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St. Ambrose, B & D
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Lord, open my lips.
— And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Psalm 95
Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
The Lord is God, the mighty God,
the great king over all the gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the highest mountains as well
He made the sea; it belongs to him,
the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
For he is our God and we are his people,
the flock he shepherds.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
in the wilderness,
when at Meriba and Massah
they challenged me and provoked me,
Although they had seen all of my works.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Forty years I endured that generation.
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
and they do not know my ways.”
So I swore in my anger,
“They shall not enter into my rest.”
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
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Rocio Gomez
on December 7th, 2024 at 15:31
Pray for myself dogs please to be healed. I offered a mass for them today. However, they look very fatigued. Healing of my doggies the Lord blessed me with.
David Teegarden
on December 7th, 2024 at 12:44
Prayers-Fr Mark,Fr Richard,FR Jesus,Fr David,,Fr Jerry,Fr Pat,Fr Ted,Fr Earl,Fr Mike,Fr Joe,Fr Chris, Fr D, Fr Arnold,Dcns- Manuel,Manny,Gary,Will,Ernie,Mac,Glenn. Miguel,Missy,Steve,Theresa,Laura,Larry,Katy,Joe R,Jake,Leslie,Duffys,Barbara,Krystal,Joe V,Sophie, Jackie,Christina,Maria,John.
David Teegarden
on December 7th, 2024 at 12:37
Pray for the repose of the souls of Msgr Philip, Msgr Kirk, Fr Neil, Fr Eric, Fr Arnold, Bill, John, Ed, James, Bud, Shawn, Rock, Archie, Donna, Judy, Billy, Elena, Shirley, my uncle, my aunt, Carol, Charlotte, Rosemary May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace
marie sweet
on December 7th, 2024 at 11:22
Please pray for my daughter who is 6, who has really bad vomiting. Please Lord heal her quickly.
Rhonda George
on December 7th, 2024 at 9:15
Dear God, when we suffer it is for your Glory, give us the Grace to carry our Cross. Queen of Angels, pray for us. Amen
Rhonda George
on December 7th, 2024 at 9:11
Merciful Mother, you guide us to your Son-Jesus-who's blood Saved us. Thank you God for Truth, Love and Guidance, through Jesus Christ our Lord. St. Ambrose, pray for us. Amen
Bernadette Tan-Lutz
on December 7th, 2024 at 5:07
St. Ambrose, B pray for us especially for our Bishops & Cardinals that they may remain faithful & steadfast to the true teachings of our Catholic Faith! Amen
Bernadette Koontz
on December 7th, 2024 at 3:25
For my dear friend, may she receive respite care help to lighten her very heavy load.
Mary
on December 7th, 2024 at 0:02
Pray for Fred S. Fighting pneumonia. And for his disabled wife who is caring for him.
Rocio Gomez
on December 6th, 2024 at 21:41
Tonight's prayer I pray for those Cafe for themselves over, most especially for those who hate themselves, don't understand you, have yet to know you, and most of all who hate the sound of your name. I love you Jesus I love you above everything and above everyone and I pray for those Souls tonight
Stephen Arabadjis
on December 6th, 2024 at 16:16
To whom it may concern, My name is Fr. Stephen Arabadjis. I am a member of the Society of St. Pius X. But I am in my 10th year of Sabbatical. Therefore I was hoping your mission could do a 54 day rosary novena for my intentions. But any prayers and sacrifices would be greatly appreciated.
Rhonda George
on December 6th, 2024 at 11:08
Dear Lord God, we see Suffering as a evil, but you Suffered on the Cross. Please give us your Faith, Hope, Love and Charity. JMJ, pray for us. Queen of Mercy, pray for us. St. Nicholas, pray for us. Amen
Sr. Agnes Marie
on December 6th, 2024 at 9:38
Please pray for one of our dear Sisters, seeing a hematologist today at a cancer center. She has suffered from fibromyalgia for years and now her white blood count is much too high. It is her feastday today, may God sustain her and give her peace, and may our love and care effectively support her.
Sr. Agnes Marie
on December 6th, 2024 at 9:32
Please pray for a dear friend of my community, Deborah, who was in a horrific car accident, not her fault, and for the other driver who was speeding. She is in the hospital with head injuries, broken bones, including broken ribs and a collapsed lung. LONG recovery ahead, God heal her!
Mary
on December 6th, 2024 at 9:31
Pray for Schattle family and friends grieving loss of Michael, age 33, died suddenly. As a godly son, caregiver, brother, uncle, former FOCUS missionary, & attorney for Church of the World, Michael will be greatly missed. His faith was strong. May he rest in the eternal joy of His Lord Jesus.
Marie-Louise
on December 6th, 2024 at 9:19
For all young people to walk the path of Christ. To avoid the snare of Secular Modernism. For all people to walk in Christ, particularly for all ex Muslims and Jewish people who are now converting to Roman Catholicism by the thousands, to remain hopeful and focused.
Mary
on December 6th, 2024 at 8:33
Pray for Schattle family and friends grieving loss of Michael, age 33, died suddenly. As a godly son, caregiver, brother, uncle, former FOCUS missionary, & attorney for Church of the World, Michael will be greatly missed. His faith was strong. May he rest in the eternal joy of His Lord Jesus.
M. Angélica
on December 6th, 2024 at 7:51
Dear Mary we call upon you as Mother of the Church and ours, to intercede before God with our prayers, specially for all consecrated priests and religious lost in their vocations, and people suffering under the devil’s attacks to turn us all away from GOD and instead make us his slavers. Amen
Bernadette Tan-Lutz
on December 6th, 2024 at 4:37
St. Nicholas, B pray for us especially the poor & the needy! Amen
wendy Rodriguez-Baiyewu
on December 6th, 2024 at 2:37
Jesus help me to trust you with every detail of my life, I am truly sorry for having offended you my creator and I ask the intercession of your dear mother to help me with my sins of despising my family and not showing love to the brothers in my community. Amen Jesus I place my trust in You! Amen
Jonathan Bibb
on December 6th, 2024 at 1:53
I would like prayers for my friend Manuela. She went to the doctors and got some bad news. Her liver isn't doing too well because of the medication she's on and her PCOS diagnosis is getting worse. She is getting closer to getting diabetes. St. Josemaria, St. Raphael, and St. Rita hear my prayer.
charles vaughn
on December 6th, 2024 at 0:04
Some time ago I had asked you for prayer for my wife's healing of my wife's eyes. She has calcium deposits on top of cataracts on each eye. On December 17, she will have her first of four surgeries (two on each eye) to remove the calcium deposits on one eye. Please pray that some vision will return
charles vaughn
on December 6th, 2024 at 0:00
Almost two years ago, I asked all of you to pray for a mending of the relationship between me and our son. Our prayers were answered on Thanksgiving Day. He is adopted and we thought that he was leaning back to his bio mother. He assured us that was not the case. He said that we are his only parents
Sally M
on December 5th, 2024 at 22:43
Please pray for David who has Covid and also has Myasthenia Gravis. Thank you!
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