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Worried about your children? Place them under the protection of St. Joseph with this prayer

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Worried about your children? Place them under the protection of St. Joseph with this prayer

St. Joseph knew well the worries and anxieties of being a parent and is known as a powerful intercessor for parents.

While being a parent has its many joys, it also has its many crosses. One of them is being constantly worried about your children, especially when they grow up and are no longer under your direct care and influence. It can be a stressful situation, but one that can be eased with faith and trust in God.

St. Joseph, foster-father of Jesus, similarly knew the anxieties of parenthood. He did not always fully understand his son and the mission for which he came to earth. Joseph simply had to trust that all would be well.

For these reasons many parents have turned to St. Joseph over the centuries and ask for his special protection over their children. He is known to be a powerful intercessor and can ensure that God will hear the cry of any parent who calls out in faith. Below is one such prayer that will consecrate your children to St. Joseph and entrust them to his loving care.

O glorious St. Joseph, to you God committed the care of His only begotten Son amid the many dangers of this world. We come to you and ask you to take under your special protection the children God has given us. Through holy baptism they became children of God and members of His holy Church. We consecrate them to you today, that through this consecration they may become your foster children. Guard them, guide their steps in life, form their hearts after the hearts of Jesus and Mary.

St. Joseph, who felt the tribulation and worry of a parent when the child Jesus was lost, protect our dear children for time and eternity. May you be their father and counsellor. Let them, like Jesus, grow in age as well as in wisdom and grace before God and men. Preserve them from the corruption of his world, and give us the grace one day to be united with them in Heaven forever. Amen.

Jesus gave this nun a 7-word prayer to be an “unceasing act of love”

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Jesus gave this nun a 7-word prayer to be an “unceasing act of love”

Through the ministry of Venerable Maria Consolata Betrone, many of us might use this prayer as a way to get through the day.

Pierina Lorenzina Betrone was born in Saluzzo, Italy, on April 6, 1903. She was the daughter of Pietro Betrone and Guiseppina Nirino, who owned a bakery shop. Pierina was the second of six daughters born to them. Pierina started off as any average child might. She was healthy and growing as expected. She was pleasant and fun to be with. No one would ever have guessed that she was chosen by Jesus to be one of His beloved Victim Souls.

Pierina was living a normal childhood and had entered her teenage years. She was devout in her prayer life and devoted to the Rosary. One day, when she was 13, she was on her way to do errands for her mom. She described the experience she has as a prayer bursting forth from her young heart. She stopped right where she was, and from within her came the words, “My God, I love you!” She was swept up in a feeling of spiritual intensity. This would be the beginning of her special relationship with the Lord. Savefrom aascj.org.brHá 116 anos atrás, nascia a “Consoladora” do Sagrado Coração de Jesus! Conheça sua história15Gislaine LogradoEducation

On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pierina dedicated herself to the Blessed Virgin. Walking back to her pew after receiving Holy Communion, she clearly heard the words, “Do you want to be Mine?”

She did not understand but the moment was so powerful, she burst into tears. Through her tears and without knowing what was actually happening, she answered, “Yes.”

Pierina knew she was called to religious life, but she seemed to be hitting obstacles as she tried to be admitted to uncloistered orders. She did not despair, believing that Jesus was preparing her for the work He had in store. It was not until she was 21 that she was finally able to become part of an order.

Her confessor, Don Accomasso, realized that she was meant to join a cloistered order and he advised her to enter the Convent of the Poor Clares (Order of Franciscan Capuchins) in Turin, Italy. She entered the convent on April 17, 1929. After the normal preparation and discernment periods were complete, she happily accepted her veil. The date was February 28, 1930. She took the name of Sister Maria Consolata.

Jesus was guiding her along on the spiritual path and life that He was calling for her to live. The name Consolata means consoler, and she would become the “consoler” of His most Sacred Heart. Plus, the Blessed Mother is venerated in Turin under the name Consolata. It was on the same day of receiving her Veil that she heard the words, “I do not call you for more than this: an act of continual love.”

