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Prayer for Protection during a Hurricane 

[Composed by Most Rev. Maurice Schexnayder (1895-1981), Second Bishop of Lafayette (1956-1973), following Hurricane Audrey in 1957]
Shared from the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida
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O God, Master of this passing world,

hear the humble voices of your children.

The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude.

You are still the Master of land and sea.

We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control;

the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,

can awake from its seeming lethargy,

overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land,

and spread chaos and disaster.

During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father.

Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid

and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time.

O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother,

we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf,

so that spared from the calamities common to this area

and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son

to reach the heavenly Jerusalem, where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.


Prayer is communion with God. Prayer can be public or personal, spoken or silent. The psalms are prayers we sing; they have been a part of the Church’s communal prayer since the earliest days of the Church. Prayer is communication with a God who loves us and desires to be in relationship with us.

Jesus teaches us about the importance of prayer. The Gospels record seventeen times that Jesus took time apart to pray. In the Scriptures, Jesus prays often, morning and night. He prays during critical events in his life and he prays before ministering to people in need. Jesus is a model of prayer for us.

Prayer is essential to living a full, Catholic life. The central communal form of prayer for the Church is the Mass. Some of the Church’s most traditional and foundational prayers are as follows:
Grace before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts which we are about to receive from your goodness, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Glory to the Father
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary
Hail, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women; and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Act of Contrition
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you we cry, the children of Eve; to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this land of exile. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us; lead us home at last and show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus: O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.New Paragraph
There are also contemporary ways to pray. Talking with God each day, no matter the form or words used, nourishes our relationship and helps it to grow.
  1. Silent prayer or meditation helps us center our thoughts on God’s goodness and offers renewal in a noisy, hectic world.
  2. Lectio Divina is a way of praying with the sacred Scriptures. Find a Scripture passage that speaks to you. Read it out loud and then reflect upon it silently for several minutes. Read it again. Notice any words or phrases that stick with you. Ask God what you are to learn from this passage. Listen.
  3. Keep a prayer journal with all of your wants, needs, thoughts and reflections related to your prayer life.

ROSARY:

Rosary for Life: Every 2nd Friday at 9:30AM after 9AM Mass in the Hampstead sanctuary.

Rosary for World Peace: Every 2nd Saturday after 5PM Mass in the Hampstead sanctuary. All are invited. May at times be held in the large classroom used for Mass overflow space, or in the courtyard around the prayer pavilion.

PRAYER GROUPS:

Tuesdays at 11AM: Our Lady of Mount Carmel prayer group

Tuesdays at 4:30PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer for the sick, dying, caregivers (after 4PM Mass)

Wednesdays at 1:30PM (1st & 3rd Wed. each month, except summer break): Prayer Shawl -- knit, crochet, prayer, fellowship

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 AT 9:30AM

On Mother's Day weekend, the Respect Life Ministry collected moms' prayer intentions and prayer requests. They'll be honoring moms with these prayers and praying the Respect Life Rosary on June 9 after 9 AM Mass.  Respect Life Rosary is on the 2nd Friday of each month at 9:30AM in Hampstead.

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