Urgent Prayer Request for Fr. Bernard "Brian" Gallagher

I read this on Leticia's blog:

A terminally ill Roman Catholic priest is the center of a tempestuous legal battle between a court-appointed temporary guardian - who has demanded his return to an Arizona care center - and family and friends - who believe such a move could kill him.

Fr. Bernard "Brian" Gallagher, 76, a retired priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima, Washington, is the focus of a custody struggle between his family and a woman acting as his legal emergency guardian. Imelda Guadalupe "Lupe" Kowalczyk has insisted to authorities that Fr. Gallagher is mentally incompetent and cannot make his own decisions, among which is Fr. Gallagher's well-documented desire to live with fellow religious in California and to finish his days with constant access to the Mass and the sacraments.

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Update - Praise Report - Bob

In December, I posted a prayer request for one of my friend Becca's NASCAR friends:
HERE The following is from an email I received from Becca.

A while back I had requested prayers for my friend Bob who was losing his eyesight due to diabetes. Today he wrote a very enthusiastic praise report that he is getting his eyesight back, his eyes are healing and he is surprising all his doctors!

I just wanted to thank you for your prayers and Bob does too, and ask that you continue to pray for his eyesight. Thanks SO much!

Thank you everyone for your prayers and of course, thank you dear Lord.

A Family in Need

I am asking all of you to read this. I just learned about this from Regina's blog.

I know this family. I have taught Peyton in his religious education classes and vacation Bible school. This boy is the sweetest, kindest boy. He is so creative and he was always eager to volunteer to help.

I know, like us, a lot of you don't have a lot of money, so I am asking that you pass this on to others, so we can find ways to help this family. If you can give, please do, there is a list of locations and more which will take donations for their family.

Of their three children, one has for sure been diagnosed, they think the middle child has it too, and the youngest is being tested.


Oregon Boy, 10, Suffering From Deadly Childhood 'Alzheimer's'

Hadley Help

This is from their website:

Unfortunately, Zavesca is a new drug, and the cost for one 100 mg pill is
$100. Our child(ren) will be taking up to three 100 mg. pills each day,
which is over $9000 per month for one child. Currently, our insurance has
agreed to cover half of the cost for a one year period, after which time, they
will review the progress of the drug, and either approve or deny further
coverage.

There are times when news can hit you so hard you are nothing but overwhelmed by emotion. These are really good people, really good kids. Please, pray... pray hard.

St. Gerard, who, like the Savior, loved children so tenderly and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, listen to us who are pleading for these sick children. We thank God for the great gift of these children and ask Him to restore them to health if such be His holy will. This favor, we beg of you through your love for all children and mothers. Amen.

Soldier and his family in need of prayer

I just received this from my homeschool e-mail group and was very touched by this request for prayer.

Prayer request for Gary and Cindy Hogan. Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here.

Gary can be contacted through:
Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF
823 ESFS/SFOC
Flight Sergeant
BAGHDAD AB , IRAQ

Tough times don't last..,,,,,,Tough people do !!!
My name is Gary Hogan. Some of you receiving this know me, some do not. My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried recently at 3 months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to forward this e-mail to everyone you know, asking for prayer. The more people that pray for her to be healed, the better.

Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the HEALING of Cindy and the removal of all cancer in her body, so she may enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful mother to our 5 year old son, Michael. The power of Prayer is unsurpassed.

I want the whole world to have her in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do not be offended by my plea...... This is only a request for your help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with our request for healing! No words can express the power we have when we each do a little to come together.

Regards, Cindy's in-love husband - Gary
Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world.

We Were Nominated

Thanks to whoever nominated One Came Back for the Catholic Blog Awards. I'm so glad that people have been able to get positive benefits from this site. I'm thankful for all the wonderful contributors who make it possible. And, honestly really humbled to find this site on the list of nominated blogs among some of the real big fish in the Catholic Blogosphere. Like they say on the Oscars (or whatever) 'it is an honor just to be nominated'. - And I really do mean it. Thanks.

Pray for Jenn D

Our contributor Jenn D is in the hospital with a broken leg. She has already had one surgery and is awaiting a second. Any prayers to speed her healing are greatly appreciated. Thanks

Prayer Request for Maureen

Please pray for my younger sister, Maureen, who recently sprained her ankle and has been unable to work at her full-time job. She was a single mother for over twenty years after leaving an abusive and seriously troubled marriage, but was married to a wonderful man this past year. They are currently having serious financial and health problems and are in need of a faith community. Please pray for physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual healing. God bless you!

Prayer Request for Collin

From Jane:

...You might remember that last summer I asked for prayers for my son's friend, Collin. Right after school was out, they discovered that he had stomach cancer, and at that time it was inoperable. So he went thru chemo until the fall when they did operate. Unfortunately, they couldn't get all the tumor, so he went back for more chemo - which just ended a couple weeks ago. We're all reeling from the news that the cancer has now spread. Please, please pray for Collin and his family. I just can't imagine his mother's heartache, and every time I kiss my 9 yr old good-night, I think of her and what she's facing. Thanks!

Hugs,
Jane

Four Requeests: Ora pro nobis!

