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Acts of Spiritual Communion

January 12, 2023 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Prayers, Prints Leave a Comment

If we are deprived of Sacramental Communion, let us replace it, as far as we can, by spiritual Communion, which we can make every moment; for we ought to have always a burning desire to receive the good God. Communion is to the soul like blowing a fire that is beginning to go out, but that still has plenty of hot embers; we blow, and the fire bums again. After the reception of the Sacraments, when we feel ourselves slacken in the love of God, let us have recourse at once to spiritual Communion. When we cannot come to church, let us turn towards the tabernacle: a wall cannot separate us from the good God; let us … make a spiritual Communion. We can receive the good God only once a day; a soul on fire with love supplies for this by the desire to receive Him every moment 

– The Cure of Ars

Act of Spiritual Communion

By St. Alphonsus de Liguori

My Jesus,*  I believe that Thou art really present in the Blessed Sacrament.*  I love Thee above all things * and I desire to possess Thee within my soul. * Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, * come at least spiritually into my heart. (Pause)

As though thou wert already there, * I embrace Thee, * and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee.

May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul unto Everlasting Life. * Amen.

Loss of an Infant

May 24, 2017 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Prayers, Pregnancy, St. Gregory of Nyssa Leave a Comment

Well, your child may have departed from you, but he has gone to Christ the Lord. For you his eyes have been shut, but they are opened to the eternal light: he is gone from your table, but is now added to the table of angels. The plant was uprooted from here, but planted in paradise. From the earthly kingdom he was transferred to the heavenly kingdom. You see what was exchanged for what. Are you sad because you no longer see the beauty of the face of your child? But this happens, because you do not see the real beauty of the soul with which he rejoices in the heavenly feast. How beautiful indeed is the eye that sees God! How sweet indeed is the mouth that is adorned with divine melodies!

~St. Gregory of Nyssa from A Homily of Consolation Concerning Pulcheria

#infantloss #infantlosssupport #infantlossawareness #prayersforhofamily#prayersforbabymiriam #stgregory #stmiriamangelica

Prayer of Parents for Priestly & Religious Vocations

December 7, 2014 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Prayer for Families, Prayers, Vocations Leave a Comment

“A vocation comes from the heart of God, but goes through the heart of the mother.”  ~St. Pope Pius X

Here is the vocation prayer that our Pastor has encouraged our community to pray.  In addition, we offer our First Sunday Communion for this intention.  Be certain to read the story behind it’s origination. (see below) 

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Prayer of Parents for Priestly and Religious Vocations 

(based on a prayer recited by the parents of Lu Monferrato, Italy)  

O God, grant that at least one of our sons may become a priest
or religious brother, and one of our daughters a religious sister.
We ourselves want to live as good Christians, and to guide our
children always to do what is right, so that we may receive the
grace, O God, to be allowed to give Thee a holy priest, brother, or
sister! Amen.

(Conclude with an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be)

 

Prayer for Priestly and Religious Vocations

Priest: Let us pray for priestly and religious vocations.
All: O God, we earnestly beseech Thee to bless the Church with many priests, brothers, and sisters, who will love Thee with their whole hearts, be faithful to their vocations, and gladly spend their entire lives to teach Thy truths, serve Thy Church, and to make Thee known and loved.
Priest: Bless our families, bless our children.
All: Choose from our homes those who are needed for Thy work.
Priest: O Mary, Queen of priestly and religious vocations:
All: Pray for us. Pray for our priests, seminarians and religious.  Obtain for us the grace of many more. Amen.

(Please offer your reception of Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month for vocations)

 

The Example of Lu Monferrato

The little village of Lu, northern Italy, with only a few thousand inhabitants, is in a rural area 90 kilometers east of Turin. It would still be unknown to this day if, in the year 1881, the family mothers of Lu had not made a decision that had “serious consequences”.

The deepest desire of many of these mothers was for one of their sons to become a priest or for a daughter to place her life completely in God’s service. Under the direction of their parish priest, Msgr. Alessandro Canora, they gathered every Tuesday for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, asking the Lord for vocations. They received Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month with the same intention. After Mass, all the mothers prayed a particular prayer together imploring for vocations to the priesthood.

Through the trusting prayer of these mothers and the openness of the other parents, an atmosphere of deep joy and Christian piety developed in the families, making it much easier for the children to recognize their vocations.

Did the Lord not say,“Many are called, but few are chosen” (Mt 22:14)? In other words, many are called, but only a few respond to that call. No one expected that God would hear the prayers of these mothers in such an astounding way.

From the tiny village of Lu came 323 vocations!: 152 priests (diocesan and religious), and 171 nuns belonging to 41 different congregations.

Every ten years, the priests and sisters born in Lu come together from all around the world. Fr. Mario Meda, the long-serving parish priest of Lu, explained that this reunion is a true celebration, a feast of thanksgiving to God who has done such great things for Lu.

The prayer that the Mothers of Lu prayed was short, simple, and deep:

O God, grant that one of my sons may become a priest!
I myself want to live as a good Christian
and want to guide my children always to do what is right,
so that I may receive the grace, O God, to be allowed to give you a holy priest! Amen.

Mothers of Lu

This picture is indeed unique in the annals of the Catholic Church. From 1 to 4 September 1946, the majority of the 323 priests and religious met in their village of Lu for a reunion which attracted world-wide attention.

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 The rural village of Lu in Italy.

Still Praying…

October 22, 2014 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 2014 Journey, Dad, Prayers, St. Joseph 3 Comments

Might I ask those of you who read this to pray in your charity for my dear husband to secure a job.  Dad has another interst-joseph-the-worker-may-1view today (10.22.14) at 11am PST.  This is the first follow-up since his second interview.  God willing, there will be another interview on Thursday, Oct. 24.

It has been a long journey for us and we continue to patiently and joyfully wait for answered prayers.  AD JESUM PER MARIAM

Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment

Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God.  Amen.

Prayers for Employment

October 10, 2014 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: 2014 Journey, Dad, Prayers, St. Joseph 2 Comments

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Please offer a prayer for my dear husband.  He has been without a job since May 2014.  You can read more about our journey here.   

He has an interview today (10.10.14) at 11AM PST for a job that would provide for our needs and keep him accessible to us.  We pray that he gets this position and can start this month if it be His holy will for us.

 

Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment

Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God.  Amen.

 

 

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Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.

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