Prayer Partners - August 2019

1. Please pray for Father Nikita, the first Russian-born priest in our Vladivostok parish, as he takes on all of his many new duties at The Most Holy Mother of God Catholic Church. Of all his many tasks, please keep in mind his classes for the catechumens who will begin studying the Faith this Fall. The fear to be Christian still lingers among the people at large in countries where anyone with any sign of the Faith was martyred.
2. Continued prayers for Sister Maris Damiana and our other parishioners, who are training in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program. so they can continue teaching it in our parish this Fall. To do both Level A and Level B of Level II during one month will be a challenge. We know that your prayers will help them to do extra well and be special teachers in helping the young get a firm grip on their faith from early on. These classes are often thought to be the reason that the children stay firm in their faith for the rest of their lives.
3. For the Russian Far Eastern Catholic Young Adult Conference, which took place July 29-August 4, that the Faith may take root deeply in the hearts of the participants. It is most difficult for them living in a country with so few fellow believers. Please pray to the apostles to help these young adults do as they did, to go out into vast new areas and bring many to Jesus and the Church.

Prayer to Our Suffering Savior For the Souls in Purgatory by St. Alphonsus Liguori

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them, O Lord, Have mercy on them.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel crucifixion, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the cross, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

Prayer Partners: Please pray that young women who have a vocation to the missionary life will come, and that our community will develop according to God's plan.

Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for our mission work would be most appropriate.

Our community, Sisters in Jesus the Lord, is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) who was a sister of the Visitation Order in France was responsible for spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the Church. She said in one of her letters:

"It seems to me that our Lord's earnest desire to have his sacred heart honored in a special way is directed toward renewing the effects of redemption in our souls. For the sacred heart is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure.

A prayer that we sisters say daily is the following:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Have Mercy on us
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Inflame our hearts with Your love
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Help us to make You known and loved by all