Sister Maria Consolata took her perpetual vows on April 8, 1934. She worked hidden from the world as a cook, doorkeeper, and a cobbler. On November 9, 1934, Sister Consolata wrote that “Jesus was revealing to her the intimate sufferings of His Heart caused by the faithlessness of souls consecrated to Him.”

The time had now come when Sister Maria Consolata began having the burning desire to make reparation for the sins of the world. She wrote that Jesus told her, “Do not think of me as a harsh God, because I am foremost the God of  love.”

This became the time when Jesus gave Sister Consolata the prayer he wanted all to say from then on; “Jesus, Mary, I love you! Save souls.” She began to repeat this one prayer, over and over and over, during all her waking hours. Jesus had instructed her that “an unceasing act of love” was expressed in the words of that prayer.

Sister Maria Consolata suffered greatly from Tuberculosis. In 1939 she wrote, “It is my fate to die in little pieces.” “Little pieces” it was, for she suffered terribly until her passing on July 18, 1946. She was 43 years old. 

Sister Maria had filled page after page of quotes from Jesus, her Lord and Savior. They are all documented. On April 6, 2019, Pope Francis declared her Venerable Maria Consolata Betrone.

“There is a beautiful supplication, a quick prayer that our Lord gave to Sister Maria [Consolata] Betrone. It says — ‘Jesus and Mary, I love You. Save souls.’ It is very simple, but oh, it carries a lot of weight.” -Mother M Angelica of EWTN

How this prayer to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, can set you free

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How this prayer to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, can set you free

Sometimes bad experiences take root in our souls and affect our outlook.

As the years go by, we accumulate positive and negative experiences that leave imprints in our souls. Extremely strong experiences can determine our outlook on reality and impact our decisions about the future.

Without even realizing it, we begin to see life through the prism of these experiences, and sometimes we can even allow ourselves to be trapped by the negative ones, becoming blocked and somehow paralyzed.

For example, if we’ve been in destructive relationships and felt rejection, we can develop a fear of rejection, and experience insecurity in our relationships.

If we ignore these negative experiences, little by little they can take up a dwelling in our hearts, fettering our souls.

Sin is one of these negative experiences that mark our souls. Our sins are a betrayal of the One who loves us unconditionally and has given everything for us. They are a betrayal of ourselves, a rejection of the best that is in us and the plan for which we were created. As well, sin — as secret and private as it might seem — is a betrayal of our neighbor, of the members of the one body of Christ, of which we form a part.

The experience of sin and the awareness of guilt further tether the soul, draining strength from our capacity to love and give ourselves.

That’s why it is so important to go to confession: not only in order to receive God’s forgiveness and be taken again into his embrace, but also because the fact of recognizing my sinfulness and naming it is a step toward freedom from sin.

Along with confession, there is a tool for finding freedom from the negative experiences that bind our souls. This “tool,” in fact, will lead us closer to Christ, in confession and in the other sacraments.

This tool is a favorite of Pope Francis, and it is devotion to Our Lady, under the title Mary, Undoer of Knots.

For the situations in our life that seem a terrible tangle of knots, or that are tethering our souls, try this prayer:

Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for me.

Virgin Mary, Mother of fair love, Mother who never refuses to come to the aid of a child in need, Mother whose hands never cease to serve your beloved children because they are moved by the divine love and immense mercy that exist in your heart, cast your compassionate eyes upon me and see the snarl of knots that exists in my life.  You know very well how desperate I am, my pain, and how I am bound by these knots. Mary, Mother to whom God entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of his children, I entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life. No one, not even the evil one himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your hands there is no knot that cannot be undone. Powerful Mother, by your grace and intercessory power with Your Son and My Liberator, Jesus, take into your hands today this knot.

[Mention your request here]

I beg you to undo it for the glory of God, once for all. You are my hope.
O my Lady, you are the only consolation God gives me, the fortification of my feeble strength, the enrichment of my destitution, and, with Christ, the freedom from my chains.
Hear my plea.
Keep me, guide me, protect me, o safe refuge!

Find a novena to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, here:

8 Prayers from John Chrysostom that get right to God’s heart

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8 Prayers from John Chrysostom that get right to God’s heart

These short prayers are known as “arrow” prayers: little reminders during the day that we are always in the presence of the Father.

