THE COUPLE THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

July 6th – 12th – Come to me and I will give you rest

     “Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest.” How we need to hear that word from Christ today and to heed it. We have never had so many time saving devices that should make life more enjoyable for us. And yet we have never been so busy! People find it so difficult to relax and be thankful for all the wonderful things of life. Our world needs the witness of people who are willing to take time for their love relationships in ways that say that this is the most important part of life. We give this witness just by taking the time for the Sunday Mass but it is so important to really take the time and not just rush in and out again. We give this witness by married couples taking time regularly for their relationship, especially by doing courses that will help them grow in love. We give this witness when parents give good time regularly to their children instead of having others look after them all the time.

Morning Prayer, when together

Father, through the obedience of Jesus, your servant and your Son,
you raised a fallen world.
Free us from sin and bring us the joy that lasts forever.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

During the day, when apart.

Lord, let the offering of our love for one another
bring glory to your name
and bring us closer to eternal life.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Evening/Night Prayer together.

Father, may we never fail to praise you and each other
for the fullness of life you give us in our love for one another.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Questions for Action for the week.

For your marriage:  How do you need your wife/husband to love you and care for you during these summer months? Share that this week.

For others:  Think of some group that provides holidays for underprivileged children. How could you help them this week?

PRAYER REQUESTS.

1.  Please pray for Patricia who is having more chemo. She has two lovely kids 10yrs old and 8 yrs old. She is just 42 and has been having treatment now for 8 yrs since John was just a baby. Many thanks Pat and Kathleen
    

2. Please Pray for Anthony & Talley for healing.
    

3. Please pray for Eugene. He has just been diagnosed with cancer in the oesophagus and has to have it removed on Tuesday 10th of June. May his operation be a great success and may he be restored to Winifred and their family.
    

4. My husband and I have been separated now for 8 months. I’m hoping and praying with all my heart that we can work things out. Please pray for us.
    

5. Please pray for Vinnie who is suffering from terminal Lung Cancer. Also her children, especially Seaneen the eldest that she is given the strength and courage she needs at this time.
    

6. Please pray for my sister who has been diagnosed with breast Cancer. She is having Surgery 9th April and will have treatment following this Many thanks Kathleen
    

7. Please pray for me and Frank that soon we will be together and to keep us strong.
    

8. Hi, I have been separated from my husband from past 3 months. And I have a baby of 9 months old. I am in my mother's place. He has not come to see my baby. Please pray for me to unite with my husband.
    

9. Please pray for Kathleen & Mark who are expecting again after a miscarriage last year. The pregnancy is at a vital stage.
    

10. Please pray for me and my husband that we may have a rekindled marriage; and pray that the woman responsible for distorting his sensibilities be banished forever from our lives, especially from his thoughts and memories. I ask that you pray for me that I may move forward as I have forgiven my spouse but forgetting the tremendous hurt this emotional infidelity has created is extremely difficult.
     

11. Please pray for my wife and I. We have been separated for 2 months. Pray that our love will be renewed and rekindled and that the other "men" in her life will be banished and she will not have thoughts or contact with them. Pray that our hearts will be cleansed and filled with the Holy Spirit to renew and restore our marriage and family.
     

12. Please pray for my fiancé and I; he lost his job back in December and with the economy as it is he has been struggling to find work. We are also working to overcome his past infidelities and I am learning to trust again.
     

13. Please say a prayer that love will come to me soon. I am ready to be loved and I have so much love to give. Thank you
     

14. Please pray for us that our relationship will continue to grow together as we fall in love. That we look to the future and not the past and that Jesus help us in our journey.
     

15. Please pray for our family in this difficult time of separation.
     

16. Please pray for a priest who has been unable to go back to his ministry due to ill health.
     

17. Pray for Jim & Mary - thank you for your prayers.
     

18. Mary has a recurrence of cancer and is having chemotherapy at this time. Please pray for her that she will be cured this time. She is a young woman.
     

19. Please pray for Judy and William. William is undergoing chemo for cancer that is spreading. We pray that our Lord will hold His hand over both of them.
     

20. Please pray for Joanne having treatment for cancer she was given 3to 5 yrs to live; for Tom having treatment for Leukaemia, he has been given 6 to 18 months to live; for Sally Adrian and David who buried Damian last week. Damian was a great father and husband to his family, Please also pray for Maureen and Nell and my sister Patsy also battling cancer so many people with this dreaded disease. Prayers for a remedy for this are needed and for the Drs and nurses who treat them Many thanks
     

21. Please pray for my marriage. For the past 5yrs of our 13yr marriage my husband has changed. I have had to cope with his infidelity and now drugs please pray for us and our 3 children as I can not take anymore.
     

22. Pray for: Andrew and I
     

23. Please pray for me at this time in my life as I’m struggling to cope with what’s going on in my personal life at the moment. Also pray to God for forgiveness for my family for having doubts about something very sensitive to me.
    Finally I ask for prayers to be said for a very special friend of mine who helped me through a hard time in my life recently, that he may find inner peace, happiness, and joy in his heart

New Publication: Veritas has recently published a new book by
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R. called
Do you want to be well again? –
Thoughts and prayers at times of sickness.
It can be purchased from any Veritas bookshop. ISBN 1 85390 862 2 or from their website www.veritas.ie

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