Please pray for a dear friend who sufferings from scruplosity. Shre truly desires to love God and just needs some extra prayers.

Also, a mentor who witnessed the death of a friend. She did CPR, and he died. She feels guility.

For a priest who lost his faculties, that he will show respcet fro the bishop and stop causing disunity.

For myself and PBXVI and we continue applying for seminary.

Prayers please...

Just a quick message to keep everyone up to date with Emily’s progress. Tomorrow (Thursday) she will be having a MRI scan and xrays to see whether or not her cancer has come back. This news will have a major impact on how things pan out so please pray for her and inform any people who will intercede for her!

From Catholic Mom of 10

Two Prayer Requests

1. Please pray for Ebeth's father - in - law who is in his 80's and has a respiratory infection.

2. Please pray for anniversary blessings for Ebeth and her husband, Doug, who will be celebrating their 15th anniversary on Wednesday, February 13.

Thank you!

Prayer For Employment

My father-in-law has been without a job for almost 10 months. He, even in his ripe old age, along with my not-quite-as-ripe mother-in-law are still parenting 6 of their 11 children at home. We are praying fervently that a job will present itself soon. Thanks for joining with us in lifting up this request.

Father-in-Law's Surgery Went Well

Although the surgery took longer and was more involved than anticipated, there were no complications and everything went well. He is now home from the hospital and well on the road to recovery. Thank you, God.

Prayer Request for Little Bryan

Photo by Greg Sousa/ News Argus, N.C, Ed's son
Ed of In God's Country has requested prayers for little Cooper Bryan.

Lets pray for a Healing for little 4 year old Copper Bryan. Cooper shown here and his Mom Renee. Cooper who was diagnosed with an inoperable brainstem glioma on Aug. 31,2007, has not let his diagnosis slow him down at this year's Relay for Life Kids Honorary Chairman.

Please Pray for Father-in-Law

Tomorrow my father-in-law is having surgery to remove a cyst/tumor. Please pray for him that all goes well. Thank you.

Prayer Request for MM's Aunt

From an email by one of my blog's friends:

Dear All,

Please pray for my aunt who is in the ER tonight awaiting surgery for her punctured appendicitis (it has been punctured for 14 days she didnt know and thought all this time it was stomach flu etc)! So its kinda serious, she low blood weight count at the moment so surgery could be late tonite or early tomorrow.
Pray for a successful surgery and speedy recovery please, she has 3 young boys.

Thank you and have a blessed lenten season!

Making the World a Better Place

Jean at Catholic Fire has awarded One Came Back with this new award. The award was created by Deb of Ukok's Place.

The rules to accepting this award are simple:
1. Use Ukok’s ‘You make the world a better place’ image (above) in your post
2. Link to Ukok’s Place
3. Award 5 bloggers.

As with the Excellent Blogging award I'm going to award this to all the people who are contributors to this blog. One Came Back is a joint effort and all the people involved certainly do their part on a regular basis to make the world a better place.

Praise Report - From Mary

I received the following two emails from Mary today:
1.

shawn's baby girl addison marie is here. 7 lbs, 2 oz. mother, daddy and baby are all doing well. gramma's kinda shaky.

2.

thank you so much for all your prayers. i can't even begin to tell you how much i appreciate it. and shawn sends her thanks, too, for your prayers, your kindness and your support.

mary

Prayer Request for Mary's Daughter

I received the following email a few minutes ago:

please esther, ask your group to pray for my daughter. she's 36, in her first pregnancy. she's had problems with blood pressure and blood sugar all along. now she's developed pre-eclampsia, and they are delivering the baby by c-section tomorrow morning. i know that the intercession of our lady, st anne, st elizabeth, hannah and sarah are all that have kept her going this long, and thanks to them the baby will only be a month early. please ask everyone you know to pray tonight and tomorrow morning for the safety of my daughter, shawn, and her baby daughter, addison.

thank you.

mary

Please keep Shawn and her baby Addison in your prayers! Thank you.

A Prayer update

For Grace and her family. Her husband Jack passed away yesterday (2/3)after a 3 month fight with cancer.

Prayer Request for Melissa H.

From Kathy at the Daily Grotto Please visit her blog to read the urgent prayer request.

Prayers please

Please remember the son of my cousin in your prayers. He was in a serious accident early this morning with a friend on leave from the military. The soldier was killed in the accident and David was seriously injured.

Pray for Healing

Isabella M. left the following prayer request in the comments:

Please pray for my grandfather who in November was diagnosed with cancer and had a stroke a week ago and had just recently had a heart attack. Please pray for him and I'll do the same for you.

Prayer Request for Todd - Update

Updated: Please pray for the repose of the soul of our friend. May God console his wife.

Please pray for our friend Todd who has had a terrible accident.
Please pray for his inconsolable wife.
Thank you so much.

For My Aunty Carmen

Please keep my Aunty Carmen in your prayers. My mom says she is very sick with what appears to be a severe case of the flu. Thanks so much!

