice in the temple, he was repulsed by a certain Ruben, under the pretext that men without offspring were unworthy to be admitted. Whereupon Joachim, bowed down with grief, did not return home, but went into the mountains to make his plaint to God in solitude. Also Hannah, having learned the reason of the prolonged absence of her husband, cried to the Lord to take away from her the curse of sterility, promising to dedicate her child to the service of God. Their prayers were heard; an angel came to Hannah and said: "Hannah, the Lord has looked upon thy tears; thou shalt conceive and give birth and the fruit of thy womb shall be blessed by all the world". The angel made the same promise to Joachim, who returned to his wife. Hannah gave birth to a daughter whom she called Miriam (Mary). Since this story is apparently a reproduction of the biblical account of the conception of Samuel, whose mother was also called Hannah, even the name of the mother of Mary seems to be doubtful. (read more ... from Catholic News Agency)
Fom a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Mary conceived in her soul before she conceived in her body
A royal virgin of the house of David is chosen. She is to bear a holy child, one who is both God and man. She is to conceive him in her soul before she conceives him in her body. In the face of so unheard of an event she is to know no fear through ignorance of the divine plan; the angel tells her what is to be accomplished in her by the Holy Spirit. She believes that there will be no loss of virginity, she who is soon to be the mother of God. Why should she lose heart at this new form of conceiving when she has been promised that it will be effected through the power of the Most High? She believes, and her faith is confirmed by the witness of a previous wonder: against all expectation Elizabeth is made fruitful. God has enabled a barren woman to be with child; he must be believed when he makes the same promise to a virgin.
The Son of God who was in the beginning with God, through whom all things were made, without whom nothing was made, became man to free him from eternal death. He stooped down to take up our lowliness without loss to his own glory. He remained what he was; he took up what he was not. He wanted to join the very nature of a servant to that nature in which he is equal to God the Father. He wanted to unite both natures in an alliance so wonderful that the glory of the greater would not annihilate the lesser, nor the taking up of the lower diminish the greatness of the higher.
What belongs to each nature is preserved intact and meets the other in one person: lowliness is taken up by greatness, weakness by power, mortality by eternity. To pay the debt of our human condition, a nature incapable of suffering is united to a nature capable fo suffering, and true God and true man are forged into the unity that is the Lord. This was done to make possible the kind of remedy that fitted our human need: one and the same mediator between God and men able to die because of one nature, able to rise again because of the other. It was fitting, therefore, that the birth which brings salvation brought no corruption to virginal integrity; the bringing forth of Truth was at the same time the safeguarding of virginity.
Dearly beloved, this kind of birth was fitting for Christ, the power and the wisdom of God: a birth in which he was one with us in our human nature but far above us in his divinity. If he were not true God, he would not be able to bring us healing; if he were not true man, he would not be able to give us an example.
And so at the birth of our Lord, the angels sing in joy: Glory to God in the highest, and they proclaim peace to his people on earth as they see the heavenly Jerusalem being built from all the nations of the world. If the angels on high are so exultant at this marvelous work of God’s goodness, what joy should it not bring to the lowly hearts of men?
Meditation
Blessed Junipero Serra, from early childhood you experienced prolonged pain and
suffering, yet with youthful innocence you did not lose faith, hope or charity. You placed
your trust in God and His holy purpose during your novitiate and were able to overcome
untold afflictions. Obtain for me the grace to deepen my belief in what God has revealed.
Strengthen my hope in Him and intensify my love of Him in heart and deed.
Litany of Blessed Junipero Serra
God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Mother of the Church,
Pray for us.
Queen of the Angels,
Pray for us.
Patroness of the Americas,
Pray for us.
Blessed Junipero Serra,
Pray for us.
Who opens my eyes and heart to the challenges of today,
Pray for us.
Prophet and penitent who saw the suffering Christ in the poor,
Pray for us.
Protector, lover, defender of the Indians and our faith,
Pray for us.
Admirer of all creation, the sea, the sky, and all the earth,
Pray for us.
Model of priestly service and saintly son of St. Francis,
Pray for us.
Beloved of God and of all those in need,
Pray for us.
Peacemaker in the face of violence,
Pray for us.
Teacher of perseverance and trust in prayer,
Pray for us.
Apostolic missionary, Pastor, and Patron of the Californias,
Pray for us.
Pathfinder for those seeking true direction in their lives,
Pray for us.
Patron of all Serrans,
Pray for us.
God's fearless leader,
Pray for us.
Who keeps my gratitude fresh each day,
Pray for us.
Who accepts both success and suffering as gift,
Pray for us.
Who bore his physical and emotional pain in imitation of the Crucified,
Pray for us.
Who spoke the truth openly and courageously against power and injustice,
Pray for us.
Whose charity and humility endured a lifetime,
Pray for us.
Who proclaimed the Gospel, fed the hungry, and clothed the naked,
Pray for us.
Who was always faithful, zealous and loyal,
Pray for us.
Who was close to the sick and dying,
Pray for us.
Who is guide to my feet in following Christ,
Pray for us.
Who told us "Always go forward and never turn back,"
Pray for us.
O Christ, may your compassion shine forth from the depths of our hearts and embrace all
we meet,
Hear us, O Lord.
You who fills the emptiness in our life with your presence,
Hear us, O Lord.
Tender-hearted and merciful God,
Hear us, O Lord.
Christ hear us.
Christ hear us.
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Prayers
Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be to the Father.
Let Us Pray:
O Lord Jesus Christ,
reward the apostolic zeal
of Your Seraphic son, Blessed Junipero Serra,
who leaving home and fatherland,
labored for the salvation of souls
in Spain, Mexico and California.
By Your Most Holy name
may he be raised to the full honors of the altar.
Through the intercession of Blessed Serra,
look with favor on my special prayers
which have no earthly answer.
This we pray through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
We ask this in the name of Thy Blessed Trinity and of
Mary, Queen of vocations. Amen.
Nihil Obstat