The following eight “arrow” prayers are attributed to St. John Chrysostom. The description arrow prayers refers to short, frequent thoughts that we direct to God, as a reminder that we are constantly in his presence, and to call down his grace.

In the long tradition of the Church, various names have been given to these short prayers — our little hellos — that we speak to Our Lord throughout the day. They are called aspirations, or ejaculatory prayers (from the Latin for bursting forth), or as well, “arrow” prayers.

This last title was used by Padre Pio when he described these short, spontaneous prayers. He said they are like “arrows that wound God’s heart.”

Here are eight from John Chrysostom:

O Lord, enlighten my heart that evil desires have darkened.

O Lord, send down Thy grace to help me, that I may glorify Thy name.

O Lord Jesus Christ, write me in the book of life and grant unto me a good end.

O Lord, sprinkle into my heart the dew of Thy grace.

O Lord, quicken in me a good thought.

O Lord, give me tears and remembrance of death, and contrition.

O Lord, implant in me the root of all good: Thy fear in my heart.

O Lord, grant that I may love Thee from all my soul and mind, and in everything do Thy will.

Pray to see Jesus with this prayer from Benedict XVI on Mary’s birthday

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Pray to see Jesus with this prayer from Benedict XVI on Mary’s birthday

This path leads into the light …

In 2007, Benedict XVI celebrated Our Lady’s birthday at the famous pilgrimage site of the Basilica of Mariazell. There he asked her to allow us to gaze upon Christ.

Let us join with him in asking this of Our Lady, on her feast.

“Show us Jesus!” Let us make this prayer today with our whole heart; let us make this prayer above and beyond the present moment, as we inwardly seek the Face of the Redeemer. “Show us Jesus!”

Mary responds, showing him to us in the first instance as a child. God has made himself small for us. God comes not with external force, but he comes in the powerlessness of his love, which is where his true strength lies. He places himself in our hands. He asks for our love. He invites us to become small ourselves, to come down from our high thrones and to learn to be childlike before God. He speaks to us informally. He asks us to trust him and thus to learn how to live in truth and love. …

“To gaze upon Christ”: let us look briefly now at the Crucified One above the high altar. God saved the world not by the sword, but by the Cross. In dying, Jesus extends his arms. This, in the first place, is the posture of the Passion, in which he lets himself be nailed to the Cross for us, in order to give us his life. …

“Show us Jesus!” … And we know that Mary hears our prayer: yes, whenever we look towards Mary, she shows us Jesus. Thus we can find the right path, we can follow it step by step, filled with joyful confidence that the path leads into the light – into the joy of eternal Love. Amen.

Live your Tuesdays like a Catholic with these lessons and prayers

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Live your Tuesdays like a Catholic with these lessons and prayers

A day to pay extra attention to the ways the Holy Face of Christ was wronged and pained.

Tuesday, a relatively humble day of the week often lost in the shuffle, is of great importance in our Catholic faith. One or more of these devotions can be just the right fit to enhance your experiences of kairos, or sacred time, this Tuesday.

Tuesdays are the day to honor the Holy Face of Jesus.

“I firmly wish that My Face reflecting the intimate pains of My Soul, the suffering and love of My Heart, be more honored,”

Blessed Maria Pierina was told by Jesus.   

It’s an especially great day to try to make it to daily Mass, with the intention of making special reparation to the Holy Face, and/or to pray before the Blessed Sacrament, where the Holy Face is present.  

Golden Arrow Prayer

May the most Holy, most Sacred, most Adorable,
Most Incomprehensible and Ineffable Name of God
Be always Praised, Blessed, Loved, Adored and Glorified,
In Heaven, on Earth and in Hell,
By all the Creatures of God,
And by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
In the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Amen.

Since it is customary to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary on Tuesdays, it is an especially good day to unite our sorrows with the sorrows of Christ, perhaps paying extra attention to the ways the Holy Face of Christ was wronged and pained in the Sorrowful Mysteries, through the betraying kiss, insults, injuries, spittle, blood, sweat, and the crown of thorns.