Pray for Peace for Ken

Ken left a prayer request in the comments:

I am praying and asking for your support of as regards the woman I love, Dania. She has turned away from me and the visions and path laid before us because of fears that have nothing to do with me but have to do with the past. These fear were fanned by those who are of the world and don't respect grace nor even know me. I love her with all my heart and have never shared as powerful a connection nor as wonderous an ongoing series of prophetic visions with another as I have with her. I miss her dearly I ask that her fears be healed powerfully and the deceptions be seen for what they are. I ask that the Lord reveal that I would never in a million years do what I am accused of. I ask that a powerful reconciliation and miracle of love be brought to this situation. I ask on bended knees and with humble faith both the Lord and you, prayer warriors, that these intentions and prayers be recognized and empowered to manifest.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. May the Lord be there for all on this board and all who cry out for justice, love and peace.

Amen and Amen

Ken

Prayer Request for Mary Ann

Please keep Mary Ann (a fellow Catholic blogger) in your prayers as she undergoes heart surgery today.

Prayer Request For Rich M.

My b-i-l send me the following email this morning. Please pray for his friend Rich.

Please pray for 47-year old Rich McC. He's a friend of my brother... He had flown down to Florida for his father's funeral when he took deathly ill (high fever, kidneys shut down).

He's now back in NJ in ICU at a local hospital. He has sepsis which is extremely serious (see below) and often fatal. Just a few days ago he was fine. He had dialysis yesterday. My brother visited him last night in ICU and said he looked bad (beet-red skin, blisters on arms, etc.).

Thanks,
R.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis

We Humbly Accept

Two bloggers this week, Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii and The Catholic Warrior have blessed One Came Back with an award. The award is the Excellent Blog Award and on behalf of all the contributors to this blog, I humbly accept this reward. I'm so happy that this blog is doing what I hoped it would do when I started it - giving people a place to share their prayer requests - but most importantly a place to remember to share the answers to those prayers.

The rules: By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find Excellent Award worthy. You can give it to as many people as you want but please award at least 10. Thank you out there for having such great blogs and being such great friends! You deserve this! Feel free to award people who have already been awarded…

I nominate for this award - everyone who is a contributor to this blog (see the list of contributors and contributors blogs in the sidebar). I am honored and pleased to be part of this endeavor with you. Thank you - all of you. You truly are excellent.

Prayer Request for Sister M.

Please keep my friend Sister M. in your prayers. She is suffering side effects and complications from a recent heart surgery.

Thank you!

Prayer Request for Donna and daughter

Donna at Embracing Motherhood and her daughter were in a car accident Friday. They were hit by a truck and the back of her car is partially gone. Both have whiplash and are now recovering at home. Please say a little prayer for them.

Prayer request from Carol

Please join me in prayers for the father of a dear friend of mine from my youth. He has been diagnosed with cancer and is scheduled surgery in early Feb.
Please also join me in prayer for a CRHP sister whose father has cancer that has become terminal.

Dear Father, send Your Spirit to lay upon his head. Blessed Jesus ease his fears. Dearest Mother, hold his hand in comfort.
Give blessings and strength to his family in their time of need. We ask in Jesus name. Amen.



Posted for Carol of A Nawty Mouser Thots.

Prayer for N.G.'s Marriage

Please pray for N.G.'s marriage - for healing and forgiveness of all past hurts. Thank you!

Prayer for sale of home

Would you please pray for the quick sale of our home? Thank you!

Prayer Request for Sandi

Please keep Sandi in your prayers. She lost her job after 35 years.

Thank you.

Answered prayer for a job for Bill

PTL! After nearly a year's time of job hunting, my dh Bill has found a job in his field. (He actually had two job offers, but accepted this one.) We are putting our house on the market and will be moving asap. Thank you for your prayers. God bless you!

Prayer Request for June's B-i-L

My friend June here in Hawaii emailed me the following today:

Dear Friends In Prayer
May I ask that you remember my brother-in-law Stanley (Jeanette's husband) in your prayers. He is battleing colon cancer at Queens Hospital.
Thank you & Our Lord bless you for your kindness,
Friends,
June

Please keep Stanley in your prayers.

Feeling Better - Was it the Prayers?

Lot of people prayed for Alice's daughter when she was suffering from her hip pain. And it seems to have worked. There is no explanation yet for why she was in pain, or why she is now feeling better. But Alice suspects she's feeling better because of the prayers. And I agree. Thank you, God.

A Healthy Baby and Mom

Anne had her baby, Annuncia Mary and mother and baby are doing fine. Details at the 4RealLearning Forum.

Pray for a Little Girl in Pain

Alice's 3-year-old daughter needs prayers. She woke yesterday with unexplainable and serious pain in her hip. They are waiting the results of the blood work that was done yesterday. Please keep the whole family in your prayers.

Prayer Request From Becca

This is from my friend Becca:

Hi all, I have a friend from NASCAR who just got home from the hospital where she had surgery for pancreatic cancer. She is facing chemo and radiation now and they have told her they can never get rid of all the cancer and have given her 3-5 years to live. She has a great attitude about all this and is hoping to prove the doctors wrong! Please keep Debbie in your prayers now and through all the treatments ahead.
Thanks!

Hugs,
Becca

Please keep her friend in your prayers. Thank you.

