Please pray for the lonely and homeless during the Holidays. J

Pray for the Sick and the Dying. P

Thank you for all the prayers answered this year please pray for a good new year for all brian

For Patte, J

Private Request. JR

Please pray that my daughter, Cheryl and husband Brian can conceive a baby.  They have been trying for so long and have been under doctor's care.  Cheryl had a miscarriage in October, and she and her husband were so emotionally affected.  Please pray for a miracle for them, and that  Cheryl can carry a baby to full term. Thank you very much!!! Mary

Special Request private. JH

Repose of the Soul of Ann. J

Special Request. P

Please pray especially for the soul of Saad J and the following names: Nada J, Ryan J, Andrew J, Christen J, Mumtaz S, Ahlam S, Raneam S Razeen S, Rhonia S, Reva S,Bushra Y, Emad Y, Ryan Y, Nicklaus Y, Basil N, Charlene M, For the Assyrian Race, For the Chaldean Race, Dr. Kelly BowringEman AnkawiHanna YonoNadwa SalemJulia Najor & family Patrick

Private Request. P

Chris:  Problems in the family.  Jim F:  Hospitalized with spinal meningites.St. Faustina pray for us.  Jesus have mercy.  Jesus we trust in You. Maribeth

Private request. M

Private special request. J

Private request. SA

Special Requests. M

Please pray for Janie A who is in the hospital with multiple probems.  Pray for healing and grace.  Aslos for Estell and Christopher . Bryan

I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it. - St. Faustina  (Diary 1401)

Hello people of Prayer, In addition to our continuous Chaplets prayed for these postings( those who pray and want to pray with us for these requests and all the private requests sent to us.)
Follow below for the following prayers and refer back to this posting: see below: 1. Prayer to the IC; Novena St John of the Cross;Prayer our Lady of Guadeloupe; Novena to Infant Jesus of Prague; Litany of Christmas Thanks for Christmas. And intentions. Let's help souls for Christmas. Thanks!

Our Next Prayer is a Triduum Prayer to the Immaculate Conception starting Dec 5-7 with the Holy Day on Dec 8 which starts the Year of Mercy.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen


Then let's pray the Novena to St John of the Cross: (See below) Starts Dec 5 thru the 13th with his Feast Day on Dec 14.


Then a Triduum Prayer to our Lady of Guadeloupe which starts Dec 9-11 with her Feast Day on Dec 12
Dearest Lady of Guadalupe, fruitful Mother of holiness, teach me your ways of gentleness and strength. Hear my humble prayer offered with heartfelt confidence to beg this favor......(Your requests)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.



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Our next Novena is to the Infant Jesus of Prague which starts on Sept 17 thru 25 which is Christmas. (See below)


Then on Christmas Day we will pray a Litany of Christmas Thanks. (See below)


Please pray for all the incoming requests, peace in the world, persecuted Christians and for the sick, suffering, lonely and dying in the world, for poor sinners, the victims of violence and all those requests in our Divine Mercy Prayer Journals and for thanksgiving and continued blessings on our St Faustina Society and Shrine as we reach out to souls through prayer and sacrifice.


For the success of our Remembering Fatima each month for people to do reparation. And that God will allow us to continue to praise and glorify His goodness and mercy.
For reparation for sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Also, for all of our pray-ers and prayer requests in all of our Divine Mercy Prayer Journals.


And your own special intentions.
Also, always in thanksgiving for the many blessings and graces our Lord bestows upon us and those for whom we pray.


Jesus I trust in You.


Thanks for your continued prayers always. We count on them for souls.


Have a good Advent and Merry Christmas!!
In His mercy,


Jay Hastings Society/Shrine of St Faustina of The Divine Mercy


www.stfaustinashrine.org



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Novena to St John of the Cross


Beginning Prayer to be said each day:
O glorious St. John of the Cross, through a pure desire of being like Jesus crucified, you longed for nothing so eagerly as to suffer, to be despised, and to be made little of by all; and your thirst after sufferings was so burning that your noble heart rejoiced in the midst of the cruelest torments and afflictions. Grant, I beseech you, O dear Saint, by the glory which your many sufferings have gained for you, to intercede for me and obtain from God for me a love of suffering, together with strength and grace to bear with firmness of mind all the trials and adversities which are the sure means to the happy attainment of all that awaits me in heaven. Dear Saint, from your most happy place in glory, hear, I beseech you, my prayers, so that after your example, full of love for the cross I may deserve to be your companion in glory. Amen.


First Day: Unwavering Faith


Prayer:
My glorious father St. John of the Cross; overflowing with love for Mary and for the cross of her divine Son by which you merited to become the protector of afflicted souls, obtain for me from Jesus and Mary, I beseech you, an unwavering faith and a love of the cross so deep and so valiant that no possible misfortune will ever be able to separate me from the love of my God. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make your request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.



Second Day: Spirit of Penitence


Prayer:
Glorious St. John of the Cross, you preserved to death in unspotted brilliancy the radiant whiteness of your baptismal innocence, while nevertheless practicing the most cruel and persevering penance. In honor and imitation of this crucifying love, I entreat you that I may share your mortified and penitential life so that, even in this world, I may receive the grace to atone for my many sins, purify my soul, and acquire merit, that I may also enjoy heaven’s glory with you. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make your request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.



