PRAYERFUL HEARTS
September 2016
Dear Prayerful Hearts,
Years ago my friend was handed a license plate with the numbers “666”. I recoiled in fear. She
shrugged her shoulders and said, “It’s just another number.” This was the time of Star Wars Defense
System against Armageddon to be brought on by the Russians. My head was full of images influenced
by the books The Illuminati and The Stand. The end of the world was predicted and I remember hoping
it was true as I had a Math test after lunch.
Fast forward to Spring 2016. I sit with great anxiousness and trepidation along with other parishioners in
Sacred Heart basement and study the book of Revelation with Phillip Zimmerman and Jeff Cavins. I
didn’t know until then that the book of Revelation is a love letter to the Church that we all should read
and understand. Please join fellow parishioners September 13 th in the Seeking Truth Bible Study. The
Mass will come alive for you. There is no cost and I know you will not regret it. Bring your Bible. I
can’t wait to see all Prayerful Hearts experience and learn of God’s great love. Details in bulletin.
P.S. You will find out what "666" really means when you attend the Bible study. "
Sincerely in Christ,
Kristine
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
Universal: Centrality of the Human Person
That each may contribute to the common good and to the
building of a society that places the human person at the center.
Evangelization: Mission to Evangelize
That by participating in the Sacraments and meditating on
Scripture, Christians may become more aware of their mission
to evangelize.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS
(By Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori.)
September 15th Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
I compassionate thee, O most sorrowful Mother!
Thy heart was pierced with a sword of grief when Simeon
foretold to thee in the Temple the ignominious death and the
desolation of thy Divine and most dear Son,
which thou west destined one day to witness.
By the great anguish of thy suffering heart,
O gracious Queen of the universe,
impress upon my mind,
in life and in death,
the sacred Passion of Jesus and thine own sorrows. Amen.
September—
Our Lady of Sorrows
Hear our confident plea for our Holy Father the Pope,
for bishops and clergy,
for all who are engaged in religious or secular callings.
Bless your missionaries spreading the good news of salvation in lands afar.
Strengthen the heavily burdened,
revive hope in the despairing,
grant liberty to victims of injustice and persecution.
Impart wisdom to judges, civil servants,
and all who hold positions of leadership in the secular realm.
PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX
September 14th Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
My good and dearest Jesus, I kneel before You,
begging and praying with all the ardor of my soul
to engrave deep and vivid impressions of faith,
hope, and charity on my heart, with true repentance for my sins,
and a very firm purpose of amendment.
Meanwhile I ponder over Your five wounds,
dwelling on them with deep compassion and sorrow,
remembering the words that David the prophet long ago put into Your
mouth, good Jesus, about Yourself:
They have pierced my hands and my feet;
they have numbered all my bones.
Kathleen O’Brien
Susan Fehringer
Judy Armbruster
Amy Borgmann
Mary Jo Seier
Thomas Wolff
Rosemary Bos
Rosemary Rutten
Marianne Wright
Linda Coler
Ken Finochiaro
Margaret Reisdorf
James Rutten
Doug Ketter
Michelle Leader
Lucille Loberg
Sally Beutler
LaVerne Wiemann
Sr. Marita Schweiger
Aaron Truex
Leisa Piper
Ann Zimmerman
Donna Kielty
Patricia Schmitz
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PRAYER FOR ONE AND ALL
Pray for the success of the Parish Festival September 11th
Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
We recommend to you all persons dear to us.
We pray for the sick, the suffering,
the hungry, the homeless.
We pray for peoples of all faiths
and those with no faith at all.
Into your hands, Lord Jesus Christ,
I entrust these prayers for one and all.
I implore your compassion and mercy
for every known and unknown human need,
since all power is yours on earth as in heaven. Amen.
September Birthdays
Angela Kathol
THE PRAYERA SALUTATION TO MARY
(by St. John Eudes, C. J. M.)
September 12th Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary
Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father;
Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son;
Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost;
Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity.
Hail Mary, white Lilly of the resplendent and ever
unchanging Trinity.
Hail Mary, red Rose of Paradise.
Hail Mary, Virgin full of sweetness and humility,
from whom the King of Heaven willed to be
born and to suckle at the breast.
Hail Mary, Virgin of virgins.
Hail Mary, Queen of martyrs, who spent
Thy life for Heaven while on this earth.
Hail Mary, Queen of my heart, my sweetness, my
life and my entire hope.
Hail Mary, Mother most amiable.
Hail Mary, Mother most admirable.
Hail Mary, Mother of fair love.
Hail Mary, Mother of mercy.
Hail Mary, conceived without sin.
Thou art full of grace,
the Lord is with Thee;
blessed art Thou among all women,
and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.
Blessed be Thy spouse, Saint Joseph.
Blessed be Thy father, Saint Joachim.
Blessed be Thy mother, Saint Anne.
Blessed be Thy adopted son, Saint John.
Blessed be Thy angel, Saint Gabriel.
Blessed be the Eternal Father who elected Thee.
Blessed be Thy Son, who has loved Thee.
Blessed be the Holy Ghost, who has espoused Thee.
And blessed forever be those who love Thee and bless Thee.
O Blessed Virgin, bless us all, in the Name of Thy dear Son.
Amen.