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“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.”-Daniel 12:1

God says we will have hope. Our hope is in Jesus Christ. And Michael, the Great Archangel, will “arise”. And although there may be very difficult times, we will be “delivered”. Through our faith in Jesus, Heaven awaits us 🙂

In the Holy Bible, God says many times: “Do Not Fear”.

For those who wish greater Comfort and to increase their Trust in our Lord even more, this prayer is very helpful:

The Surrender Novena

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Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as our Blessed Mother) is a Catholic title associated with a “15th-century Byzantine icon” and a Marian apparition. The image has been enshrined in a church in Rome since 1499. According to some it was painted “810-865 years after the death of Christ”.

The “Marian apparition” was the appearance by Our Blessed Mother Mary to a young girl in great need who asked Our Blessed Mother Mary for help! Since then, many have prayed before the icon of Our Blessed Mother Mary holding the baby Jesus for help, and received it.

Many people all over the word pray the Novena of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The feast day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is celebrated today.

The miracles that have occurred can not be counted…

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Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

“1. Behold, O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched sinner, who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners: be therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus Christ: hold out thy hand to a fallen wretch, who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself to be thy servant forever. I praise and thank God, who of His great mercy hath given me this confidence in thee, a sure pledge of my eternal salvation. Alas, it is only too true that in the past I have fallen miserably, because I did not come to thee. I know that with thy help I shall conquer; I know that thou wilt help me, if I commend myself to thee; but I am fearful lest in the occasions of sin I shall forget to call upon thee and so I shall be lost. This grace, then, do I ask of thee; for this I implore thee, as much as I can and know how to do; namely, that in the assaults of hell I may ever run to thy protection and may say to thee: Mary, help me; Mother of Perpetual Help, permit me not to lose my God.

Hail Mary, three times.

2. O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant me ever to be able to call upon thy powerful name, since thy name is the help of the living and the salvation of the dying. Ah, Mary most pure, Mary most sweet, grant that thy name from this day forth may be to me the very breath of life. Dear Lady, delay not to come to my assistance whenever I call upon thee; for in all the temptations that assail me, in all the necessities that befall me, I will never leave off calling upon thee, ever repeating: Mary, Mary. What comfort, what sweetness, what confidence, what tenderness fills my soul at the sound of thy name, at the very thought of thee! I give thanks to our Lord, who for my sake hath given thee a name so sweet, so lovable, so mighty. But I am not content merely to speak thy name; I would utter it for very love of thee; it is my desire that love should ever remind me to name thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.

Hail Mary, three times.

3. O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of every grace that God grants us in our misery; it is for this cause that He hath made thee so powerful, so rich, so kind, that thou mightiest assist us in our miseries. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners, if they but come unto thee; come once more to my assistance, for I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal salvation; to thee I entrust my soul. Enroll me among thy most faithful servants; take me under thy protection and it is enough for me: yes, for if thou protect me, I shall fear nothing; not my sins, for thou wilt obtain for me their pardon and remission; not the evil spirits, for thou art mightier than all the powers of hell; not even Jesus, my Judge, for He is appeased by a single prayer from thee. I fear only that through my own negligence I may forget to recommend myself to thee and so I shall be lost. My dear Lady, obtain for me the forgiveness of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance and the grace to have recourse to thee at all times, O Mother of Perpetual Help.

Hail Mary, three times.” – EWTN

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” – Psalm 119:105

Need more be said?

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“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly with your God.”-Micah 6:8

We live in a time when people seem to really hate each other. One has only to look at all of the wars that are currently taking place or about too, to see just how much! It takes a certain kind of hate to kill another human being or to make them suffer as so many have suffered. And one has only to look at the horrific behavior on America’s college campuses or the anti-semitic behavior on our own streets.

God taught us to “act justly and to love mercy”. We don’t actually have to agree with a person in order to choose to “act” as God has taught us. Every human being is capable, with God’s Help, of acting justly and with mercy. And every human being is deserving of justice and mercy.

We need to remember that always and act accordingly!

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The great thing about God’s Peace is that it is not dependent upon our circumstances. And whether it be events like the loss of a loved one, a loss of a friend, a job loss or more serious events such as war or famine-God can give us His Peace.

It’s a Peace that transcends all things! And it is a Peace that only Jesus can give 🙂

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“Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends.” – George Mueller

Do Not Worry-Matthew 6:25-34

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?   Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?   Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?”

“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;   and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not ^[c]arrayed like one of these.  Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.   But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.   Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Jesus said that we need to first seek God– and God will give us all that we truly need 🙂

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It tells us how much God loves us!

God gives instructions on which foods the Jewish people should eat, for God knows which foods will be good for them. God gives instructions on how to deal with illnesses, down to dry scalp and a scab! And God even tells them how to treat a bird that is sick.

And God even tells them how to avoid spreading germs, whether it is by cleaning a sick person’s bed or cleaning themselves after they touch a sick person. Remember, they didn’t have antibiotics back then like we do. The only way to truly treat and prevent illnesses was by using God’s guidelines.

Thanks to Jesus’s Coming, our salvation is SO much easier, not to mention so much more possible. For despite the best efforts of the Jewish people, they were just unable to follow all of God’s guidelines, or unwilling. And so Jesus came to rescue us! He died and rose again and went to Heaven, just so we could! And in doing all of that, Jesus also created a Bridge between God and us so that we could have a relationship with God right now! Thanks to Jesus, our salvation is so much simpler now!

There really is NO excuse not to Accept Jesus as our Savior and Follow Him, for Jesus loves us so and did the suffering for us!

God has Loved us, Loves us now, and will always Love us.

Do Not Fear!

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying, Because Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

We live in incredibly dark times! And they will get even darker. And many of us are thinking, what should we do?

Pray. Be the Light of Christ. People will be scared. And they may suffer. But through Christ, we can ease their burdens.

A small kindness can do much. A warm smile can lighten a heart. We can share our hope, by sharing God’s Word. We can genuinely listen to others. We can ask them to share their story. For everyone has one! And we can truly love them as Jesus loves us 🙂

And we can persevere! We can keep walking with Jesus, no matter how difficult the times we live in become.

And we can remember that Jesus will always walk with us. Jesus will always answer our prayers. And Jesus will never, ever stop loving us.

And remember, God’s Mercies are new every day!

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