St. Monica Prayer Group: Catie's Wish

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Catie's Wish

I heard the most inspiring and heart wrenching story on Seize the Day this morning. There was a little girl named Catie who was diagnosed with a very rare form of pediatric cancer at age 7. She lived to be 9, and during that time she had a few wishes to leave as a legacy - to eradicate pediatric cancer through prayer and research. Click on the link below to learn more about this amazing angel - say a prayer for Catie's kids today...

http://catieswish.org/

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ST. MONICA, OUR PATRON

St. Monica, by your persistent prayer and copious tears, you were able to obtain the conversion of your son St. Augustine. We humbly ask you to pray for the souls of all of our children, and for the children who have no one to pray for them. And we ask for ourselves the grace to persevere in prayer, never giving up - even when it seems hopeless. You were once told that "it is not possible for the son of so many tears to perish." We thank you for your example of love and sacrifice, and like you, may we always trust in Jesus' Divine Mercy, knowing in our hearts that our tears too will be heard.

THE ROSARY

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Master Gardener, help me be Content with where You’ve planted me; You carefully place each seed you sow, And choose the soil to make it grow, A shady nook or sunlit plot, A wooded glen or garden spot; And when you send the storm and shower, You give me strength and inner power; All things come that You might be Glorified, my God, in me; And so I’ll lift my flowers high, To cheer and bless each passerby; And may they see within my face The beauty of Your love and grace; So help me, Lord, to ever be Blooming where You planted me. —Wm. Claire Greiner

MUSINGS

Are your children away from the faith? Take these words from St. Augustine to heart: With adult children, intercede more, interfere less. ~ St. Augustine
"If you're not a thorn in somebody's side, you aren't doing Christianity right." ~ Mother Angelica
A little drop of simple obedience is worth a million times more than a whole vase of the choicest contemplation. - Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says "Oh crap, she's up!" - The Ironic Catholic
Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence. -Saint Francis de Sales
Mary, teacher of prayer. See how she asks her Son at Cana. And how she insists, confidently, perseveringly...and how she succeeds. Learn. - St. JoseMaria Escriva
We are all called to be great saints - don't miss the opportunity! ~ Mother Angelica