Also say the Litany of the Holy Face.

In our Catholic tradition, Tuesdays and Mondays are both known as appointed days for extra devotions to the angels. I personally choose Tuesdays to devote extra prayers to the angels. From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “From infancy to death, human life is surrounded by their (the angels) watchful care and intercession. Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life. Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united to God (CCC #336).”

So why not make it a habit to pray this famous, simple prayer to your guardian angel: “Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guard, rule and guide. Amen.”

What a great way to start the day, asking your guardian angel for help!

Prayer to St Michael

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Some also dedicate Tuesdays to the Apostles. If you would like to invoke their help today, why not pray the Apostles Creed, the forerunner of the Nicene Creed, in a special way? There is a beautiful video that helps to focus our prayer along with gratitude for the wonders of creation.

And here is one idea for making Tuesdays special for the children in your family. Find a small box and fill it with post-it size pieces of paper with the names of each of the archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael) and apostles (include St. Paul; although not one of the original twelve, he is referred to as an apostle, and don’t forget to include St. Matthias who took the place of Judas the Betrayer). This box can be as elaborate or as simple as you like. Call it “The Angels & Apostles Box.” Make it a Tuesday tradition that at dinner, one member of the family gets to pick out which angel or apostle will be invoked in prayer as part of your grace before meals.  

Unofficially, Tuesday is also a common day to honor St. Anthony of Padua, (since many miracles occurred the Tuesday after his death) especially through prayer or a novena. Here’s the beautiful “Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony.”

How to Help Free the Souls in Purgatory

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How to Help Free the Souls in Purgatory

Praying for the dead is an obligation that even Catholics often neglect.

We can wield unimaginable power for the souls in purgatory during the week of All Souls Day, from Nov. 1-8. If we visit a cemetery and pray for a soul in purgatory, they a can be released by us; one on every one of those days. That is no small thing.

Imagine a soul’s euphoria to be suddenly bailed out of prison and taken to heaven. I know imagination is inadequate to comprehend such a moment, but still, it is a joy to partake in God’s mercy.

All Souls Day commemorates all who have died and are now are in Purgatory, being purified to atone for sins before reaching Heaven—where nothing unclean can enter (Revelation 21:27). There are plenary indulgences (meaning get out of purgatory now!) attached to All Souls Day for visiting a cemetery obtained from Nov. 1-8, and as a partial indulgence during the rest of the year.

Praying for the dead is an obligation that even Catholics often neglect. So, it is a practice we should dedicate our lives to since, (1) They so desperately want to get out of Purgatory and (2) One day it might be us wanting our freedom so to do unto others…

The whole month of November has been dedicated by the Church to prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. A good one to recite for them is Eternal Rest.

To obtain the plenary indulgence on Nov. 1-8

As with all plenary indulgences, we must receive Communion for each day we plan to gain the indulgence and pray one “Our Father” and one “Hail Mary” for the intentions of the Holy Father each day we perform the work of the indulgence. We must also go to Confession sometime within about 20 days before or after. One confession is good for all indulgences earned during that time. 

Initially, upon learning of this opportunity to free souls, I delighted in knowing that God gave us this power to help speed souls to him to begin their eternity in heaven. Granting an early release to paradise is no small thing. It could be us one day in that situation. Such imaginings transform simple delight at the favor we can bestow on souls, to the realization that failing to act means missing out on the power God has offered us to help his beloved souls in Purgatory. We should be hard-pressed not to do this and share the information with others. Let’s join forces and free a multitude!

Another way to be devoted to the souls in purgatory that you can do anytime during the year is to join The Releasers. It’s inspiration to help souls waiting to be freed from suffering. Here is how to participate:

First, pray the St. Gertrude prayer as often as you can every day: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus Christ, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, those in the Universal Church, in my home, and in my family. Amen.”

St. Gertrude showed “tender sympathy toward the souls in purgatory” and urged prayers for them. Our Lord showed St. Gertrude a vast number of souls leaving Purgatory and going to Heaven as a result of this prayer, which the Saint was accustomed to say frequently during the day. (Taken from the booklet Read Me or Rue It by Fr. Paul O’Sullivan.)

