03.07.09

Celtic prayer for healing

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:27 pm by newell

A Prayer for Healing

Father above,
Christ of love,
Holy Spirit healing dove,
Fill my heart, O Triune God.

From sickness heal;
From sorrow seal;
I beg as I kneel;
Fill my heart, O Triune God.

My body cleanse;
My soul defend;
My life whole again;
Fill my heart, O Triune God.

Mary lift me,
Michael carry me,
Brendan lead me,
Brigid hold me,
Patrick protect me,
Columba guide me,
To the perfect place,
Of healing grace,
Where I may see His Face,
And dwell In the heart of the Triune God. Amen.

Msgr. Eric R. Barr
Vicar for Clergy and Religious for the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois
http://anamchara.blogs.com/

What we are not

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:48 am by newell

I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young. You are our hope, the young are our hope.

Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.

From: 17th World Youth Day Solemn Mass
Homily of the Holy Father John Paul II
Toronto, Downsview Park, Sunday July 28, 2002