A Very Sick Little Boy

2-year-old Jonathan, son of Pamela Pilch is in the hospital with a probably case of leukemia. Details here at Heart, Mind & Strength. Please keep this very sick little boy - and his family - in your prayers.

A New Baby Today

AussieAnnie who blogs at Under Her Starry Mantle is having her new baby today. Alice got a message this morning that Anne was in labor. So please keep her and the new baby in your prayers.

Alice's Mother Recovering from Surgery

Alice's mother had her surgery and everything went well. Thank you, God.

Prayer Request From Ebeth - UPDATE

Update can be found here. Please continue to pray for them.

Thanks!

Please keep Ebeth's family in your prayers:

Please Pray for my Husband's Family

Thank you!

Pray for Alice's Mother

Alice's mother is having surgery this week. Please keep her in your prayers.

Prayer Request for Rosemary's brother

Please pray for Rosemary's prayer request for her brother mentioned here.

Prayer for Financial Aid

Realizing, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, that thou art our perpetual help not only in spiritual but also in temporal necessities, we approach thee with submissive and humble hearts because we have a child-like and affectionate trust in thy power and goodness, beseeching thee to assist us in or present financial worry. 'Owing to untoward circumstances which have arisen in our lives, we are in dire want and pecuniary embarrassment, being unable to meet our honest debts.

We are not asking, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, for wealth, if the possession of it is not in accordance with the holy will of God. We merely beg of thee that assistance which will enable us to satisfy our most pressing obligations.

We believe, Dear Mother of God, that thou art the Queen of heaven and earth, and as such, the instrument and special dispenser of thy divine Son's graces; that thou hast acquired by virtue of thy wonderful dignity, a sweet jurisdiction over all creation. We believe that thou art not only rich and bountiful, but extremely kind and generous to all thy loving and devoted children. We plead with thee, therefore, dear Mother, to obtain for us the help we so urgently need in our present financial difficulty. We thank thee, dear Lady of Perpetual Help, and promise. to publish far and wide, the glories of thy miraculous picture. Amen.

Printed with Ecclesiastical Approval. Source: This Site

Prayer in Time of Economic Hardship

Heavenly Father,
it is symptomatic of our life today
that economics plays a large part in it.
People labor zealously for a wage
so that they can acquire the needs of life
for themselves and their families.
They also work for the so-called luxuries of life,
for the opportunity to have more leisure
to develop themselves in more ways,
and to keep up with their particular state of life.

Right now I find myself in a bad economic condition.
I just cannot seem to make enough money to take care of myself and my family.
Please help me in this dangerous situation.
Teach me to live within my means
while at the same time striving to increase those means.
Let me never lose heart but continue to work on.
Most of all, inspire me to seek first your kingdom
in the knowledge that everything else will be given me together with it.

From New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book, Catholic Book Publishing.

Prayer for the Unemployed

Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
you wanted all who are weary
to come to you for support.
Lord, I am worn out
by my inability to find wage-earning work.
Day after day, my worry and fear grows
as the rejections of my applications mount.
I am able and willing to work-
but I cannot find a worthwhile job.
Please help me to obtain one soon
so that I can support myself and my family
in a decent way.

However, if it is your will that I wait longer,
enable me to worry less
and to be able to take advantage of the time available
to get closer to you.
Let me realize that there are other ways
to bring about your kingdom on earth
besides salaried work.
Help me to make use of them for the time being so that I may continue to grow as a person
for your greater glory.

From New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book, Catholic Book Publishing.

An update and a new request

Positive note: Our friend Rhoda is responding beautifully to the chemo treatment for the recurrence of cancer. It looks very good for her. She has tremendous faith (Greek Orthodox)

And now 3 other friends...I don't know what is happening in the world.

One couple in SD - Husband is being kept alive by blood transfusions because of aggressive cancer. There is no cure for it, and a decision has to be made re the treatments. She has deep faith (Catholic).

A close friend of my DH is waiting to hear the results from a biopsy.

A dear couple who now live in VA - husband used to work with mine - she has cancer all over her body. It hit fast and without warning at Christmas. She's already had surgery and is getting aggressive treatment from a great hospital. She feels good right now. Pray for her husband and 3 children (young adults). She has deep faith (Catholic). Her BIL is a priest and has already annointed her.

The Other Shoe Dropped

Several months ago I posted a prayer request for a private intention. At that time I didn't want to give details. But, I can say now that we were worried about my husband losing his job. Well, today the other shoe dropped, and he is indeed out of a job. This is the second time in a year and obviously very stressful for all of us. Please pray that we weather this storm and that he gets another job quickly. Thank you.

A New Baby in Heaven

RobK just found out that the baby he and his wife were expecting in July, has died. His sister also just found out that the baby she was carrying has died as well. Please keep this whole family in your prayers. And please pray for the souls of these two little lives lost too early.

Prayer request

For an old neighbor who passed recently:
May God forgive all her sins and bring her to eternal life.
Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer!


Thank you all!

Prayers for Al

Please pray for Al, a new Catholic convert, who has unexpectedly become involved in a complex legal situation resulting from a transaction that occurred many years ago. Please pray for peace of mind and trust in God.

