Meeting 25 January 2011
Unity in Praise
Romans 15 v 16
May the God who gives you endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
I have not forgotten you my child. I have carved you on the palm of my hand
Matthew 2 v 18 -
18 "A voice is heard in Ramah.
It's the sound of crying and deep sadness.
Rachel is crying over her children.
She refuses to be comforted,
because they are gone." —(Jeremiah 31:15)
Eileen shared about the extent of abortion and the many children who are being killed. Yet we must be positive in prayer as things can be changed. Pray for the victims of abortion, children and parents – prayer can change things. See prayers at the end of these noted *
Lullaby of Praise – lamentation
Thank you Lord that we are united in Praise. Thank you for the gift of Praise that unites us body heart mind and Spirit with one another and with Father Son and Spirit
I am sending you a fragrance breathe it in and know how much I love you,
United in you we find glory, strength, faith, peace….
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Proverbs 24: 11-12 'Rescue those being led away to death, hold back those who are being dragged to the slaughter.will you object saying "But look, we did not know"? Has he that weighs the heart no understanding, he who scans your soul no knowledge/ He himself will repay a man as his deeds deserve.
St. Michael, Defender of Children
Please join in a prayer campaign to St. Michael the Archangel using the powerful prayer first given to the Church by Pope Leo XIII.
Scripture shows St. Michael the Archangel defending children.
The Old Testament Book of Daniel relates the following:
But at that time Michael shall rise up, the great prince, who stands for the children of thy people: and a time shall come, such as never was from the time that nations began, even until that time.
And at that time shall thy people be saved every one that shall be found written in the book. - Daniel 12:1
In what period of history have children, especially the unborn, faced such tremendous threats to their lives? How is it possible that almost 2 billion children have been killed by surgical abortion worldwide since 1960 and the response of even pro-life people is so muted? Today there are countries like Russia where 52% of pregnancies end in abortion. Evil on this gigantic scale has to have a satanic origin, and St. Michael is the one who first defeated the Devil's plans.
Please join us in reciting this prayer and asking the Church to re-institute it after the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Many parishes and individuals already follow this traditional practice. Given the unprecedented attacks from the diabolical culture of death since then, SPUC believes it is time for the Church to massively storm Heaven again and ask for St. Michael's aid in converting those most deeply involved in the sin of abortion.
We have received the support of priests and bishops from around the world and in Rome for this campaign, but it is very important to mobilize the laity. The sensus fidelium, or belief and practice of faithful Catholics, has since the early centuries guided the Church, including calling for the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother. Millions of persons invoking St. Michael in our hour of pro-life need will be a powerful spiritual counter-attack against the slaughter of the innocents and the ruin of souls.
The Every Day Prayer
Every day, O Lord God, men and women, who are your children and our brothers and sisters, seek a final solution to their immediate problems in the killing of an unborn child. This temptation is especially strong today, when the law in many lands, no longer protects innocent human life. Grant us O Lord, a new appreciation of its sanctity. We pray that you will send today to that person you know is most in need of it, the grace to reject this unloving expedient. Send to that person, whose name is known only to you, the courage to persevere so that the child already living, whom you have loved from all eternity, will be born safely, to grow in knowledge, in love, and in service of you. Help us too dear Lord, so to know, love and serve you that we shall never fail those who need us. Show us how to make our society one in which, no child is unwanted, no adult feels abandoned, and the pressure which leads to abortion no longer exist. For these intentions Lord, and in union with your sacrifice on the cross, we offer to you, the trials and anxieties, which may come to us today. Grant, Lord Jesus, that those who acknowledge the sanctity of life will be inspired by you to lead a life of sanctity. Amen
“ A Great Pray for Life is Urgently Needed”
Pope John Paul II – 25.3.95
O Mary,
bright dawn of the new world,
Mother of the living,
to you do we entrust the cause of life.
Look down, O Mother,
upon the vast numbers
of babies not allowed to be born,
of the poor whose lives are made difficult,
of men and women
who are victims of brutal violence,
of the elderly and the sick killed
by indifference or out of misguided mercy.
Grant that all who believe in your Son
may proclaim the Gospel of life
with honesty and love
to the people of our time.
Obtain for them the grace
to accept that Gospel
as a gift ever new,
the joy of celebrating it with gratitude
throughout their lives
and the courage to bear witness to it
resolutely, in order to build,
together with all people of good will
the civilisation of truth and love,
to the praise and glory of God,
the Creator and lover of life. AMEN
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