Second, offer sacrifices or add to your intentions of the Mass or the Rosary for the release of all the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Third, sign up to officially join The Releasers.

The Power of the St. Joseph Novena

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The Power of the St. Joseph Novena

When you ask any good father what he wants for his birthday, you’re likely to get a dismissive wave and perhaps a request for a beer and some time with his kids. Though I don’t have any kids of my own, this is the regular pattern I constantly observe with my dad and plenty of other dads out there. It’s not that they don’t deserve a big celebration, but more that seeing their kids doing well is all they ever needed.

St. Joseph, the foster father of Our Lord and a model for all fathers has a sort of “birthday” coming up on March 19th when we celebrate The Solemnity of St. Joseph, also popularly known as St. Joseph’s Day. In Boston’s North End and throughout many Italian-American communities it takes on the feeling of a big party with parades, processions, and other kinds of celebrations. These particular celebrations stem from giving thanks to St. Joseph’s intercession for avoiding a famine in Sicily and they are a testament to his powerful intercession.

While Joseph doesn’t say a lot in the Bible, he is rightly called the Patron of the Universal Church for his life, love and protection of both Mary and Our Lord. Pope Leo XIII, in observing how Joseph acted as a husband and father, reflected on this great saint:

The Blessed Patriarch looks upon the multitude of Christians who make up the Church as confided specially to his trust – this limitless family spread over the earth, over which, because he is the spouse of Mary and the Father of Jesus Christ he holds, as it were, a paternal authority. It is, then, natural and worthy that as the Blessed Joseph ministered to all the needs of the family at Nazareth and girt it about with his protection, he should now cover with the cloak of his heavenly patronage and defend the Church of Jesus Christ.

With his solemnity quickly approaching, it is customary to being to pray the St. Joseph Novena beginning on March 10th, which happens to be tomorrow. This powerful prayer ranks right up there with the St. Jude novena in answering some seemingly unanswerable prayers. In my own life, I’ve seen it at work.

St. Joseph and Me

This story, my own, is one of many stories of when God provided a small miracle through the intercession of St. Joseph. While it is my own story, you, my dear reader, share in it.

In 2013 I was having one of the roughest years of my life. The year started with a painful infection that put me out of work for several weeks and I had a cancer scare on top of that. That led to me being fired from one job and working a bunch of temporary roles until I found a permanent job with a small startup that also let me go a few months later due to dwindling sales. In August of 2013, I was out of money, quickly running out of food, and had to sell my guitar to pay bills and put gas in the car. My electricity was shut off and only by borrowing funds and begging did I get it turned back on.

There’s no other way to say it: I was desperate and felt abandoned by God.

My final act, after too many rejections, was to pray a novena to St. Joseph. I had prayed it before for minor things like doing well in school and getting into grad school. This time, I was praying for what felt like a miracle to me. I needed work, and I needed it fast.

The first day of the Novena I had two interviews and prayed it faithfully every morning as I continued to look for work. The very ninth day of the novena I got a call with a job offer with just enough compensation to start paying my rent again. As you will likely gather, that job was with Sophia Institute Press to oversee Catholic Exchange, and I can’t tell you how much I’ve given thanks to God for hearing me and St. Joseph and putting me in this position. I think of my time here as a work to bring glory to God and I especially thank St. Joseph for having the heart of a father enough to not just get me another job but to allow me to be in a place where I get to make a difference in the Church and the World.

If you’ve been blessed by CE at all, you owe St. Joseph the gratitude for putting me here and reminding me why I work the long hours.

Ways to Use This Novena

If you’d like to start the novena tomorrow, I encourage you to think of some great need for yourself or others. I can’t guarantee that you will get the exact answer you want, but St. Joseph is there to listen like a patient father and to intercede for you to God, the greatest of Fathers.