Neighbors Need Prayers

We have elderly neighbors on either side of us. They are all wonderful people who have delighted in the children's growth and accomplishments through the years. Earlier I request prayers for our left hand neighbor - and since she will soon be going in for heart surgery, she still needs all the prayers she can get.

Now I would like to request prayers for the neighbors on the other side. They are a wonderful couple who have been married more than 60 years. The husband will be 91 next month and he was recently diagnosed with dementia. It started slowly with forgetfulness. It expanded to the point where a few months ago he thought he was still working as a plumber and would go outside, not see his truck and get very upset and convinced it had been stolen. Day after day.

And it's gotten worse. I saw his wife this morning and when I asked how their Christmas was she said that everyone in the family had been sick - and that Charlie was worse. She couldn't tell me much because she started crying. But she did tell me that he is awfully confused these days - and no longer knows who she is.

It's heartbreaking and I don't really know how to help them other than to offer prayers. So - please, can all of you pray for Genn and Charlie. Thank you.

Pray for a Friend with Cancer

Caroline left the following prayer request in the comments:

I am requesting prayers for my friend Leone who has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

He has a young family (wife and daughter 9 weeks old).

My prayer request is for healing - because it is only by the grace of god that my friend will be helped along his journey without being burdened.

Thank you very much for your prayers.

Prayer Request for the Repose of the Soul of Norma Correa

Please pray for the repose of my good friend Mary Ann whose dear mom just away this morning. She was on this blog's prayer request list as was her son our police chief (who thank God is back to work and healing).

According to Mary Ann, she had a peaceful death and was surrounded by her dear family who were praying for her at the time.

Thank you!

Prayer Request for Kathy's Grandson - UPDATE

I received the following email from Kathy yesterday:

Hi Esther,

I wanted to tell you that Baby Jude has been healed of his Cystic
Fibrosis and has been released as a patient from the CF Center!

We pray now that God will use this miracle for the cause of Father
Nelson Baker...

God bless,
Kathy Wabick

Click Here for an update by Kathy on Baby Jude

Kathy of Treasures of Grace has requested prayers for her baby grandson:

..."Baby Jude has a long way to go. Please, I beg you to keep praying for him. We are seeking the intercession of Father Nelson Baker. Any prayers you can offer for Baby Jude will be certainly appreciated.

You will be forever in my prayers. May God bless you abundantly with His love and mercy."

Prayer Request for Tracy's Dad

Tracy of Tracy's Simple Life posted the following:

My dad is in the hospital with gall bladder issues. He went in on late Thursday and so far they are keeping him in as he has high enzyme levels.(mom, you can correct this if I am wrong on the wording)
My dad will need to have surgery on Tuesday and I am asking for prayers for him now and specifically on Tuesday morning.

thank you

Please keep her dear dad in your prayers. Mahalo!

Update on Husband Needs Prayers

Thank you for your continuing prayers. Bill has two interviews scheduled for this upcoming week. Please pray that one of these will result in employment, if it is in acordance with God's will.

Prayers needed for Carol

Carol, wife and mother of 2, has been fighting Multiple Myeloma, diagnosed April 27, 2007, with rapid height loss, and chemo. She has now had two 'stem cell transplants' done with her own cells. A MAJOR setback came when she broke her hip, and required surgery. She also developed a blood clot in her lung (dangerous, life-threatening). She spent some time on a ventilator while it cleared, along with blood thinners, and then also developed some internal bleeding, but they were not able to pinpoint the source...

Carol has recently made some improvement, but her prognosis is poor. However, the will to fight is still there and she has not given up! Because of the slight improvement overnight, her doctor has decided to push Carol to eat, and do breathing therapy and physical therapy. He said we will push her hard for the next three or four days to see if there is much improvement.

Please join me in lifting her up in prayer for strength, healing, perseverance, and peace. Please pray for an outpouring of God's graces upon her and for her acceptance of those graces. Also, please pray for her doctors and caregivers -- that they will be guided by the Holy Spirit in their actions and decisions and, like Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, give her compassionate, loving care. Please pray also for peace and comfort for her family.

Husband Needs Prayers

Please keep my husband, Bill, in your prayers, for some health - related problems, some of which are due to stress. Bill was laid off from his managerial engineering position for eight months this past year due to restructuring in the company. He is 60 years and has been unable to find a job in his field. When his unemployment ran out a few months ago and our funds were totally exhausted, he accepted a sales position, which pays less than one - third of his previous salary. We have no health insurance nor money for necessary medications (A couple of the pharmaceutical companies have refused to assist us due to his good income last year.) Bill needs prayers for health, a better job which will provide for our basic needs, and a loan in order to make this month's house payment. Our opthamologist has refused to see him for an eye problem, as we have no health insurance and he refuses to accept cash payments. Please pray that he will receive the necessary medical care he needs. Also, we do not qualify for any state assistance based on last year's income.

Prayer Request for Fr. Justin's Mom

Please Say A Prayer

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Christine and all you wonderful prayer warriors,

I am proud of all of you! I pray that God will continue to shower upon you all God's loving grace and strength as you carry out the tasks God has placed in your beautiful hearts!

A Blessed and Joyful New Year to all!

My other blog: A Tribute To Our Priests adopts Fr. Daren for a week. Please say a prayer for him. I thank you all! :-)

God bless you all abundantly!

