Sunday, April 29, 2012

Paul

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. All is yours now; dispose of it according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is enough for me.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

William



Lord, we lift up William to you as we thank you for the blessing he is to our family.  Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as he is brought up in the faith, that we may teach him to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ.  As the Jewish Sabbath blessing goes, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Menashe'." (Genesis 48:20).  Amen.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Chrissy Patterson Family


Lord, this week we lift up to you the Patterson family. Give them, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give them an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give them an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.  Bestow upon them also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

The Cormier Family



Lord, thank you for the blessing of the Cormier family and that ways in which You're working in our lives through them and for them.  Please continue to bless them and satisfy their spiritual, emotional, and physical needs as we move forward in this new year.  O God of goodness and mercy, to Your fatherly guidance we commend our families, our household and all our belongings. We commit all to Your love and keeping; fill the Cormier households with Your blessings even as You filled the holy House of Nazareth with Your presence.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Emma



Loving God, we thank You for Emma to whom you've entrusted to our family.  We want to cooperate with You fully in helping her grow into a free and responsible young lady and mature in the faith she received at Baptism.  Be her constant companion.  Grant us the grace to be able to guide her in the practice of virtue and the way of Your commandments by the good example of our lives, and by the loving observance of Your law and that of Your Church.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.