April 2016 Prayer Circle

Prayer Circle for April 2016 - Month of the Holy Face
 
During the year of Our Lord 2016, our Church prays during the Year of Mercy to be merciful like the Father.
 
NOTE: at Beloved Disciple Eucharistic Catholic Church, Toronto

• The petitions included in the Monthly Prayer Circle are placed on the Altar and included in the daily prayers at Divine Office, Rosary and Mass throughout the month.
• Rosary: Mondays at 5:00 pm followed by 5:30 pm Mass. Community dinner on the first Monday of the month.
• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:  Sundays at 10:00 am with Matins-Lauds and 11:00 am Mass followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament (No Exposition and Benediction during Advent and Lent).

 
Please join us in praying for the following intentions:

From Archbishop Roger LaRade, O.F.A.:

• For generous benefactors to help us raise an urgently needed $2500.00 to register our Church in Cameroon, so that our parishes closed by the authorities may be reopened to continue our witness to the Infinite Love of God.
• For Msgr. Joseph Metongo Eba as he continues to try to get a visa to travel to Toronto and for financial needs for electricity. 
• For all our brothers and sisters in Cameroon.
• That the message of Easter may animate our lives.
• For our Franciscan novice Rosa in Cuba.
• For continued collaboration with CENESEX in Cuba and for our witness to the Infinite Love of God.
• For generous benefactors to enable establishing our Church mission in Cuba.
• For successful registration of our Church in Cuba.
• For Fr. Peter Pabst, S.J., for healing after bone marrow transplant.
• For Sue Overton, for successful treatment of cancer.
• For Mark Overton, special intention.
• For a special intention for a friend.
• For Sr. Silvia’s health.
• For Naomi, special intention.
• For all those who have asked for our prayers.
• For the homeless and the poorly-housed.
• For an end to violence against women.
• For meaningful, collaborative relationships leading to increased unity among autocephalous Catholic Churches' bishops, clergy, religious and members.
• For all clergy, religious, seminarians and members of our Church, for an increase in Faith, Hope, and Charity
• In thanksgiving for those who have attended Mass at Beloved Disciple in the past month.
• For all former members of our Church.
• For all who are suffering or in pain.
• For all persecuted Christians.
• For humanitarian aid for all refugees displaced by conflict.
• For peace in all places of global conflict especially Syria, Ukraine, the Holy Land, Iraq, South Sudan, Sudan. http://reliefweb.int/updates
• For the removal of land mines in areas of conflict.
• For generous benefactors to help us raise an urgently needed $2500.00 to register our Church in Cameroon, so that our parishes closed by the authorities may be reopened to continue our witness to the Infinite Love of God.
• For Msgr. Joseph Metongo Eba as he continues to try to get a visa to travel to Toronto and for financial needs for electricity. 
• For all our brothers and sisters in Cameroon.
• That the message of Easter may animate our lives.
• For our Franciscan novice Rosa in Cuba.
• For continued collaboration with CENESEX in Cuba and for our witness to the Infinite Love of God.
• For generous benefactors to enable establishing our Church mission in Cuba.
• For successful registration of our Church in Cuba.
• For Fr. Peter Pabst, S.J., for healing after bone marrow transplant.
• For Sue Overton, for successful treatment of cancer.
• For Mark Overton, special intention.
• For a special intention for a friend.
• For Sr. Silvia’s health.
• For Naomi, special intention.
• For all those who have asked for our prayers.
• For the homeless and the poorly-housed.
• For an end to violence against women.
• For meaningful, collaborative relationships leading to increased unity among autocephalous Catholic Churches' bishops, clergy, religious and members.
• For all clergy, religious, seminarians and members of our Church, for an increase in Faith, Hope, and Charity
• In thanksgiving for those who have attended Mass at Beloved Disciple in the past month.
• For all former members of our Church.
• For all who are suffering or in pain.
• For all persecuted Christians.
• For those suffering from Ebola, dengue, and chikungunya outbreaks and for the repose of the souls of those who have died as a result of these diseases.
• For relief in disasters around the globe:  http://reliefweb.int/disasters
• For peace in all places of global conflict, especially Syria, Ukraine, the Holy Land, Iraq, South Sudan, Sudan. http://reliefweb.int/updates.

From Mother Jean Michelina, fcjm, DD:

• For those who have requested prayers for healing.

 
From Most Reverend Archbishop Joseph D Finnegan, DD:

• For Deb Gisler who is recovering from cancer surgery. For Wally Bell.
• For the Forgotten.

 
From Marilyn McNeil:

• Special intention for my grandson Tyler.
• For Catherine, that she will resolve some personal challenges. For Pamela, that her Parkinson’s disease will stabilize.
• For Sr. Silvia, that her work in Cuba was fruitful and fulfilling and that she continues to regain her health and vitality..
• A personal intention for myself.

 
From Fr. Charles Blanchard:

• Let's collectively PRAY TO BE STRONG.

 
From Remo DiNunzio:

• For my cousin and family that the Lord will continue healing her and for me to find support in Christ's love

From Brother Francis Marie Veritas, O.F.A.:

• For my sister’s family and for the healing hand of the Lord to guide the situation to a peaceful resolution.
• For my Niece, and Nephew that they be able to forgive their mom, and heal their maternal relationship with her. For my continued discernment, and in thanksgiving for my vocation.
• For my family to come to know the meaning of my vocation and to accept it as a gift. For discipline in all aspects of my life.
• For clarity with a direction for employment to secure a stable future.
• For all newly engaged couples especially Ian & Sam that they continue to grow deeper in their relationship, and that as they prepare for Marriage they continue to make Christ the center of their relationship.
• That the Lord continue to bless me, and guide me on this next stage of my vocation. For the unemployed that they find meaningful employment in a timely manner.
• That the Lord show me if I am to move to Toronto to be near the community or continue alone in Calgary.
• For myself as I continue my studies for a Bachelor’s Degree that I be granted the patients and time needed to study while working full time.
• For all who have asked me to pray for them.

 
From Sister Silvia González, O.F.A.:

• For badly needed funds for Cameroon.
• For peace in Syria and the Middle East Region.
• For the hungry, abandoned, rejected, and ill.
• For my family.
• For my friends around the globe who have asked for special prayers.
• For family, friends and colleagues who are experiencing illness.
• For our religious and clergy.
• For St. Francis and St. Clare Mission in Cuba.

 
Friar Antoine Onana, O.F.A.:

• For vocations to our Church in Cameroon.
• For our seminarians and all brothers and sisters in Cameroon.
• For the health of Msgr Joseph.
• For Friar Antoine that it may be possible for him to study in community in Canada.

 
From Tomás Navarro, O.F.A.:  

• Special intentions.
• For my family in Spain, and for my nieces and nephews that they be able to find work.

 
From David McQuarrie:

• Please pray for Mary Anne Simon, who lost her sister to cancer in February, and her nephew to suicide this month; that God the Father of Mercy may deliver their Souls to the beatific vision of Heaven. 
• That the Christ, Who Has Risen, may raise all Souls in purgatory to the fullness of Heaven.
• Let us pray for all faithful followers of Christ; that we all practice the greatest Commandment to love one another in the fullness of the Catholic Faith.
• Let us pray for all victims of terror and war; that God will send the Holy Ghost, and all will welcome Him in Faith.  
• Let us all pray for all Souls who do not believe in the Risen Christ; that God may send the Holy Ghost to soften their hearts, and show them the Truth.

 
From David LaRade:
For Arlene LeBlanc that God give her strength to face the final stages of her pancreatic cancer.

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