Prayer Request for Dave

This was shared by Di:

This morning one of my neighbors was found dead in his apartment. He had committed suicide and had been dead for over a week. No one knew him because he didn't socialize with his neighbors. We only know his first name: Dave. What I do know about him is that he had several mental diseases brought on by war. My dad knew him better. Anyway, please pray for Dave's soul.

Thanks

Di

Eternal rest grant unto Dave O Lord and may Your perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Prayer Request for Diane's Mom

Please continue to pray for Diane K's Mom

Prayer Request for Oahu Catholics

Please pray that EWTN is brought to the island of Oahu very soon!

Thank you so much.

Healing and Trust

Chris the Soccer Mom of Domestic Vocations is feeling better. She has a wonderful post on trusting in the Lord.

Thank you God for hearing our prayers.

Prayer Request For My Sister

My sister found out Friday that she is pregnant.
She thought she was pregnant, but found out for sure when she went to the hospital because of bleeding.

Things were troubling on Christmas, with her consigned to bed rest.

Please keep her and the baby in your prayers.
Thanks.

Christina is Better

Leticia's daughter Christina is home from the hospital in time for Christmas. Thank you for all your prayers for the family. You can read Leticia's heart-warming post here.

Merry Christmas

A Blessed Christmas to one and all.

Thank you to everyone for helping to make this blog endeavor so successful. I feel very blessed.

Prayer for the Repose of a Soul

Seminarian Matthew's Great-grandmother passed away early Friday morning. Please pray for the repose of her soul.

Grandmother is Cancer Free

Seminarian Matthew left a comment on a previous prayer request to let us know that his grandmother's surgery was successful and she is now considered cancer free.

Update on Christina

Via Leticia:

Thank you for your prayers.

Christina has double pneumonia, and is refusing all medical treatment, so we are worn out trying to keep oxygen and liquids in her. I count on your prayers. God bless you.

99 Balloons

You may be wondering why I am posting this video here. I was touched by this couple's faith in God and their gratefulness to Him. What better place to view it but here at the One Came Back Blog. Oh yeah, tissue alert:

Please pray for Christina

Please join me in praying for Leticia's daughter, Christina, who was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.

Another BIG "Thank You"
To all of those who prayed for me while I took my ACT test. I scored a 24 which is good enough to get me accepted into the seminary/college I am interested in. Thank you Lord! (And a "thank you" to my mother in Heaven---of course!!)

Prayer Request - Paolo Melo - UPDATE

Paolo has died.

A TERRITORY family has called for a coronial inquiry into the death of their son Paulo Melo after a court ruled he be taken off life support.

Mr Melo, 29, died in his hospital bed yesterday - 17 hours after his ventilator was switched off.

ARTICLE

Also shared by Sue.

NT family loses bid to save son's life

A Northern Territory family has lost an 11th-hour bid to save their son from death after they failed to prove in court he could come out of his coma.

Paulo Melo, 29, was taken off life support at Royal Darwin Hospital at 4.15pm (CST) Wednesday, although he continued to breathe on his own.

Yahoo Article

Prayer Request for Needy Family

Please pray for a family who are suffering greatly this Christmas season in many ways due to health and financial problems, as well as lack of family support. They are hard-working people people of faith who have been suffering greatly due to grave injustices. Pray for food, clothing, shelter, and for God's mercy and peace in their lives as they cling to His promises.

Prayer Request for Chris

Chris of Domestic Vocation and the GOP Soccer Mom is suffering from health problems.

Hi there, loyal readers. Soccer Mom is having some health difficulties, so you may not see many posts prior to Christmas.
Please keep her in your prayers. Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

Soccer Dad

Thank you!

Pray for Financial Help

Anne left the following prayer request in the comments:

Please pray for me and Catholic store I own which is entrusted to Our Blessed Mother. I need so much help financially - sales are down due to the economy and I rely fully on my income alone to live. The stress is so overwhelming that sometimes its hard to sleep, eat or even think. I still have one and a quarter year left on my lease and contracts, as well as my car engine blew up (which I have a loan on) But I don't want stop trying I'm only $8000.00 short to get through the next year (which is in honor of St Joseph). Please keep the store and myself in your prayers and will trust that St Raphael will help.
God Bless you and keep you - Anne.

Prayer Request - For North Korean Christians

Following was shared by Sue Cifelli.

Martyrdom awaits North Koreans on Christmas

'Nowhere in the world is such a high price paid for being a Christian'

In a nation where being a Christian can bring the death penalty for the "offender" and his entire family, where tens of thousands of Christians are held in terminal prison camps, and the populace is taught to revere its dictator as a god, there will be martyrdom for Christians on Christmas Day, according to an international ministry

WorldNet Daily article

Prayer Request

I have two prayer requests, that are related to being a father.

First, we found out that we are expecting our fourth child due in late July. Please pray for the health of both Mom and baby.

Second, my consulting business is experiencing a substantial downturn. I ask for your prayers for faith that God will provide, for guidance as I discern what I am to do in providing for my family. and for peace.

Thank you.

