Please, please storm heaven!
Pray for 7-year old William who had an accident in a pool and is unconscious at Boston Children's hospital.
Please storm heaven for William and his wonderful family. Please?
Iโm sorry to beg again, but my little friend Olivia needs your prayers. Sheโs at Childrenโs Hospital in Boston with serious complications from COVID-19.
PLEASE, pray for Olivia. Thank you!
In your kindness, please pray for my long time friend and classmate, Father Michael MacEwen. Today, he went on health leave and tomorrow will begin hospice care. May God grant him comfort and peace.
Not out of the woods yet, but things are better today.
Thank you so much for praying for Olivia, itโs been a tremendous source of encouragement for her family.
My motherโs missal retains a powerful witness to her Faith and Eucharistic piety. As the priest would kneel in adoration of the Sacred Host, she would kiss the words of consecration. Sixty years later her lipstick is still there!
Mark well what I say: if you pray the Rosary devoutly each day until deathโฆ
โฆin spite of the gravity of your sins, even if you have one foot in hell and have sold your soul to the devil, I assure you that you will amend your life and receive an unfading crown of glory!
-St.
Today, a homeless man with whom I often chat, offered me his seat at Dunkin' because, as he said, "I know you like to sit outside."
It was a moment I will perhaps never forget. I pray he will save a place for me in heaven...
โI am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so I do not expect history to be anything but a long defeat, though it contains some samples or glimpses of final victory.โ -J. R. R. Tolkien
There is no cemetery, no grave where the body of the Mother of God lies. There are no relics as we have of other saints. She is in heaven, ready to pray for us in our every need. At this moment, her soul and her body rejoice in God our Savior.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
My dad (William L. Reed) died accidentally this day, 57 years ago.
In your kindness, if could offer a simple prayer for him tonight, that in Godโs mercy he may be at peace in the Fatherโs house. Thank you.
The saints are still with us. They commune with us behind the thin veil that separates life here, and life in eternity. If we ask, they will pray for us.
And this particular young woman of heaven might have a Rose for youโฆ
๐ ๐๐กรฉ๐ซรจ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐,
Eternal rest grant to Bishop David OโConnell, O Lord; let perpetual light shine upon him.
Through the mercy of God, may the soul of this good priest and bishop rest in peace. Amen.
He did say that I was a โgood boy from Boston.โ I suppose thatโs an even finer compliment coming from an actual saint! Happy birthday, truly Holy Father.
#JohnPaulII
As we honor the entrance of Mother Teresa into eternal life, I pray that my classmate, Fr. Michael MacEwen will be, even now, before God with her.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us.
It is characteristic of the Devil
to cause anxiety, sadness, and
to set up obstacles that unsettle us.
It is characteristic of the Holy Spirit
to restore courage and give strength, consolations and tears, inspirations
and tranquility.
โ Spiritual Exercises, 315
O God, protect us against the ravages of illness. Stop the advance of the Coronavirus disease that threatens the human family across the globe. We pray through the intercession of Your Mother, Refuge of the Sick and in the name and power of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.
#coronavirus
At my home parish, this was the first tabernacle and first crucifix I knew. I am moved whenever I see them.
The beauty, the work of artists powerfully nourishes our Faith in such deep mysteriesโฆ
You might recall praying for Olivia who was so sick a few months ago. I baptized her in the hospital, but today I supplied the other ceremonies and baptized her brother, Alex (who also happened to turn 8 this day - a double birthday).
Thanks for your prayers for Olivia!
Here with his dad, I was tremendously honored to give Jaden his first Holy Communion at our evening Mass. They are new to our parish.
May God bless Jaden with a deep sense of Who he has received, food for the journey to eternal life!
The Resurrection is best reason to get up in the morning, to raise your kids, to deal kindly with those around you.ย Jesus is the reason to study, to work, to forgive our enemies, and in our brokeness, to live each day in anticipation of glory!
#EasterSunday
During Mass, my mother would display a credible Eucharistic piety by kissing the words of Consecration as the priest adored the Sacred Host. Her lipstick is still on this page of her Missal.
As I watched, God was planting a seed...
#HolyThursday
My dad (William) lost his life on this day, many moons ago. I am about to offer Mass for him...I'll get him into heaven by shepherd's crook or reaper's hook!
St. Joseph, you held the Son of God close to you. With that same care, intercede for me that I might grow in wisdom and grace before God. Preserve me from the corruption of this world, and pray that I may, in one eternal day, see the face of Jesus. Amen.
Standing alone, a congregation of one in a vast Cathedral, suddenly overwhelmed, my eyes filled with tears and it hit me just how much has changed. Yet Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, remains the same...yesterday, today and forever.
"If you feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady, just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit, this prayer has never failed me."
- St. Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed Carloโs tomb has been reopened to the public. Time to ask again for his help to remain faithful, and double our prayers for his canonization, or go to Assisi, or both!
Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray for us.
If you are struggling with a worrisome or painful illness, there is a young woman in heaven who (I'm certain) wants to pray for you!
"O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to comfort and heal me. St. Therese, help me to imitate your "Little Way." Amen."
"Father, forgive them. They know not what they do."
Such incredible generosity, unfathomable Mercy! Pope Francis puts it well: โJesus is the face of the Fatherโs Mercy."
For those injured and those who have died in Afghanistan, for those who mourn their loss, for all seeking to evacuate; and for peace.
Let us pray to the Lordโฆ
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
โ St. Thรฉrรจse of Lisieux
With the celebration of Mass at 9am on Monday, I begin 24 hours of fasting and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. I offer every moment of this for my own purification and for the purification and reform of the Church.
UPDATE on 7 year old William: please continue to pray for a miracle! God is kind and merciful.
William is stable and his family is still very hopeful. They truly appreciate that you continue to storm heaven with your good prayers!
For with God, all things are possible.
Whether its true or not, I love his response...
When Pope St. John XXIII was asked, โHow many people work in the Vatican?โ his response was,
โAbout half.โ
Thinking back to this day, 38 years ago, when my class was ordained to the Diaconate at the Altar of the Chair in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome.
Ora pro nobis.
By the kindness of the Sheen Foundation, I was able to bring +Fulton Sheen's zuchetto to Sean. Please pray for Sean Michael:
Eternal Father, glorify Your servant Archbishop Fulton Sheen, by healing Sean through his prayerful intercession, through Christ your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Iโm sorry to report that a boy has gone home to God: William, forever young.
Thank you for your prayers. He remains a terrific kid.
Please pray for his family, that they will find hope in their Faith, in their love for each other, and in their many friends.