Prayer Warriors Needed To Pray For Addicts

Update. Yesterday, my daughter entered a Sobriety transitional home for substance abuse. She desired it. A few times during the day, there were minute obstacles in actually "making it" happen. the devil...lol...BUT due to GRACE and all things being possible with the help of Almighty God, and through the special invocation of Our Blessed Lady and the rosary novena of Our Lady....Undoer of Knots....Praised be to Almighty God. she is there. and today happens to be her "birth day". Ironic? I think not. Grace? You bet. God Bless you all. commend all your loved ones to Our Lady....Undoer of Knots....Thank you Blessed Mother for favors received through your Son....Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

“Can you not buy two sparrows for a penny? And yet not one falls to the ground without your Father knowing. Why every hair on your head has been counted. So there is no need for you to be afraid.” Mt 10:29-31

I began the novena to Mary Undoer of Knots this evening...Pray for our families members, those addicted to something that they cannot undo without the help our Our Lord....dedicating all within this group to Jesus, through Mary tonight....God Bless each and every one of you....

God of mercy, we bless You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who come to Him. Give Your strength to N., Your servant, bound by the chains of addiction. Enfold him/her in Your love and restore him/her to the freedom of God's children. Lord, look with compassion on all those who have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of Your unfailing mercy, and strengthen them in the work of recovery. To those who care for them, grant patient understanding and a love that perseveres. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE ADDICTED

God of mercy, we bless You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who come to Him. Give Your strength to ( N. ), Your servant, bound by the chains of addiction. Enfold him / her in Your love and restore him /her to the freedom of God's children. Lord, look with compassion on all those who have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of Your unfailing mercy, and strengthen them in the work of recovery. To those who care for them, grant patient understanding and a love that perseveres. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS

Be merciful to us, O my God, and reject not our prayers, when amid our afflictions we call on Thy Holy Name and seek with love and confidence Thine adorable Face. Amen.

Wishing all here every blessing from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus (ran out of time on friday to post).
This group is very close to my heart and much in my thoughts and prayers, even if I don't always make an appearance.

Lord
Help me to remember that nothing is impossible to prayer. Because when I pray, I bring You close and when You are close, I am not alone or afraid. I call on You, and the world eases around me. There is comfort for my hurt...and peace from my worries. As one door closes, I see another open wide before me. So, let my whispered voice start each day with the promise of prayer, certain that with Your name on my lips...and Your love in my heart...all things are ever possible. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE ADDICTED

God of mercy, we bless You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who ministered to all who come to Him. Give Your strength to ( Name ), Your servant, bound by the chains of addiction. Enfold him / her in Your love and restore him /her to the freedom of God's children. Lord, look with compassion on all those who have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of Your unfailing mercy, and strengthen them in the work of recovery. To those who care for them, grant patient understanding and a love that perseveres. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Venerable Matt Talbot Feast Day — June 19

Matt was born in 1856 and was raised in a poor family in Dublin, Ireland. He began working for a liquor company when he was twelve years old. He also began drinking alcohol around the same time.

Once he began drinking, Matt could not stop. Alcohol became the most important thing in his life. He spent all his wages on liquor and when he did not have money from his regular job, he often stood outside a pub waiting for a friend to invite him in and buy him a drink. Soon he had no friends left. He once stole a fiddle from a blind man. Matt pawned the fiddle and used the money to buy alcohol.

When he almost thirty years old, Matt decided to stop drinking. He went to a priest and “took the pledge,” a common custom in Matt’s time. Alcoholics often made a promise to God in the presence of a priest as a sign that they were going to give up drinking. Matt’s first pledge was for three months.

Matt turned to God for help. He began to go to daily Mass. He often spent his free time—the time he used to spend in the pub—praying. He became especially close to Mary. He knew that our Blessed Mother wanted to help him live a happy life.

Matt stopped carrying the money he earned from his job in a lumberyard. He wanted to avoid the temptation to spend it on liquor. Instead, he gave his wages away to friends who needed money for rent or to buy food or shoes for their children. He was also generous in donating money to his church.

Matt stayed sober for the rest of his life—almost forty years. He was on his way to Mass when he died on a neighborhood street of a heart attack.

Matt Talbot has been declared “Venerable” by the Catholic Church. This is the first step on the journey to sainthood. Matt was healed from his addiction by God’s love and his faith. Like Matt, we can bring our troubles to God and Mary in prayer. We can remember that God hears and answers all of our prayers.