Prayer Request from Seminarian Matthew

of A Catholic Life

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray for my great-grandmother who had a stroke this past Sunday. She is non-catholic, an atheist, and the family has said that they do not want her to receive an emergency Baptism. I do appreciate prayers for her soul.

2. Pray for my maternal grandmother, who was diagnosed with cancer last week and is having surgery tomorrow. Pray for a successful surgery.

3. Pray for me - safe flights and a trip to Mississippi. Also, please pray for my discernment. And, as a seminarian, I ask for you to pray daily for holy, traditional vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Priests and religious need your prayers. If you do not make a daily holy hour now, please consider doing so. Remember the words of Our Blessed Savior: "Could you not watch one hour with me?" (Matthew 24:40).

Prayer Request for my niece - Update

My niece passed away yesterday on December 15th after a year long battle with brain cancer.
Eternal Rest grant her O Lord and may Your perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

Please continue to pray for the repose of her soul and also for her grieving family.

Thank you,
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Cynthia Lu, the daughter of one of my first cousins in Peru. She is a young woman who has been suffering from brain cancer for over one year but I just found out today. She is suffering from the side effects of the chemotherapy. This disease is also devastating her family financially.

Prayer Request from Becca

The following is from my friend Becca:

Ladies, I am sharing this prayer request (below) from a friend of mine who I know through NASCAR. His name is Bob and I would appreciate it if you could keep him in your prayers. Feel free to pass along this request as you see fit. Hugs, Becca

Dear Friends,

Today was not a fun day for me. I had an appointment this morning with my eye doctor. And I was looking forward to the appointment to get some answers. I recently had the third surgery on this right eye. It was diagnosed as having developed Diabetic-related (Caused) Neovascular Glaucoma. The Glaucoma shut down all the blood vessels in the eye, which caused the eye to start producing new ones, which also created scar tissue, and caused the retina to detach. I first had laser surgery on the eye, then surgery to put in a tube or stint, to lower the pressure in the eye. The doctor said all of that was successful. But then when the retina detached, he had to go in and fix that. When he got in, he found so much scar tissue that he had to further detach the retina to clear away the scar tissue behind it, and then re-attach the retina. They filled my eye with a silicone oil, and had hoped that within a month some vision would be restored. It hasn’t. Today, he told me that the retina wasn’t getting enough oxygen to heal the way it needs to, for vision to be restored. In addition, today, he found an ulcerated cornea, and we have started treating that with antibiotic drops. The bottom line is that he wasn’t very optimistic about the possibility of me regaining sight in the right eye at this point. He didn’t say it absolutely wouldn’t happen. He said he “hoped” it would happen. “We’ll do the best we can and see what happens,” was his comment.

All afternoon, while part of me has wanted to just lay in the bed and cry, my spirit has been recalling the story of blind Bartimaeus from Mark 10. When he heard Jesus was passing by, he cried out, “Jesus! Son of David! Have Mercy on me!” When Jesus called him to come, the story is so poignant. “Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?"
The blind man answered, "Teacher, I want to see." Jesus said, "Go, you are healed because you believed." At once the man could see, and he followed Jesus on the road.” (Mark 10:51-52 NCV). Jesus simply asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And Bartimaeus answered directly and to the point. “I Want To SEE!” And Jesus healed him. I don’t mean to preach, but I wanted you to know where I am. I have been calling out all afternoon for that same healing. I haven’t done an exhaustive study, but it seems to me that restoration of sight is one of the most prevalent healings in the Bible. So, I am believing for mine! And I ask you to pray in agreement with me to that end. Thank you for your prayers.

Prayer for Heavenly Repose

Please pray for the soul of my great-Uncle Eugene McCarthy, who died yesterday at the age of 97. He will be missed here on earth, but I'm sure welcomed in heaven.

Me need Prayers!

Please pray for me as I am going through some rough temptations! "Where sin abounds, there grace abounds all the more!" Thanks so much!

Prayer Request

Please keep in mind 2 moms who suffered miscarriages this week. May God comfort them and their families in their time of mourning.

Blogger has messed up my formatting ability so forgive this:

Amy Caroline at http://knittingcatholicmama.blogspot.com
Margaret at http://patentsgirl.blogspot.com

Prayer Needed for Safe Travel

Our family will be coming to visit us for the first time since we moved out of state two years ago, this coming weekend. Please pray for safe travel and a good visit.

Thank you & God bless you!

Jean

Special Prayer Request: New Business

Please pray for a new business venture which my husband Bill and I are starting to generate income. We are taking quite a risk, but pray that God will guide us in our efforts to make a living. Jesus, we trust in you!

Called Home Quickly

Last week Anne K posted about the Heart Attack the husband of her friend had. Harry died on Friday, after being declared brain dead. It all happened very suddenly, which although difficult for his wife, Dorothy, was also a blessing, in that he did not suffer long or linger in a non-responsive state for an extended period.

Harry had suffered from various health problems over the years and dying quickly after all of that was really a blessing.

The biggest blessing though, was that the day before his heart attack was what his wife considers a wonderful day - a day to remember. They had gone out and done things. They had made happy memories.