If you don’t have a pressing need, I have one idea. Tomorrow morning, when you start the novena, ask St. Joseph to remember and intercede for the Middle Eastern Christians who are being martyred and oppressed by ISIS. They, our brothers and sisters in Christ, are suffering in ways we can’t imagine. Now, if you will join me, is the time to pray to St. Joseph, that Patron of the Universal Church, to quickly bring relief and to fortify their resolve. Imagine if the many of you who read these words begin to pray this powerful novena for those who have so little to count on. We may not be able to go there ourselves, but we can give a few minutes in the morning to ask and pray for help.

Also, as Lent is a time to give alms, consider giving to a charity that is over in the Middle East helping our brothers and sisters. One such organization is the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, but there are several others.

Through the intercession of St. Joseph, may we reflect his tender heart and go about to save lives and souls. 

The St. Joseph Novena

Say this prayer every morning for nine days.

O Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires.

O Saint Joseph, assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.

O Saint Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. Amen

O Saint Joseph, hear my prayers and obtain my petitions. O Saint Joseph, pray for me. (Mention your intention)

Editor’s note: A great resource for learning about the life and prayers of St. Joseph is The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, which is available at most libraries and in inexpensive books. 

When you are tempted to commit a sin, pray this prayer

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When you are tempted to commit a sin, pray this prayer

The prayer invokes the intercession of the Blessed Mother to protect a deliver in the midst of temptation.

As humans, we are tempted to commit sins on a daily basis. Often we resist these temptations, but there are days when our will is weak and our strength to persevere in virtue is lacking.

The Virgin Mary is a perfect intercessor for such an occasion. She is our Heavenly Mother and can easily stretch out her motherly arms to embrace us and deliver us from a particular temptation.

Here is a prayer composed by St. Alphonsus Liguouri that asks the Blessed Mother’s intercessions and places our souls into her loving lands.

Most holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to thee who art the Mother of my Lord, the queen of the universe, the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners, I who am the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse this day.

I venerate thee, great queen, and I thank thee for the many graces thou hast bestowed upon me even unto this day; in particular for having delivered me from the hell which I have so often deserved by my sins.

I love thee, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear thee, I promise to serve thee willingly for ever and to do what I can to make thee loved by others also. I place in thee all my hopes for salvation; accept me as thy servant and shelter me under thy mantle, thou who art the Mother of mercy.

And since thou art so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death. From thee I implore a true love for Jesus Christ. Through thee I hope to die a holy death.

My dear Mother, by the love thou bearest to Almighty God, I pray thee to assist me always, but most of all at the last moment of my life. Forsake me not then, until thou shalt see me safe in heaven, there to bless thee and sing of thy mercies through all eternity. Such is my hope. Amen.

Use this powerful prayer to cover your children with God’s protection

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Use this powerful prayer to cover your children with God’s protection

With the world going completely insane these days there’s more and more need to resort to God for protection more than ever. Many of us parents know how it feels to let go of your kids, to let them enter this world with only but the hope they’ll be free from physical harm and spiritual corruption. Here’s a prayer we recommend you say over your children to cover them anytime they’re leaving home for long.

O God the Father of mankind, who hast given unto me these my children, and committed them to my charge to bring them up for Thee, and to prepare them for eternal life: help me with Thy heavenly grace, that I may be able to fulfil this most sacred duty and stewardship. Teach me both what to give and what to withhold; when to reprove and when to forbear; make me to be gentle, yet firm; considerate and watchful; and deliver me equally from the weakness of indulgence, and the excess of severity; and grant that, both by word and example, I may be careful to lead them in the ways of wisdom and true piety, so that at last I may, with them, be admitted to the unspeakable joys of our true home in heaven, in the company of the blessed Angels and Saints. Amen.

O Heavenly Father, I commend my children to Thy care. Be Thou their God and Father; and mercifully supply whatever is lacking in me through frailty or negligence. Strengthen them to overcome the corruptions of the world, whether from within or without; and deliver them from the secret snares of the enemy. Pour Thy grace into their hearts, and strengthen and multiply in them the gifts of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may daily grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; and so, faithfully serving Thee here, may come to rejoice in Thy presence hereafter. Amen.

After the above, close with this biblical blessing:

May the Lord bless you and keep you!
May the Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!
May the Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!

(Numbers 6:24-26)
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