Third Day: Holy Enlightenment


Prayer:
O my beloved father St. John of the Cross, your continual prayer merited for you the name of Ecstatic Doctor, favored with special graces in the guidance and direction of souls. I humbly beg you to enlighten my soul and to give me a relish for holy meditation that, detached from earthly things, I may love God alone and desire heaven only. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.



Fourth Day: Holy Patience


Prayer:
Great St. John of the Cross, model of patience and generosity, for the glory of God and for the propagation of the holy reform of Carmel, you endured grievous trials and undertook heavy labors, finding, as did St. Paul, joy in opprobrium. Obtain from our Lord for me the grace of unalterable patience in adversity that I may thereby glorify God, have cleansed my souls of every stain, advance in the practice of solid virtue, and obtain at last the crown promised to those who suffer for the love of God. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.



Fifth Day: Protection from Temptation


Prayer:
Dear St. John of the Cross, you exercised dominion over the powers of hell, often obliging them to relinquish the souls, as well as the bodies of their victims. Have compassion on me; ask God to preserve me from the temptations and deceits of these wicked spirits, not only throughout my life, but above all at the hour of my death, that persevering to the end in the grace and love of God, I may possess Him with you forever. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.



Sixth Day: Purity of Soul and Body


Prayer:
Great St. John of the Cross, favored by our Lord and the glorious Virgin, His mother, in reward for your angelic life and with the precious gift of chastity, you converted many souls held captive by the most shameful passions. Obtain for me some share in so priceless a gift that, pure and chaste in soul and body, I may reach heaven where nothing stained may enter and where choirs of virgins follow the Lamb wherever He goes. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.

Seventh Day: Humility


Prayer:
Blessed father St. John of the Cross, in you was joined the most profound humility to the most sublime knowledge of the ways of God. Obtain for me real humility of heart, making me love humiliation and contempt that, despairing worldly vanity, I may learn from you to esteem only God and heavenly things. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.

Eighth Day: Comfort in Affliction


Prayer:
St. John of the Cross, my glorious protector, in your lifetime you were the father of the poor, the consoler of the afflicted and the assured refuge of the suffering; you worked miracles of charity for all, miracles which you repeat even now by means of your holy images and relics. Deign also to be my consoler and my father; comfort me in my sorrows and aid me to see in every cross a pledge of divine mercy that, through the cross, I may gain heaven. Obtain for me, too, the special grace I ask through your intercession during the novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys.


Ninth Day: Holy Abandonment


Prayer:
O my loving father St. John of the Cross, to imitate more perfectly our Lord, you generously renounced every consolation, even the spiritual; prayed to suffer and to be despised for God’s sake; and finally died suffering, happy to be condemned by men. Obtain for me the grace of abandonment to the Will of God that, placing all my joy and my hope in the passion of my Savior, I may at last rest eternally with you in His glory. Obtain for me also the special grace I ask through your intercession during this novena, if it be for the glory of God and for my salvation (make request).
Three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys



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Novena to to Infant Jesus of Prague
O Infant Jesus,
I run to You, begging You through Your Holy Mother to save me in this need (name it), for I truly and firmly believe that Your Divinity can defend me.
Full of trust I hope in You to obtain Your holy grace. I love You with all my heart, I am painfully sorry for my sins and on my knees I beg You, O Little Jesus, to free me from them.
My resolution is to improve and never more to offend You. Therefore, I offer myself to You, ready to suffer everything for You and to serve You faithfully. I will love my neighbour as myself from my heart for the love of You.
O Little Jesus, I adore You, O Mighty Child, I implore You,
save me in this need (you can mention it here),
that I may enjoy You eternally, with Mary and
Joseph see You and with all the angels adore You. Amen
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Magnificat's Litany of Christmas Thanks


Response: Baby Jesus, we thank you.


For the Blessed Virgin Mary your Mother who said "Yes" to the angel. R/
For John the Baptist who leapt in the womb of Elizabeth his mother when you visited him in Mary. R/
For Joseph your foster father who trusted the angel instead of heeding his own doubts. R/
For the donkey that carried your expectant Mother to Bethlehem. R/
For the neighbor who led your holy family to the stable. R/
For the manger in which you were placed as if in the first tabernacle. R/
For the animals who were there in the first moments that you were adored. R/
For the angels and their song that led shepherds to your stable. R/
For the shepherds who worshiped you and then proclaimed the Good News like priests. R/
For Simeon who all his life had been waiting for you in the temple, longing to hold you. R/
For Anna the prophetess who proclaimed you to all those looking for deliverance and peace. R/
For the star that led the Magi to your manger and your Mother. R/


Loving Father,
all of these Christmas gifts
symbolize how much you love us
with the supreme Gift of your Son, Jesus Christ,
born for us this Christmas day.
We give these gifts to one another to express
how grateful we are for your unfathomable generosity
and to show how eager we are to share that goodness with one another.
Bless these tokens of love and caring.
Never let us get attached to material things,
but rather let the joy flowing from these presents
strengthen our bonds of love, deepen our relationships,
and move us to be more thankful, selfless, and giving all the days of our life.
Thank you for the birth of Jesus,
our brother and our Savior.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,
is now and will be forever.
Amen.

Please pray that my daughter, Cheryl will be able to become pregnant soon as she lost her first baby at just two months.  Thank you very much!! Mary