As much as Dorothy will miss her husband, she has the comfort of knowing that their last day together was spent in a way she wouldn't change. She'll have no regrets. And the quick ending means that she won't have to replace those happy memories with memories of weeks or months spent watching her husband suffer in an intensive care ward.

Thank you God for the blessings you bestow on us even when we're not aware of them.

And we offer prayers for the repose of Harry's soul, and for Dorothy as she navigates the Holiday season while dealing with her grief.

ACT Went Well

On his site, PBXVI has posted a Thank You for people who prayed for him the day of his test.

A Big "Thank You!"...

To all those who prayed for me as I took the ACT test. I won't know what my scores are for a couple of weeks, and then I'll know how I did. I felt like the first half went well, while the second half was quite challenging. However, I'm sure that God's Will will be accomplished no matter what the outcome. I hope I can get into seminary this fall though (*hint*! Hey did you hear that???).

God Bless!

Even if his scores aren't tops (and I'm sure they'll be fine) the prayers were answered, because he feels confident in his accomplishment. And Good Luck with the seminary PBXVI!

Prayer Request from my friend Lois

The following is an email I just received. Her DH's mom has pneumonia and is not doing well:

Hi Everyone,

I am asking you all to include Alfredo's Mom in your prayers. My husband's mom went into the hospital last Thursday, and isn't getting any better, but seems to worsening. She is presently taken to ICU at St. Francis's hospital here in Honolulu. I thank you in advance for your kind prayers for my husband's mother. Finding peace in God is such a blessing, and we need to make sure all will make peace in their hearts in these serious times, and place their trust in Him.
God bless with aloha, Lois

Prayer Request From My Sister

This was emailed to me by my sister today.

I don't know any of these folks, however, please say a prayer for them. It was sent to me by someone I know from Church.
Love,
R

Hello Friends and Family -

This is Erin Hopkins with a very urgent and sincere request for prayers. My friend and one-time college roommate, Stacy Gannon, is battling brain cancer and has been receiving chemo and radiation for nearly one year. Stacey is a mother to two young children and a wife to Joey, they live in Atlanta. She just found out that she is 18 weeks pregnant. She became pregnant during her chemo and radiation and therefore, the baby has been exposed to these chemicals from day one.

She has opted to take a 10 week break from her treatment to allow the baby to reach 28 weeks gestation, when they will deliver the baby via C-section. She has been informed by her baby-related doctors that the chemo is very strong and particularly attacks DNA growth in cells and therefore the baby. They are quite certain that there will be neurological damage to the baby, although the ultrasounds have thus far showed relatively normal growth.

Additionally, her cancer-related doctors have told her that they do not want her to stop her treatment of cancer (even for 10 wks!) because her cancer is so aggressive. They said that if they allowed her to carry the baby to 40 weeks gestation, she would probably not live to deliver the baby. So, Stacey is choosing to give her child a chance and risk her own life. I still cannot believe the situation that this family has been put in, even as I type this.

As a member of Stacey's network of support and prayers, I am asking that you specifically say a prayer to Pope John Paul II. He is in the process of being named a saint and needs a second miracle to "qualify" for sainthood. We have decided to storm heaven with prayers to our former Pope, specifically asking him to stop the growth of Stacey's cancer while she stops her treatment.

Many of you may also be calling to mind the story of St. Gianna Molla, whom JPII canonized in the 1994, whose story is very similar to Stacey's. You can read it here.

Finally, I just want to thank you for having read this far. I appreciate the time you took to read this and say a prayer for Stacey, her unborn child and her family. Stacey herself asks that we be sure to pray for her husband, Joey who is truly heartbroken.

Sincerely,
Erin Hopkins
erinchopkins@hotmail.com

Brothers and sisters, if you know of anyone who would be willing to pray for Stacey, please pass this e-mail along to them, would you? (John Donlan)

Prayer of Saint Gerard

Almighty and Eternal God, we thank you for the gift of St. Gerard and the example of his life. Because St. Gerard always had complete faith and trust in you, you blessed him with great powers of help and healing. Through him, you showed your loving concern for all those who suffered or were in need. You never failed to hear his prayer on their behalf. Today, through St. Gerard's powerful intercession, you continue to show your love for all those who place their trust in you. And so, Father, full of faith and confidence, and in thanksgiving for all the wonderful things you have done for us, we place ourselves before you today.Through the intercession of St. Gerard, hear our prayers and petitions, and if it is your holy will, grant them.

I suffered a miscarriage last week and ask that you all might say a prayer for me and my family.

God bless,

~Amy Caroline

Prayer for Bill

Please pray for my dh Bill for two special meetings he has this week which are crucial to our future. Thank you.

Pray for a Marriage in Trouble

Varsha left this urgent prayer request in the comments:

Please pray for my reconciliation with my Husband Sarith Kumar.I love him dearly,but he is insisiting on a divorce which is due on Dec 27 th 2007.I dont want it to happen and would love to have him back in my life.God,Please give me the life I desired and the gift of a happy married life and a wonderful family.
Varsha

Prayer Request for a Test

Just one Hail Mary would be nice!

Hey everyone! Would you mind saying a quick prayer for me---that I'll do okay on my ACT test!? Thanks! I'll be taking it on December 8th from 8AM-12:15PM (MST).